VACUUM MATTRESS IN EYE SURGERY FOR POSITI ONING SEVERE KYPHOSCOLIOTICPATIENTS - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SURGERY WITH LOCO-REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

Citation
D. Salino et al., VACUUM MATTRESS IN EYE SURGERY FOR POSITI ONING SEVERE KYPHOSCOLIOTICPATIENTS - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SURGERY WITH LOCO-REGIONAL ANESTHESIA, Journal francais d'ophtalmologie, 17(5), 1994, pp. 378-380
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
ISSN journal
01815512
Volume
17
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
378 - 380
Database
ISI
SICI code
0181-5512(1994)17:5<378:VMIESF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Severe kyphoscoliotic patients cannot be positioned in a safe way for eye surgery. We use a device created for prehospital care, vacuum matr ess. This device allows a comfortable position for the patient and sur geon, leading to better loco-regional anaesthesia possibilities.