An inexpensive device for perioperative positioning of pediatric patients.
Intraoperative positioning of the pediatric patient during venous access procedures is crucial. Currently such patients are positioned with a sandbag beneath the shoulders and in a head-down position. This has significant limitations because the bag must be removed for subsequent on-table radiography. The authors have devised a simple inexpensive technique that obviates this need and facilitates the procedure. They have used the device in over 80 patients undergoing venous access. No problems relating to the device have been noted, and on-table x-rays are readily facilitated.
Aslam
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Saunders
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Corbally
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D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008365:Manometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D011187:Posture