Positioning Wedge
Wedge · Hip Wedge · Uterine Displacement Wedge · Wedge Positioning Pad · Lateral Positioner Wedge
A firm foam block with a triangular cross-section, usually covered in a wipeable coating.
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What it does and the lengths it comes in.
What it’s for
Placed under one side of the patient to tilt them partly onto the other side. For a cesarean birthsih-ZAIR-ee-un berthBirth of a baby through surgical cuts in the belly and the uterus.Full entry or other surgery on a pregnant patient, a wedge (or pillow) goes under the right hip to tilt the patient to the left, moving the uterus off the vena cavaVEE-nuh KAY-vuhOne of the two large veins that return oxygen-poor blood from the body to the right atrium of the heart.Full entry and aorta. This keeps blood returning to the heart and to the placentapluh-SEN-tuhThe organ that grows in the uterus during pregnancy and passes oxygen and food from the parent's blood to the fetus.Full entry . It is also used to support the torso or a limb in a semilateral position.
Lengths and variants
BoneFoam Wedge lateral positioner: standard 33 x 8 x 6 in and Shorty 24 x 8 x 6 in.
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3 sources
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 23 (Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery), p. 581
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 14 (Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery), p. 447
- bonefoam.com
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