Postoperative backache: the use of an inflatable wedge.
An inflatable wedge was used to support the lumbo-sacral curve of patients undergoing anaesthesia and surgery in either the supine or lithotomy position. Of the operative factors investigated, the presence of a wedge was the only one found to have a useful influence on the incidence of postoperative backache, which was reduced significantly (P less than 0.001).
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011187:Posture; D011312:Pressure; D012119:Respiration