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Why do women assume a supine position when giving birth? The perceptions and experiences of postnatal mothers and nurse-midwives in Tanzania

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Before the advent of Western medicine in Tanzania, women gave birth in an upright position either by sitting, squatting or kneeling. Birthing women would hold ropes or trees as a way of gaining strength and stability in order to push the baby ...
Lilian Teddy Mselle, Lucia Eustace
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Whole breast and regional nodal irradiation in prone versus supine position in left sided breast cancer [PDF]

Radiation Oncology, 2017
Background: Prone whole breast irradiation (WBI) leads to reduced heart and lung doses in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy. In this feasibility trial, we investigated the prone position for whole breast + lymph node irradiation (WB +
A Berrington de Gonzalez, AM Kirby, Annick Van Greveling, Bert Boute, Bruno Speleers, BT Gielda, BV Offersen, BV Offersen, Chris Monten, CR Jephcott, FR Bartlett, FR Bartlett, G Alco, Giselle Post, Herman Depypere, I Finke, IR Vogelius, IY Jo, J Buijsen, J Reznik, JD Boice Jr, Joris Van de Velde, K Kainz, K Verhoeven, K Verhoeven, L Veldeman, LB Marks, LB Thorsen, Leen Paelinck, Liv Veldeman, LM Sun, M Alonso-Basanta, M Feng, M Stovall, N Dogan, N Mason, P McGale, PD Inskip, Pieter Deseyne, PM Poortmans, RA Sethi, SC Darby, SC Formenti, SC Lymberis, SM Shin, T Grantzau, T Grantzau, T Mulliez, T Mulliez, T Mulliez, T Mulliez, T Viren, TE Merchant, TJ Whelan, Tom Van Hoof, Wilfried De Neve, X Gao   +56 more
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Supine versus prone position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

F1000Research, 2020
Background: The decision for using supine or prone position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is still debatable. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety profile of the supine and prone position when performing PCNL.
Ponco Birowo, William Tendi, Indah Suci Widyahening, Nur Rasyid, Widi Atmoko   +4 more
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Upright versus supine MRI: effects of body position on craniocervical CSF flow [PDF]

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 2021
Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation between the brain and spinal canal, as part of the glymphatic system, provides homeostatic support to brain functions and waste clearance. Recently, it has been observed that CSF flow is strongly driven by
Marco Muccio, David Chu, L Minkoff, Neeraj Kulkarni, Brianna E. Damadian, R Damadian, Yulin Ge   +6 more
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Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in Supine Position

Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences, 2015
Background: Esophageal cancer needs major surgery due to its anatomic position, which is followed by high morbidity in most patients. Thoracotomy, a previously used method, was accompanied by high pulmonary complications, had physical limitations, and low tolerance of patients.
Abbas Abdollahi, Mohammad Alipour, Alireza Tavassoli, Ali Jangjoo   +3 more
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Influence of Upright Versus Supine Position on Resting and Exercise Hemodynamics in Patients Assessed for Pulmonary Hypertension

Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background The aim of the present work was to study the influence of body position on resting and exercise pulmonary hemodynamics in patients assessed for pulmonary hypertension (PH).
C. Berlier, S. Saxer, M. Lichtblau, S. Schneider, E. Schwarz, M. Furian, K. Bloch, A. Carta, S. Ulrich   +8 more
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Intrafraction motion during radiotherapy of breast tumor, breast tumor bed, and individual axillary lymph nodes on cine magnetic resonance imaging

Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 2022
Background and purpose: In (ultra-)hypofractionation, the contribution of intrafraction motion to treatment accuracy becomes increasingly important. Our purpose was to evaluate intrafraction motion and resulting geometric uncertainties for breast tumor ...
Maureen L Groot Koerkamp, H.J.G. Desirée van den Bongard, Marielle E.P. Philippens, Femke van der Leij, Stefano Mandija, Antonetta C Houweling   +5 more
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Kappa angles in different positions in patients with myopia during LASIK [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016
AIM: To investigate the difference in kappa angle between sitting and supine positions during laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS: A retrospective study was performed on 395 eyes from 215 patients with myopia that received LASIK. Low,
Hui Qi, Jing-Jing Jiang, Yan-Ming Jiang, Li-Qiang Wang, Yi-Fei Huang   +4 more
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Retrosigmoid Approach in the Supine Position Using ORBEYE: A Consecutive Series of 14 Cases

Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 2020
One of the merits of recently introduced exoscopes, including ORBEYE, is that they are superior to a conventional microscope in terms of ergonomic features.
Takeshi Shimizu, S. Toyota, Kanji Nakagawa, T. Murakami, K. Mori, H. Kishima, T. Taki   +6 more
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Feasibility, Image Quality and Clinical Evaluation of Contrast-Enhanced Breast MRI Performed in a Supine Position Compared to the Standard Prone Position

Cancers, 2020
Background: To assess the feasibility, image quality and diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed in a supine compared to a prone position.
A. Fausto, A. Fanizzi, L. Volterrani, F. Mazzei, C. Calabrese, D. Casella, M. Marcasciano, R. Massafra, D. La Forgia, M. Mazzei   +9 more
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