Reducing the Risk and Impact of Brachial Plexus Injury Sustained From Prone Positioning-A Clinical Commentary.
Ashley I SimpsonKalpesh R VaghelaHazel BrownKate AdamsMarco SinisiMichael FoxTom QuickPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2020)
There is in truth no completely safe position for every patient and certainly there will be anomalies in anatomy that will predispose certain individuals to nerve injury. Thus the injury rate cannot be reduced to zero but an understanding of the principles of protection will inform those undertaking positioning.
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