Materials and styles
Operating Room Positioner is a medical device used in the operating room and placed on the operating table, which can effectively alleviate the pressure ulcer (bedsore) caused by the long operation time of patients. Different position Positioners can be used according to different surgical positions and surgical parts.
At present, Operating Room Positioner can be divided into the following five types according to their materials.
Sponge material: It is made of sponges with different densities and hardness, and the outer layer is wrapped with cotton cloth or synthetic leather.
Foam particles: The outer layer is sewn with cotton cloth and filled with fine particles.
Foaming material: Generally refers to polyethylene foaming material, with certain hardness, and the outer layer is wrapped with cotton cloth or synthetic leather.
Inflatable: Plastic molding, air cylinder filling.
Gel material: Good softness, support, shock absorption and compression resistance, good compatibility with human tissues, X-ray transmission, insulation, non-conductive, easy to clean, convenient to disinfect, and does not support bacterial growth
In addition, there are many shapes and styles of Operating Room Positioner, such as trapezoidal positioner, upper limb positioner, lower limb positioner, prone position positioner, triangular position positioner and lateral position positioner. Positioners will be used according to the actual situation of patients, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing pressure ulcer.
Surgical position
Different combinations of positioners are used according to the type of surgery and the type of position.
Supine position is mainly divided into horizontal supine position, lateral head supine position and vertical head supine position. Horizontal supine position is commonly used in anterior chest wall and abdominal surgery; Lateral head supine position is commonly used in unilateral head and neck surgery, such as unilateral neck and submandibular gland surgery. The supine position is commonly used in thyroidectomy and tracheotomy. Circular head circle, concave upper limb positioner, a shoulder positioner, a semicircular positioner, heel positioner, sandbag, round pillow, hip positioner, semicircular positioner can be used.
Prone position is common in vertebral fracture fixation and correction of back and spinal deformities. High bowl head ring, chest positioner, iliac spine positioner, concave position positioner, prone position leg positioner, high bowl head ring, chest positioner, iliac spine positioner, leg positioner, high bowl head ring, adjustable prone positioner can be used.
Lithotomy position is usually used in the operation of rectum, perineum, gynecology and vagina. There is only one combination scheme of the surgical position Positioner, namely, high bowl head ring, upper limb concave position Positioner, hip Positioner and memory cotton square Positioner.
Lateral position is commonly used in craniocerebral surgery and thoracic surgery. High bowl head ring, shoulder positioner, upper limb concave positioner and tunnel positioner, leg positioner, forearm fixed belt, hip fixed belt can be used. Lateral position is commonly used in craniocerebral surgery and thoracic surgery.