V/Q mismatch."
5. Tilt test. Here's a quick step you can take before every
Trendelenburg case to assure patient safety. I call it a "test run."
Before you drape, bring the patient from supine into the full operative
degree of Trendelenburg and hold for a 5-count to see if the restraint
technology will prevent the patient from sliding. There's nothing
worse than draping out the patient and getting him into
Trendelenburg, only to realize that he's sliding. No sliding virtually
guarantees safe positioning.
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Mr. Klev (brent.klev@hsc.utah.edu) is the surgical services nurse manager for
South Jordan Health Center at the University of Utah.
