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Patient positioning during minimally invasive surgery: what is current best practice?

Jacqueline M ZilliouxTracey L Krupski
Published in: Robotic surgery (Auckland) (2017)
The risk for positioning injuries is underappreciated. Surgeons who perform minimally invasive surgery should discuss the potential for these complications with their patients, and operative teams should take steps to minimize risk factors.
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