To achieve optimal head position for direct laryngoscopy, anesthesia providers should use a sniffing position in accordance with traditional beliefs, according to a study published in the May 2011 ...

CHICAGO – Placing patients in the prone Trendelenburg position during spine surgery may put them at an increased risk for postoperative vision loss. Previously found to occur in 0.05% to 0.2% of spine ...

CHICAGO — The incidence of nerve injury resulting from positioning in spine surgery is relatively low, but intraoperative monitoring has poor sensitivity in predicting the position-related nerve ...