Perioperative Care of the Morbidly Obese Patient in the Lithotomy Position

Candy-cane shaped stirrups.

Knee-crutch stirrups.

Boot-type stirrups.

Inflated patient transfer pad used to transfer patients from the OR bed to the transfer cart and then to the patient's postoperative bed.

Mock OR setup with pneumatic lifts in place at the sides of the bed.

Perioperative nurse volunteer in position in the pneumatic lift stirrups.

Airway management head cradle and elevation wedge.

Patient positioned on the bariatric OR bed. The safety straps have been temporarily removed so the patient's legs can be positioned in the pneumatic lifts. Elements in this photo do not necessarily comply with AORN standards and recommended practices.

Patient in the lithotomy position in pneumatic lifts. The nurse ensures that no part of the lift frame or other part of the bed is in contact with the patient's legs. Elements in this photo do not necessarily comply with AORN standards and recommended practices.