"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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Raising the bar: Development and implementation of a novel positioning system for extremity burn surgery. Burns. 2024 Sep; 50(7):1940-1942.
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Universal Repositioning Maneuver: A New Treatment for Single Canal and Multi-Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo by 3-Dimensional Model Analysis. J Int Adv Otol. 2023 Jun; 19(3):242-247.
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In Response to Association of Severe Tongue Edema With Prone Positioning in Patients Intubated for COVID-19. Laryngoscope. 2022 03; 132(3):E8.
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Association of Severe Tongue Edema With Prone Positioning in Patients Intubated for COVID-19. Laryngoscope. 2022 02; 132(2):287-289.
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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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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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Does Body Position Affect Ultrasound Measurements of Bladder-Wall Elasticity? Ultrasound Med Biol. 2021 04; 47(4):1115-1119.
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Facial Pressure Injuries from Prone Positioning in the COVID-19 Era. Laryngoscope. 2021 07; 131(7):E2139-E2142.
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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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Clinical paradigms and challenges in surface guided radiation therapy: Where do we go from here? Radiother Oncol. 2020 12; 153:34-42.