Bio-mechanical risk factors for uterine prolapse among women living in the hills of west Nepal: A case-control study. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether heavy load carrying, wearing a patuka, and body position at work are risk factors for uterine prolapse among Nepali women.
Bates, Michael N +5 more
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Supine versus Prone Position in Tertiary Hospital in Mysore: A Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Introduction: Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a procedure of choice for large renal calculi. It is a common urological procedure. PCNL can be performed in various positions.
Ravikumar Banavase Ramesh +4 more
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Tongue bite in a patient with tracheostomy after prone position -A case report- [PDF]
A 22-year-old man underwent an operation for posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine at L3-5. He was ventilated via a tracheostomy site in a prone position for 210 minutes. Ventilator function and eyeballs were checked periodically.
Yun-Jeong Chae +4 more
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Whole breast radiotherapy in prone and supine position: is there a place for multi-beam IMRT? [PDF]
Background: Early stage breast cancer patients are long-term survivors and finding techniques that may lower acute and late radiotherapy-induced toxicity is crucial.
De Gersem, Werner +5 more
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Objective: This study aims to compare outcomes of supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy to prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy as a traditional approach in Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung.
Ferry Safriadi, Dadan Ramdhan
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Potential benefits of crawl position for prone radiation therapy in breast cancer [PDF]
Purpose: To investigate crawl position with the arm at the treated side alongside the body and at the opposite side above the head for prone treatment in patients requiring breast and regional lymph node irradiation. Methods: Patient support devices for
Boute, Bert +11 more
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Individual positioning: a comparative study of adjuvant breast radiotherapy in the prone versus supine position [PDF]
PURPOSE: To study breast radiotherapy in the prone vs. supine positions through dosimetry and clinical implementation. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Conformal radiotherapy plans in 61 patients requiring only breast irradiation were developed for both the prone ...
Hideghéty Katalin +5 more
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Prone position: Does it help with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)? [PDF]
Introduction: Lung protective ventilation therapy with low tidal volume-high PEEP is the standard treatment for the patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Azimzadeh, Nava +3 more
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Comparative Study of Prone Position Variations for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Mehmet Yilmaz, Yusuf Sahin Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence: Mehmet Yilmaz, Email drmehmetyilmaz@yandex.comObjective: In this comparative study, we ...
Yilmaz M, Sahin Y
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Assistant-Based Standardization of Prone Position Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy [PDF]
Thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position (TEPP) might enable solo-surgery in cases requiring resection of the esophagus and the surrounding lymph nodes due to the associated advantages of good exposure of the surgical field and ergonomic ...
Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi +7 more
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