Burn therapists routinely are tasked to position the lower extremities of burn patients for pressure ulcer prevention, skin graft protection, donor site ventilation, and edema reduction. We developed two durable and low-maintenance devices that allow effective positioning of the lower extremities. The high-profile and low-profile leg net devices were simple to fabricate and maintain. The frame ...

PURPOSE Stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VAB) has been established as a standard method for histological diagnosis of microcalcification or nonpalpable breast lesions on mammography. Generally, the procedure has been done under the prone position or upright sitting position. We herein attempt to evaluate clinical utility of Stereotactic VAB under lateral decubitus position. METHODS...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the risk of phrenic nerve injury during ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block (US-SGB) according to sonoanatomy of the phrenic nerve, and determine a safer posture for needle insertion by assessing its relationship with surrounding structure according to positional change. METHODS Twenty-nine healthy volunteers were recruited and underwent ultrasound in two postures,...

PhD candidate and author of correspondence, Phone: (31) 2472514, Email: [email protected]. ABSTRACT Today, air travel is popular as a way of transportation for different purpose such as business and tourism. The numbers of air travel passengers are increasing every year. At the same time the flight distance is increased because of better fuel efficiency and technology advancement of airplanes. Sit...

OBJECTIVE To assess, using ultrasound, the effects that changes in body position have on diaphragmatic mobility in healthy subjects during spontaneous breathing. METHODS The study involved seven healthy female volunteers, all of whom were nonsmokers, well nourished, and free of any cardiopulmonary disease. They were submitted to pulmonary function testing and ultrasound evaluation of the mobi...

Abstract Approximately 10% of hospitalized patients develops decubitus ulcers that quickly degenerates into chronic illness reduces the quality life and requires expensive clinical management. The use an anti-decubitus active mattress, automatically redistributes pressure loads, occurrence new lesions promotes healing pre-existing ones. aim this work is to design develop two tools support mattr...

The objective of this study was to compare the clinical results and complications of proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) on treatment of intertrochanteric fractures in 120 elderly Chinese patients using Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). Totaly 120 cases enrolled were randomly assigned to a lateral decubitus position group and supine position group. The hospital stay, operating time, in...

Objective: To assess the diagnostic problem created by pneumobilia at magnetic resonance cholangiography performed in the supine position, and to investigate whether performing the examination in the decubitus position obviates the problem. Patients and Methods: Twelve patients with a history of recurrent pyogenic cholangitis and ultrasound diagnosis of pneumobilia were studied by means of heav...

INTRODUCTION This prospective observational case series aimed to determine whether the lateral decubitus position, which is commonly adopted during sleep, has an effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) in normal controls. METHODS Patients without glaucoma were recruited from those visiting outpatient clinics for non-glaucomatous conditions. The left eye of each patient was included. IOP was firs...