"Patient Positioning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Moving a patient into a specific position or POSTURE to facilitate examination, surgery, or for therapeutic purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D056888
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.670 N02.421.585.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Positioning- Patient Positioning
- Patient Positionings
- Positioning, Patient
- Positionings, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Positioning" by people in Profiles.
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Optimal Head-of-Bed Positioning Before Thrombectomy in Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Sep 01; 82(9):905-914.
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Platypnea-Orthodeoxia and Patent Foramen Ovale in a Patient in the Setting of COVID-19. Tex Heart Inst J. 2025 Jan-Jun; 52(1):e248401.
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Agreement between non-invasive and invasive arterial blood pressure during surgery in the prone position: an error grid analysis. J Anesth. 2024 Dec; 38(6):765-770.
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Upright Positioning to Maintain Quantitative Measurement of Higher Right Atrial Pressures. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 05; 36(5):565-566.
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Full-Thickness Facial Pressure Injury and Buried Dentition from Prone Positioning in a Patient with COVID-19. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2021 Aug 01; 34(8):1-3.
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Prone Positioning and Survival in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Respiratory Failure. Crit Care Med. 2021 07 01; 49(7):1026-1037.
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the ICU: First Update. Crit Care Med. 2021 03 01; 49(3):e219-e234.
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Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 01 01; 181(1):41-51.
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Optimizing patient positioning during dermatologic surgery. Cutis. 2021 01; 107(1):43-44.
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Positional Installation of Intranasal Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Jun; 100(5):302-308.