An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery

Patient positioning is a vital in ensuring patient comfort, dignity and good access to the operative site. Accurate positioning helps in minimising the risk of injury to the patient. An in-house airbag made from recyclable medical supplies can be used to replace the conventional sandbag for head and...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Firdaus CA, Hardip Singh Gendeh, Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood, Farrah Hani Imran, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman
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Language:	English
Published:	Fakulti Perubatan, UKM 2016
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/1/15._Firdaus_et_al.pdf

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spelling	ukm-97952016-12-14T06:50:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/ An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery Mohd Firdaus CA, Hardip Singh Gendeh, Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood, Farrah Hani Imran, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman, Patient positioning is a vital in ensuring patient comfort, dignity and good access to the operative site. Accurate positioning helps in minimising the risk of injury to the patient. An in-house airbag made from recyclable medical supplies can be used to replace the conventional sandbag for head and neck surgeries. It involves the use of an empty irrigation bottle, a valve and suction tubing. Its shape and volume is readily adjustable by altering the volume of inflated air. Moreover, compressible air moulds the bag to the curvature of the patient’s external surface reducing the risk of pressure sores in prolonged surgery. Ultimately this serves as an innovative technique which is financially savvy with the use of recyclable items. Fakulti Perubatan, UKM 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/1/15._Firdaus_et_al.pdf Mohd Firdaus CA, and Hardip Singh Gendeh, and Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood, and Farrah Hani Imran, and Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman, (2016) An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery. Medicine & Health, 11 (1). pp. 101-104. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/1
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description	Patient positioning is a vital in ensuring patient comfort, dignity and good access to the operative site. Accurate positioning helps in minimising the risk of injury to the patient. An in-house airbag made from recyclable medical supplies can be used to replace the conventional sandbag for head and neck surgeries. It involves the use of an empty irrigation bottle, a valve and suction tubing. Its shape and volume is readily adjustable by altering the volume of inflated air. Moreover, compressible air moulds the bag to the curvature of the patient’s external surface reducing the risk of pressure sores in prolonged surgery. Ultimately this serves as an innovative technique which is financially savvy with the use of recyclable items.
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author	Mohd Firdaus CA, Hardip Singh Gendeh, Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood, Farrah Hani Imran, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman,
spellingShingle	Mohd Firdaus CA, Hardip Singh Gendeh, Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood, Farrah Hani Imran, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman, An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery
author_facet	Mohd Firdaus CA, Hardip Singh Gendeh, Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood, Farrah Hani Imran, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman,
author_sort	Mohd Firdaus CA,
title	An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery
title_short	An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery
title_full	An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery
title_fullStr	An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery
title_full_unstemmed	An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery
title_sort	innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery
publisher	Fakulti Perubatan, UKM
publishDate	2016
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/1/15._Firdaus_et_al.pdf
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An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery

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