Safe and Standardized Trendelenburg Positioning
Outpatient Surgery Magazine – August 2020
Putting patients in steep Trendelenburg is arguably one of the most challenging positioning tasks your OR staff faces. With the number of robotic urologic and gynecological procedures on the rise, the steep version of this position will be more frequently used moving forward. To prevent all-too-common issues such as skin tears, pressure injuries and other complications associated with this gravity-defying, slide-inducing position, let's look at everything that goes into keeping the patient as safe as possible every time you tilt them head down.
