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9869057

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
The lithotomy position is used in pediatric surgery when it is necessary to have simultaneous access to the abdomen and perineum. At the authors' institution, after a prolonged period in the lithotomy position, significant lower limb complications developed in four patients. Two patients with Hirschsprung's disease underwent a redo Duhamel procedure, one had an anorectal leiomyoma excised, and one had an ileoanal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis. Sciatic nerve injury developed in two patients and deep venous thrombosis and bilateral compartment syndrome resulting in myonecrosis developed in one each. There is an association between operations that require prolonged lithotomy position and the development of postoperative neurovascular complications. By placing the child in the lithotomy position only when access to the perineum is required, these significant injuries may be avoided.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-3468
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1808-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurovascular morbidity from the lithotomy position.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports