title: Complications associated with surgery in the flank position for urological procedures.
abstract: The flank position is frequently used for certain urological surgical procedures and it may lead to several complications. a retrospective study was undertaken on charts of patients in the flank position who underwent urological surgical procedures during 1977 and 1978. Hypotension and post operative pulmonary complications occurred in 33.3% and 19% of these patients respectively. Various recommendations are made to prevent these complications from occurring.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011187:Posture; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology