title: [Sitting position in the neurosurgery: the results of a questionnaire sent to neurosurgeons of medical colleges].
abstract: We analyzed questionnaire on the sitting position among neurosurgeons. We sent questionnaire to 80 medical colleges in Japan and obtained response from 61 universities (76.3%). The sitting position surgery was performed in 7 institutions (11.5%) and was not in other 54 (88.5%). The first reason for not adopting the sitting position was "other position was good enough to perform the surgery" (44 institutions, 81%). This reason exceeded "objection from the anesthesiologist" (17 institutions, 31%). Twenty institutions (33%) adopted or wished to perform the surgery in sitting position, indicating that neurosurgeons still are interest in performing the sitting position surgery. But 6 institutions adopting the sitting position predicted that the sitting position would diminish in the future, and the sitting position surgery would decrease in number in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Suita Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsunami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawahito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyao
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011187:Posture; D012577:Schools, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires