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Volume 81, Issue 4 , Page 821 , April 2005

Heel and Calf Capillary-Support Pressure in Lithotomy Positions

  • Rebecca A. Roeder

      Affiliations

    • Rebecca A. Roeder, PhD, is a postdoctoral research associate, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
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  • Leslie A. Geddes

      Affiliations

    • Leslie A. Geddes, PhD, is the Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
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  • Neal Corson

      Affiliations

    • Neal Corson, BS, is an MD/PhD student at the University of Chicago, Chicago.
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  • Carrie Pell

      Affiliations

    • Carrie Pell, BS, is a veterinary technician at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.
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  • Michael Otlewski

      Affiliations

    • Michael Otlewski, BSE, is a research assistant, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
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  • Andre Kemeny

      Affiliations

    • Andre Kemeny, BSEE, is a research assistant, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.

Notes 

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  6. Shah JL . “Lesson of the week: Postoperative pressure sores after epidural anesthesia” . British Medical Journal . October 14,2000;321:941–942
  7. Biswas S , et al.   “Exaggerated lithotomy position-related rhabdomyolysis” . American Surgeon . April 1997;63:361–364
  8. Pearce JA . “Skin-pressure distributions on three methods of patient support” . In:  Artz CP ,  Hargest TS editor. Air-Fluidized Bed, Clinical and Research Symposium . Charleston, SC: Medical University of South Carolina; 1971;p. 85–89
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PII: S0001-2092(06)60361-X

doi: 10.1016/S0001-2092(06)60361-X

AORN Journal
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