Clinical Articles about Patient Positioning in the OR

Relevant clinical papers, research, posters, and industry articles about patient positioning, Trendelenburg position & supine position in conventional surgery and robotic surgery.

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Preventing Patient Sliding in Steep Trendelenbu rg

This evidence-based nursing practice research poster about patient positioning in the Trendelenburg position, created by the University of Michigan Medical Center was presented at the 2016 OR Managers Conference.

Positioning and the Surgical Robot

A call for safer patient positioning standards in the realm of robotic-assisted surgery.

By Dan Allen, Published in OR Today.

Complications of the Trendelenburg Position

This article by Dr. L. Hewer describes safely using the concavities of the body to restrain the patient from sliding in up to 50 degrees of Trendelenburg.