Positioning Techniques in Surgical Applications

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. General Section

   1. Psychological management of children

      • R. Sümpelmann

      Pages 3-6

   2. Hygienic aspects

      • W. Kasperczyk

      Pages 7-11

   3. Legal aspects

      • B. Debong

      Pages 13-17

   4. Use of X-rays in the operating suite

      • H. Kreienfeld, H. Klimpel, V. Böttcher

      Pages 19-40

   5. High-frequency surgery

      • V. Hausmann

      Pages 41-54

   6. New technologies

      • D. Kendoff, L. Mahlke, T. Hüfner, C. Krettek, C. Priscoglio

      Pages 55-66

   7. Technical equipment

      • H. Colberg, D. Aschemann, B. Kulik, C. Rösinger

      Pages 67-90

   8. Standard positioning

      • Aschemann Dirk, A. Gänsslen

      Pages 91-105

   9. Function workflow in the operating suite

      • D. Aschemann, A. Gänsslen, L. Mahlke

      Pages 107-113

   10. Complications

       • M. Bund, F. Logemann, H. Müller-Vahl

       Pages 115-130

3. Special section

   1. Thorax and heart surgery

      Pages 133-147

   2. Vascular surgery

      Pages 149-155

   3. Visceral and transplantation surgery

      Pages 157-171

   4. Urology

      Pages 173-183

   5. Spine surgery

      Pages 185-201

   6. Pelvis

      Pages 203-215

   7. Upper extremities

      Pages 217-233

   8. Lower extremities

      Pages 235-257

   9. Positioning on the extension table

      Pages 259-265

The success of an operation depends not only on careful dures with direct visualisation techniques. Special inst- clarification of the indications, selection of the right time ments are only used for one specific purpose; a surgical for operating and technically neat operating techniques, needle today has its own anatomy. In addition, these but also on correct preoperative preparation and positio- aspects are joined by stricter safety conditions, increased ning of the patient. But this aspect in particular is fre- demands made by patients, with the threat of legal con- quently neglected, particularly by young surgeons, becau- quences if something should go wrong in terms of »nihil se technical details of the operation assume far greater nocere« … attention, underestimating the contribution made by op- We have therefore made an attempt to illustrate a p- timum positioning to a time-saving operation which runs cedure which has proven successful over many years at the as perfectly as possible. How easy is it for an operation to Medical University Hannover. This does not mean that develop complications out of all proportion because the there are not other appropriate or even better suited surgeon forgot certain »minor matters« during preparati- procedures for specific situations, which would ideally ons! Anyone who has witnessed this themselves will ap- supplement the procedure described here. We felt it was preciate just how important exact preoperative planning important to describe safe, practical positioning tech- and preparation is before an operation takes place. ques to simplify each specific operation.

• Instrument
• Surgery
• complication
• heart
• minimally invasive surgery
• pediatric surgery
• spine surgery
• transplantation
• urology
• vascular surgery

• Director of the Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover

  Christian Krettek

• Maquet GmbH & Co.KG, Rastatt

  Dirk Aschemann

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