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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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Development and effectiveness of an educational program on developmental positioning for neonatal intensive care unit nurses in South Korea: a quasi-experimental study [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2022
Purpose This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program on developmental positioning (EPDP) for nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
Eun-Ju Yun, Tae-Im Kim
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Stratification of THROMBOTIC RISK in patients that are undergoing to PICC implantation. The “CoRa-MaPiCC STUDY” [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The PICC is a central venous system inserted in the peripherally vein. The central peripheral catheter catheter system (PICC=peripherally inserted central catheters) is a widely used procedure in clinical practice by medical and nurse team ...
Giacopelli, Pietro, Marchitto, N, Panfilio, S, Piovanello, Paolo, Raimondi, G, Teseo, L   +5 more
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Building Data-Driven Pathways From Routinely Collected Hospital Data:A Case Study on Prostate Cancer [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Routinely collected data in hospitals is complex, typically heterogeneous, and scattered across multiple Hospital Information Systems (HIS).
Adriansyah, A, Cios, KJ, Holmström, Benny, Lang, M, Luc, Kd, Mans, R, Mans, R, Pearson, SD, Safran, C   +8 more
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Proximal femoral nailing for unstable trochanteric fractures: lateral decubitus position or traction table? A case-control study of 96 patients

SICOT-J
Purpose: This study aimed to compare the treatment of unstable intertrochanteric femoral fractures with short proximal femoral nailing in elderly patients in the lateral decubitus position versus the supine position on traction tables. Methods: From June
Abulsoud Mohamed I., Ibrahim Mohamed A.A., Mohammed Ahmed Saied, Elmarghany Mohammed, Gaber Usama, Elsherbiny Elsherbiny Ali, Nematallah Samir A., Mohamed Mohamed Amer, Elhalawany Mohamed F., Hasanien Yahia A., Abonnour Mostafa   +10 more
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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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Detecting Patient Position Using Bed-Reaction Forces for Pressure Injury Prevention and Management

Sensors
A key best practice to prevent and treat pressure injuries (PIs) is to ensure at-risk individuals are repositioned regularly. Our team designed a non-contact position detection system that predicts an individual’s position in bed using data from load ...
Nikola Pupic, Sharon Gabison, Gary Evans, Geoff Fernie, Elham Dolatabadi, Tilak Dutta   +5 more
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Mediolateral oblique projection in mammography: use of different angulation for patients with different thorax anatomies

Journal of Health Sciences, 2019
Introduction: The literature describes that MLO projection is not done only with angulation of 45° but there is a wider span of angles that can be used.
Anja Bedene, Erna Alukić, Janez Žibert, Nejc Mekiš   +3 more
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Comparison of ILMA Guided Tracheal Intubation in the Lateral Position with the Supine Position

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
Background: The ILMA has been established as a valuable airway management device in the supine position, in both elective and emergency situations, for both ventilation and intubation.
Manish Naithani
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Upright patient positioning for gantry-free breast radiotherapy: feasibility tests using a robotic chair and specialised bras

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
For external beam radiotherapy using photons or particles, upright patient positioning on a rotating, robotic chair (a gantry-less system) could offer substantial cost savings.
Sophie Boisbouvier, Sophie Boisbouvier, Tracy Underwood, Tracy Underwood, Joanna McNamara, Heidi Probst   +5 more
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