title: [COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO PATIENT POSITIONING: KEY POINTS IN PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT].
abstract: Patient positioning during surgery can have profound short and long term implications for the patient. Each position carries some degree of risk to the patient, which is magnified in prolonged operations, surgeries performed under general anesthesia and when position manipulations are required in order to gain best surgical access. Prevention is the mainstay of the management of positioning. Therefore, it is crucial that all operating room personnel will be familiar with the different surgical positions and their general and specific position-related injury potential. It is also important that these complications are diagnosed promptly and managed appropriately in the post-operative period. The purpose of the following review is to summarize the positioning-related complications, in particular peripheral nerve injuries, and emphasize correct positioning recommendations and preventive measures.
authors.forename: Mizrahi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gal Rinott
authors.forename: Friedman
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bat-Chen
authors.forename: Friedman
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boris
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000009:adverse effects*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods