Portable cushioned operating table siderails: an adjunct to pediatric surgery.
BACKGROUND
In an effort to prevent falls of pediatric surgical patients from the operating table, a set of portable cushioned operating table siderails was developed.


METHODS
A set of portable cushioned operating table siderails was used in the operating room over a 5-year period in more than 2,550 cases.


RESULTS
The portable cushioned siderails provided an effective, easily placed barrier to falling. No falls were recorded.


CONCLUSIONS
Portable cushioned siderails provide an effective barrier to prevent pediatric surgical patients from falling from the operating table.
Redman
J F
JF
Department of Urology, University of Arkansas College of Medicine and Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock 72205-7199, USA.
McNatt
S J
SJ
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001513:Beds; D004867:Equipment Design; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000295:instrumentation*