Intraoperative pressure monitoring of the lower leg for preventing compression-related complications associated with the lithotomy position.
Ryuji KajitaniMaiko MinamiYuka KuboHaruka IwaiharaYurie TakishitaMie IsayamaRyo OhnoTakaomi HayashiTakahide SasakiYoshiko MatsumotoHideki NaganoAkira KomonoNaoya AisuGumpei YoshimatsuYoichiro YoshidaSuguru HasegawaPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
Several risk factors associated with increased external pressure on the lower leg were identified. Intraoperative pressure monitoring might help reduction of pressure-related complications, needing further and larger prospective data collections.