Many patients have never been in the operating room before, and can be particularly apprehensive before surgery that

"How am I going to do this surgery, am I going to lie down, lie down, or stand?" , and
So into the operating room will ask the medical staff
"Should I sit down for the surgery on my hand".
"I'm doing surgery on my back should I be standing,"
"Why do you let me lie down, can't I sit?"
With so many questions in mind, today is the day for you to answer

01、Surgical position
Confirmed and implemented by the surgeon, anesthesiologist, operating room nurses, according to physiology and anatomy knowledge, choose the correct position equipment and supplies, fully reveal the surgical field of vision, to ensure patient safety and comfort.

In layman's terms: it is the sleeping "position" during surgery, when you lie on the operating bed, after the anesthesia takes effect.

Many patients do not understand why you let me so "shape", "posture" ah, that's because your surgical parts of the decision you are in what position to complete the operation, the following to introduce you to several of the most commonly used surgical position:

First, supine position - the most comfortable position (commonly known as sleeping flat)

1. General supine position: head and neck, face, chest and abdomen, limbs and other surgical head and neck, face (eyes, cheeks, forehead ......) chest and abdomen (mammary glands, open heart surgery, cesarean section, appendix .......)

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2. Head-down supine position: for craniotomy, thyroid, anterior cervical spine, cleft palate repair, tracheal foreign body, esophageal foreign body and other surgeries.

Evolved from the normal supine position, the focus is on head and neck tilt back to fully expose the neck

If you are doing thyroid surgery, you can do adaptive training according to this "posture" in the ward before the operation.

Side-lying position - the most graceful posture (commonly known as sleeping on the side)

1. Chest side position: applicable to lung, esophagus, lateral chest wall, lateral lumbar and other surgeries.

2. renal lateral position: for kidney surgery, nephrectomy, ureteral lithotripsy and other surgeries

3. Hip lateral position: suitable for hip dislocation, hip replacement, femoral tumor, femoral fracture and other surgeries

Third, prone position - the most difficult position (commonly known as sleeping on the stomach)
Suitable for posterior cranial fossa, posterior cervical spine, posterior spine, lumbar, back and other surgeries

This position is relatively difficult for patients because most of them are not used to this sleeping position, and for medical staff, this position is also the most difficult "concave shape" with a difficulty factor of 5.0.

Fourth, truncated position - the most embarrassing position (lying down, legs apart)

For anal, urethral, perineal, vaginal surgery, transvaginal hysterectomy, rectal and other surgeries

This position, most patients will feel shy please rest assured that we will protect the patient's privacy.

Five, semi-sitting position - the most "waste waist" position (commonly known as sitting and sleeping)

Suitable for nasal and pharyngeal surgery, such as nasal septum correction, nasal polyp removal and tonsil surgery.

02, in short, to the patient "shape", "posture", is to the patient needs to do surgery parts fully exposed, convenient for the operation of the surgeon, our medical and nursing staff are professionally trained, will comply with the principles of the placement of the surgical position, to maximize the safety of patients and to ensure the safety of the patient and to maximize the safety of the patient. Our medical staff are professionally trained and will abide by the principles of placing the patient in the surgical position to maximize patient safety and comfort, as well as to protect the patient's privacy and keep them warm.

We will firmly implement the principle of fully exposing the parts that should be exposed and not exposing the parts that should not be exposed.