 Patient Positioning
"Patient Positioning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Moving a patient into a specific position or POSTURE to facilitate examination, surgery, or for therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D056888
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.670 N02.421.585.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Positioning- Patient Positioning
- Patient Positionings
- Positioning, Patient
- Positionings, Patient
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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D'Souza FR, Murray JP, Tummala S, Puello F, Pavkovich DS, Ash D, Kelly SBH, Tyker A, Anderson D, Francisco MA, Pierce NL, Cerasale MT. Implementation and Assessment of a Proning Protocol for Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19. J Healthc Qual. 2021 Jul-Aug 01; 43(4):195-203.
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Francisco MA, Pierce NL, Ely E, Cerasale MT, Anderson D, Pavkovich D, Puello F, Tummala S, Tyker A, D'Souza FR. Implementing Prone Positioning for COVID-19 Patients Outside the Intensive Care Unit. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021 Apr-Jun 01; 36(2):105-111.
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Adusei SA, Gregory AV, Polley EC, Alizad A, Fatemi M. Does Body Position Affect Ultrasound Measurements of Bladder-Wall Elasticity? Ultrasound Med Biol. 2021 04; 47(4):1115-1119.
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Paquette I, Rosman D, El Sayed R, Hull T, Kocjancic E, Quiroz L, Palmer S, Shobeiri A, Weinstein M, Khatri G, Bordeianou L. Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Fluoroscopic Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 01 01; 27(1):e1-e12.
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Batista V, Meyer J, Kügele M, Al-Hallaq H. Clinical paradigms and challenges in surface guided radiation therapy: Where do we go from here? Radiother Oncol. 2020 12; 153:34-42.
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Vrouwe SQ, Pham CH, Gillenwater TJ, Yenikomshian HA. Techniques for Patient Positioning During Burn Surgery: A Systematic Review. Ann Plast Surg. 2020 07; 85(1):24-28.
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Guenther TM, Chen SA, Balkhy HH, Kiaii B. Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The Whole 9 Yards. Innovations (Phila). 2020 May/Jun; 15(3):204-210.
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Balkhy HH, Amabile A, Torregrossa G. A Shifting Paradigm in Robotic Heart Surgery: From Single-Procedure Approach to Establishing a Robotic Heart Center of Excellence. Innovations (Phila). 2020 May/Jun; 15(3):187-194.
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Frey E, Hamp N, Orlov N. Modeling Safe Infant Sleep in the Hospital. J Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Jan - Feb; 50:20-24.
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Murphy GS, Greenberg SB, Szokol JW. Safety of Beach Chair Position Shoulder Surgery: A Review of the Current Literature. Anesth Analg. 2019 07; 129(1):101-118.
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