ReviewEFORT open reviews2023
The ideal patient positioning in spine surgery: a preventive strategy.
Review in EFORT open reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06070480 (Effects of Propofol, Desflurane and Spinal Anesthesia on Intraocular Pressure During Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Effects of Propofol, Desflurane and Spinal Anesthesia on Intraocular Pressure During Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Autonomous Frameless Spine Registration and Robot-Assisted Surgery.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Prone positioning for spinal surgery in achondroplasia: A case study report.Journal of perioperative practice · 2026Article
- Comparative Study on Clinical Outcomes of Posterior Endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy under Local Anesthesia with Conscious Sedation and General Anesthesia.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2026Article
- A surgical technique for tape-free lateral decubitus positioning in lateral lumbar interbody fusion using a novel mechanical patient positioner.Annals of joint · 2026Article
- Influence of prone, supine, and lateral positions during spine surgery on vascular, abdominal, and postural anatomy: a comprehensive review and Bayesian meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Effect of Surgical Position and Preoperative Antihypertensive Medication on the Incidence of Intraoperative Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
- Electrodiagnostic Assessment of Peri-Procedural Iatrogenic Peripheral Nerve Injuries and Rehabilitation.Muscle & nerve · 2025Review
- The Effect of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine During Surgery in the Prevention of Shivering After General Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
- Compression-induced reversible brachial plexopathy: Urgent neurological approach.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024Article
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- Comparison of head positioning using the Mayfield skull clamp versus padded headrest in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2024Article
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Patient positioning on the surgical table is a critical step in every spine surgery. The most common surgical positions in spine surgery are supine, prone and lateral decubitus. There are countless lesions that can occur during spine surgery due to patient mispositioning. Ulnar nerve and brachial plexus injuries are the most common nerve lesions seen in malpositioned patients. Devastating complications due to increased intraocular pressure or excessive abdominal pressure can also occur in prone decubitus and are real concerns that the surgical team must be aware of. All members of the surgical team (including surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses) should know how to correctly position the patient, identify possible positioning errors and know how to avoid them in order to prevent postoperative morbidity. This work pretends to do a review of the most common positions during spine surgery, alert to errors that can happen during the procedure and how to avoid them.
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