Patient Positioning in Spine Surgery: What Spine Surgeons Should Know?
Spine surgery has advanced tremendously over the last decade. The number of spine surgeries performed each year has also been increasing constantly. Unfortunately, the reporting of position-related complications in spine surgery has also been steadily increasing. These complications not only result...
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| author | Bhavuk Garg Tungish Bansal Nishank Mehta Alok D. Sharan |
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| description | Spine surgery has advanced tremendously over the last decade. The number of spine surgeries performed each year has also been increasing constantly. Unfortunately, the reporting of position-related complications in spine surgery has also been steadily increasing. These complications not only result in significant morbidity for the patient but also raises the risk of litigation for the surgical and anesthetic teams. Fortunately, most position-related complications are avoidable with basic positioning knowledge. Hence, it is critical to be cautious and take all necessary precautions to avoid position-related complications. We discuss the various position-related complications associated with the prone position, which is the most commonly used position in spine surgery, in this narrative review. We also discuss the various methods for avoiding complications. Furthermore, we briefly discuss less commonly used positions in spine surgery, like the lateral and sitting positions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1fb61ee9d8934c3294a2f077c40256812023-08-23T23:49:26ZengKorean Spine SocietyAsian Spine Journal1976-19021976-78462023-08-0117477078110.31616/asj.2022.03201533Patient Positioning in Spine Surgery: What Spine Surgeons Should Know?Bhavuk Garg0Tungish Bansal1Nishank Mehta2Alok D. Sharan3 Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Spine and Orthopedics, NJ Spine and Wellness, Matawan, NJ, USASpine surgery has advanced tremendously over the last decade. The number of spine surgeries performed each year has also been increasing constantly. Unfortunately, the reporting of position-related complications in spine surgery has also been steadily increasing. These complications not only result in significant morbidity for the patient but also raises the risk of litigation for the surgical and anesthetic teams. Fortunately, most position-related complications are avoidable with basic positioning knowledge. Hence, it is critical to be cautious and take all necessary precautions to avoid position-related complications. We discuss the various position-related complications associated with the prone position, which is the most commonly used position in spine surgery, in this narrative review. We also discuss the various methods for avoiding complications. Furthermore, we briefly discuss less commonly used positions in spine surgery, like the lateral and sitting positions.http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2022-0320.pdfprone positionlateral positionsitting positioncomplicationssafe spine surgery |
| spellingShingle | Bhavuk Garg Tungish Bansal Nishank Mehta Alok D. Sharan Patient Positioning in Spine Surgery: What Spine Surgeons Should Know? Asian Spine Journal prone position lateral position sitting position complications safe spine surgery |
| title | Patient Positioning in Spine Surgery: What Spine Surgeons Should Know? |
| title_full | Patient Positioning in Spine Surgery: What Spine Surgeons Should Know? |
| title_fullStr | Patient Positioning in Spine Surgery: What Spine Surgeons Should Know? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patient Positioning in Spine Surgery: What Spine Surgeons Should Know? |
| title_short | Patient Positioning in Spine Surgery: What Spine Surgeons Should Know? |
| title_sort | patient positioning in spine surgery what spine surgeons should know |
| topic | prone position lateral position sitting position complications safe spine surgery |
| url | http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2022-0320.pdf |
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