"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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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Siddiqui M, Dominiczak AF, Touyz RM, Carey RM, Basile J, Heslin MJ, Winokur T, Calhoun DA, Oparil S, Dudenbostel T. Case of Episodic and Positional Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment. Hypertension. 2020 09; 76(3):614-621.
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Winter TC, Taylor AJ. Back to the Basics: High-Tech Imaging Is Not Always Necessary or Indicated. Gastroenterology. 2017 Mar; 152(4):e5-e6.
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Abaza R, Ghani KR, Sood A, Ahlawat R, Kumar RK, Jeong W, Bhandari M, Kher V, Menon M. Robotic kidney transplantation with intraoperative regional hypothermia. BJU Int. 2014 Apr; 113(4):679-81.
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Burlingame J, Ohana P, Aaronoff M, Seto T. Noninvasive cardiac monitoring in pregnancy: impedance cardiography versus echocardiography. J Perinatol. 2013 Sep; 33(9):675-80.