7 General Surgical Positions of Operating Table

Are you curious about the different surgical positions used in the operating room? Surgical positioning is the practice of placing a patient in a particular physical position during surgery. The goal in selecting and adjusting a particular surgical position is to maintain the patient's safety while allowing access to the surgical site. Often a patient must be placed in an unnatural position to gain access to the surgical site. Now, please follow me and explore the 7 general surgical positions of our Heal Force operating tables.

Common and derived surgical positions of operating tables are as follows. Let's take a look right now!

1. Common surgical positions (four types)

1) Supine position

It is generally used for head, face, chest, abdomen, and limb surgery.

Application: The most common surgery, such as abdominal surgery, some gynecological and orthopedic surgery

2) Prone position

It is often used for back and lumbosacral surgery.

Application: For all operations from the back (including the cervical spine, posterior, rectal area, and back limbs)

3) Lateral position

It is used for chest incision surgery and hip surgery.

Application: The lateral position is a commonly used clinical surgical position, which is often used for neurosurgery, thoracolumbar surgery, and hip surgery.

4) Lithotomy position

It is often used for anal or perineal surgery.

Application: Maximum exposure of the perineum, mostly used for anorectal surgery and gynecological surgery

2. Derived surgical positions (three types)

Trendelenburg

Reverse-Trendelenburg

1) Trendelenburg

It is often used for head and neck surgery.

The variation of the supine position, which sometimes accompanied by a small downward fold of the leg plate.

Application: often used for laparoscopic surgery, or pelvic or lower abdomen surgery

The supine position with the head down, also known as the Trendelenburg position (Trendelenburg), is a patient position commonly used in clinical practice.

2) Reverse-Trendelenburg

It is often used for head and neck surgery.

Application: Commonly used in head and neck surgery to reduce venous congestion and prevent gastric reflux during the induction of anesthesia

Special Attention: backward tilt is Trendelenburg, forward tilt is Reverse-Trendelenburg

3) Jack-knife

It is used for rectal surgery.

Application 1: In gallbladder and kidney surgery, in the absence of a lumbar bridge, the back and buttocks are folded to form an arch to replace the lumbar bridge.

Jack-knife

Jack-knife

Application 2: Gluteal muscle and anal (rectal) surgery

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