 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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| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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Sawyer MD, Kiani K, Stickel JR, Ballon-Landa EC. Gel Rolls Increase Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Radiation Exposure. J Endourol. 2024 Jan; 38(1):16-22.
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Sottile PD, Albert RK, Moss M. Prone Positioning for Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19-Potential Dangers of Extrapolation and Intermediate Outcome Variables. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 06 01; 182(6):622-623.
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Leroue MK, Maddux AB, Mourani PM. Prone positioning in children with respiratory failure because of coronavirus disease 2019. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2021 06 01; 33(3):319-324.
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Templeton TW, Piccioni F, Chatterjee D. An Update on One-Lung Ventilation in Children. Anesth Analg. 2021 05 01; 132(5):1389-1399.
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Douglas IS, Rosenthal CA, Swanson DD, Hiller T, Oakes J, Bach J, Whelchel C, Pickering J, George T, Kearns M, Hanley M, Mould K, Roark S, Mansoori J, Mehta A, Schmidt EP, Neumeier A. Safety and Outcomes of Prolonged Usual Care Prone Position Mechanical Ventilation to Treat Acute Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Crit Care Med. 2021 03 01; 49(3):490-502.
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Gupta S, Wang W, Hayek SS, Chan L, Mathews KS, Melamed ML, Brenner SK, Leonberg-Yoo A, Schenck EJ, Radbel J, Reiser J, Bansal A, Srivastava A, Zhou Y, Finkel D, Green A, Mallappallil M, Faugno AJ, Zhang J, Velez JCQ, Shaefi S, Parikh CR, Charytan DM, Athavale AM, Friedman AN, Redfern RE, Short SAP, Correa S, Pokharel KK, Admon AJ, Donnelly JP, Gershengorn HB, Douin DJ, Semler MW, Hern?n MA, Leaf DE. Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 01 01; 181(1):41-51.
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Kadam-Halani PK, Pahwa AK, Koelper NC, Arya LA, Sammel MD, Andy UU. Comparison of Anorectal Manometry Testing in Left Lateral and Lithotomy Positions. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2020 10; 26(10):630-634.
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Thomas DH, Schubert LK, Vinogradskiy Y, Nath S, Kavanagh B, Miften M, Jones B. Technical Note: Deep Learning approach for automatic detection and identification of patient positioning devices for radiation therapy. Med Phys. 2020 Oct; 47(10):5061-5069.
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Lane MA, Brownsword EA, Morgan JS, Babiker A, Vanairsdale SA, Lyon GM, Mehta AK, Ingersoll JM, Lindsley WG, Kraft CS. Bioaerosol sampling of a ventilated patient with COVID-19. Am J Infect Control. 2020 12; 48(12):1540-1542.
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Misal M, Delara R, Wasson MN. Cost-effective minimally invasive gynecologic surgery: emphasizing surgical efficiency. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2020 08; 32(4):243-247.
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