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Archive > April, 2011 Vol. XII, No. 4

Thinking of Buying...Patient Positioning Devices

13 products to protect your patients from surgery's stress and strain.

Eric Crabtree, MD

Neglecting patient positioning can result in serious post-op complications for your sedated or anesthetized patients, who can't protect themselves from the stress and strain that surgery can put on a body. As you'll see over the next few pages, a wide range of positioning devices are available to support your patients, redistribute pressure, and prevent intraoperative skin, nerve, circulatory and musculoskeletal injuries.

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