Shoulder Braces
Padded Shoulder Braces · Shoulder Supports · Shoulder Rests
A pair of curved, padded cushions on metal bars that clamp to the accessory rails at the head of the OR table and rest against the tops of the patient's shoulders.
On the table
What it does and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Keep the patient from sliding toward the head of the table in steep Trendelenburg positiontren-DEL-en-burg puh-ZISH-unA position in which the client lies on the back with the bed tilted so the head is lower than the feet.Full entry , as in laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry , robotic, pelvic and gynecologygy-nuh-KOL-uh-jeeThe branch of medicine that cares for the female reproductive organs and breasts.gynec/o woman-logy study ofFull entry cases. Older procedure guides list padded shoulder braces secured to the table for these cases.
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- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 6 (Positioning the Patient for Surgery), p. 148, 163
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 16 (Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient), p. 329
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 16 (Abdominal Extraintestinal Surgery), p. 139
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 18 (Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery), p. 311
- merivaara.com
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