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Kidney Rests

Padded Kidney Rests · Kidney Rest · Lateral Braces · Kidney Horns · Solid Lateral Braces

A pair of curved metal braces, one large and one small, that slide onto the OR table's kidney elevator and stand up on either side of the patient. They are padded before use.

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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.

  • What it’s for

    Hold the patient steady in the lateral and lateral kidney positions for kidney, chest and other side-lying cases, such as a thoracotomythor-uh-KOT-uh-meeA surgical cut through the chest wall to reach the lungs, heart or other organs in the chest.thorac/o chest-tomy cutting intoFull entry . The small rest goes against the patient's back and the large rest against the abdomen, over the kidney elevator.

  • Lengths and variants

    Sold as a large and small pair to fit the kidney elevator of a given table model (for example STERIS AMSCO 3085 series).

  • What experienced techs know

    What techs who reach for it every day know about it.Pro

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4 sources
  1. AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 12 (Surgical Case Management), p. 370-371
  2. AST. Standards of Practice for Surgical Positioning. Standard VIII, p. 20
  3. Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 20 (Thoracic Surgery), p. 477
  4. steris.com

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