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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2006; 39(01): 88-90
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699132
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699132
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Inflatable Indian travel pillow as a pneumatic patient jack
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Publication Date:
15 January 2020 (online)
Abstract
The Indian travel pillow readily available in the market has been utilized as a patient jack in the operation theatre. This has been used to raise the shoulders of an anaesthetized patient for surgery in the head and neck region and a set of two pillows have been used to prop-up a prone anaesthetized patient. This allows smooth positioning of the patient after intubation without disturbance to the airway with minimal manpower.
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