title: Prone positioning made easy.
abstract: Prone positioning of patients may optimise exposure for certain surgical procedures. There have been many published works that discuss the advantages of prone ventilation and how to nurse a patient who is lying in the prone position. However, there are very few empirical studies that describe how to place a patient in the prone position. This article outlines the problems and describes a safe and efficient manoeuvre that minimises the risks, following moving and handling principles (DoH 1992).
authors.affiliation: Theatre Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D016684:Prone Position