[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to study the changes in pulmonary functions in relation to lying positions of experimental participants. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty participants participated in this experiment. Measurements were taken in the supine position, the left side-lying position, the right side-lying position, and the prone position. Vital capacity (VC) was evaluated using a F...

BACKGROUND It remains to be elucidated whether the Trendelenburg position increases intracranial pressure (ICP). ICP can be evaluated by measuring the sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD). We investigated the effect of the isolated Trendelenburg position on ONSD in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Additionally, we evaluated the effect of the Trend...

Saki M¹, Mohsenzade A², Tarrahi MJ³, Saki M4 1. Instructor, Department of Health, Faculty of Health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences 3. Instructor, Department of Health, Faculty of Health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences 4. Instructor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the relationship between the advice mothers receive about infant sleep position and the actual position they place their infants in to sleep and to understand modifiers of that relationship, especially beliefs about infant comfort and safety. DESIGN Cross-sectional, face-to-face interviews. SETTING Women, Infants, and Children centers in the United States from 2006 t...