An innovative technique for surgical positioning in head and neck surgery

• Main Authors: Mohd Firdaus CA,, Hardip Singh Gendeh,, Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood,, Farrah Hani Imran,, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fakulti Perubatan, UKM 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/1/15._Firdaus_et_al.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9795/; http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/1

Patient positioning is a vital in ensuring patient comfort, dignity and good access to the operative site. Accurate positioning helps in minimising the risk of injury to the patient. An in-house airbag made from recyclable medical supplies can be used to replace the conventional sandbag for head and...