"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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 05 25; 5:CD002006.
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Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Oct 09; (10):CD003934.
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Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Aug 20; (8):CD003934.
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Maternal position during caesarean section for preventing maternal and neonatal complications. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Mar 28; (3):CD007623.
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Cephalic version by postural management for breech presentation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Oct 17; 10:CD000051.
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Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 May 16; (5):CD002006.
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Maternal position during caesarean section for preventing maternal and neonatal complications. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jun 16; (6):CD007623.