Durant’s maneuver consists of placing the patient in the left lateral decubitus position in order ... placing a patient in the Trendelenburg position (head down) helps prevent arterial air ...

However, most authorities recommend that patients with suspected venous gas embolism be placed in a left lateral decubitus position with the head tilted downward (Trendelenburg's position).

right lateral decubitus, prone with head turned to the right, and prone with head turned to the left. The study found significant increases in IOP from the sitting to recumbent position in both ...

She was evaluated by a local orthopedic surgeon and diagnosed with a cam lesion, mild dysplasia and a lesion of the right femoral head considered ... in left lateral decubitus position.

The conventional approach during thoracoscopic esophagectomy was performed in the left lateral decubitus position (LLDP). Recently, thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position (PP) has attracted ...

A 26-year-old woman, who was 14 weeks pregnant, presented to the hospital complaining of chest pain while in the left lateral decubitus position. No relevant pre-existing conditions were observed.