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Rehabilitation of a patient with CNS damage through positioning and transfers

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Rehabilitation as a process of return to fitness should take place at every stage of the disease. Stimulation to restore lost motor function should take place all day, including when lying in bed or transferring from one position to another.
Agnieszka Filarecka, Maciej Biernacki, Paweł Kaźimierczak, Rafał Kaźimierczak   +3 more
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Calculation of Inter- and Intra-Fraction Motion Errors at External Radiotherapy Using a Markerless Strategy Based on Image Registration Combined with Correlation Model [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2019
Introduction: A new method based on image registration technique and an intelligent correlation model to calculate. The present study aimed to propose inter- and intra-fraction motion errors in order to address the limitations of conventional Patient ...
Payam Samadi Miandoab, Ahmad Esmaili Torshabi, Sohelia parandeh   +2 more
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Arytenoid cartilage dislocation after reversed total shoulder replacement surgery in the beach chair position: a case report [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2016
Arytenoid cartilage dislocation is not a common complication, but its delayed diagnosis reduces the therapeutic effect of treatment. A male patient underwent reversed total shoulder replacement surgery in the beach chair position under general anesthesia.
Yeo Hae Sim, Jeong-Hyun Choi, Mi Kyeong Kim   +2 more
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Unfolding Values through Systematic Guidance: Conducting a Value-Centered Participatory Workshop for a Patient-Oriented Data Donation [PDF]

, 2022
Routinely collected clinical patient data posits a valuable resource for data-driven medical innovation. Such secondary data use for medical research purposes is dependent on the patient's consent. To gain an understanding of the patients' values and needs regarding medical data donations, we developed a participatory workshop method, integrating ...
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Anti-spastic pattern positioning

Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação, 2022
Objectives: Analyze whether the positioning is performed in an antispastic pattern in persons following a cerebrovascular accident (Stroke), which positions are most used and whether these decisions are influenced by the characteristics of patients or of
Emília da Conceição Marinho Pinto, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva Martins, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, André Filipe Morais Pinto Novo   +3 more
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Surface-Guided Radiotherapy: Can We Move on from the Era of Three-Point Markers to the New Era of Thousands of Points?

Bioengineering, 2023
The surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) technique improves patient positioning with submillimeter accuracy compared with the conventional positioning technique of lasers using three-point tattoos.
Michalis Psarras, Despoina Stasinou, Theodoros Stroubinis, Maria Protopapa, Anna Zygogianni, Vassilis Kouloulias, Kalliopi Platoni   +6 more
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Effect of Positioning on the Pressure of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Filled with Air versus Saline: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

Journal of Evidence-Based Care, 2020
Background: Control and maintenance of endotracheal tube cuff pressure and prevention of sore throat are major concerns in post-anesthesia care. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate changes in the pressure of the endotracheal tube cuff filled with saline ...
Mohsen Sabermoghaddam, Amir Zoka
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Towards Contactless Patient Positioning [PDF]

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus, has overwhelmed healthcare systems worldwide, putting medical professionals at a high risk of getting infected themselves due to a global shortage of personal protective equipment. This has in-turn led to understaffed hospitals unable to handle new patient influx.
Karanam, Srikrishna, Li, Ren, Yang, Fan, Hu, Wei, Chen, Terrence, Wu, Ziyan   +5 more
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Please Place Your Seat in the Full Upright Position: A Technical Framework for Landing Upright Radiation Therapy in the 21st Century

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Delivering radiotherapy to patients in an upright position can allow for increased patient comfort, reduction in normal tissue irradiation, or reduction of machine size and complexity.
Sarah Hegarty, Sarah Hegarty, Nicholas Hardcastle, Nicholas Hardcastle, Nicholas Hardcastle, James Korte, James Korte, Tomas Kron, Tomas Kron, Tomas Kron, Sarah Everitt, Sarah Everitt, Sulman Rahim, Fiona Hegi-Johnson, Fiona Hegi-Johnson, Rick Franich, Rick Franich   +16 more
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Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in Semi-Prone Position (Pawar Technique): Technical Aspects and Outcome in 224 Patients

South Asian Journal of Cancer, 2020
Background and Objectives There are two patient positions described for minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for esophageal cancer, viz., left lateral and prone positions. To retain the benefits and overcome the disadvantages of these positions, a semi-
Suraj B. Pawar, Kiran G. Bagul, Yogesh S. Anap, Prasad K. Tanawade, Ashwini Mane, Snehdeep S. Patil, Reshma S. Pawar, Shubham S. Kulkarni, Aditya S. Pawar   +8 more
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