"Patient Positioning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Moving a patient into a specific position or POSTURE to facilitate examination, surgery, or for therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D056888
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.670 N02.421.585.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Positioning- Patient Positioning
- Patient Positionings
- Positioning, Patient
- Positionings, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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Head Up Position CPR: A Complementary Option for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024; 28(5):748-750.
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Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Fluoroscopic Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of Abdominal Radiology, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, the International Urogynecological Association, and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 01 01; 27(1):e1-e12.
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Radiographic Comparison of Superior and Inferior Gluteal Vessels in Jackknife versus Prone Position: A Prospective, Self-Controlled Trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 10; 146(4):778-781.
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Hemangioblastoma of Cerebral Aqueduct Removed via Sitting, Supracerebellar Intracollicular Approach. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jul; 127:155-159.
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Improved Glottic Exposure for Robotic Microlaryngeal Surgery: A Case Series. J Voice. 2017 Sep; 31(5):628-633.
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Novel approach to supine positioning for infants with spinal neural tube defects. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Feb; 27(2):211-212.
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A comparison of clinical and radiologic outcomes between frame-based and frameless stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2016 Nov - Dec; 6(6):e283-e290.
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Quantitative evaluation of patient setup uncertainty of stereotactic radiotherapy with the frameless 6D ExacTrac system using statistical modeling. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 05 08; 17(3):111-127.
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Dosimetric effects of positioning shifts using 6D-frameless stereotactic Brainlab system in hypofractionated intracranial radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 01 08; 17(1):102-111.
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Magnetic resonance imaging of the pediatric liver: benign and malignant masses. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2013 Nov; 21(4):645-67.