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Lithotomy Position

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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LITHOTOMY POSITION

PRESENTED BY: NAOMI J. , SANDY H., SHIRLEY T., & NEILA E.
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LITHOTOMY

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EQUIPMENT NEEDED

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LITHOTOMY

IN ACTION !!!
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IS OUR PATIENT SAFE ???

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POSSIBLE HAZARDS

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BONY PROMINENCES :

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NERVE INJURIES:

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IT IS CAUSED BY LEANING OF THE LATERAL CALF AGAINST THE VERTICAL STIRRUP BAR..

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IS CAUSED BY THE ANKLE STRAPS OF CANDY CANE STIRRUPS THAT PUTS PRESSURE ON THE DISTAL AND PLANTAR NERVES!

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IS CAUSED BY INCREAESED PRESSURE FROM HIP FLEXION WHEN LEGS ARE UP !!!

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BLOOD VESSELS AFFECTED:

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INFERIOR VENA CAVA

A LARGE VEIN W/C DRAINS BLOOD FROM THE ILIAC VEINS, LOWER EXTREMETIES & ABDOMEN INTO THE RT. ATRIUM
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EXTERNAL ILIAC - pROVIDES THE MAIN SUPPLY TO THE LEGS

DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY THE COMPRESSION OF THE THIGHS AGAINST THE ABDOMEN DURING LITHOTOMY POSITION
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WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

WHEN POSITIONING PT. IN LITHOTOMY POSITION
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HYPERABDUCTION , INCREASE STRAIN ON THE OBTURATOR NERVE AND CAN CAUSE PAIN & ADDUCTOR MUSCLE DYSFUNCTION.

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HYPERABDUCTION , STRETCHES THE SCIATIC NERVE !!!

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME !!!

ANY QUESTINS ???
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LETS DO THE HARLEM SHAKE !!!

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Neila E