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. 2021 Apr;81(4):447-468.
doi: 10.1055/a-1378-4209. Epub 2021 Apr 14.

The Prevention of Positioning Injuries During Gynecologic Surgery. Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG (S2k Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/077, October 2020)

Markus C Fleisch  1 , Werner Bader  2 , Kai Balzer  3 , Luisa Bennefeld  1 , Carsten Boeing  4 , Dorothee Bremerich  5 , Paul Gass  6 , Verena Geissbuehler  7 , Martin C Koch  8 , Monika J Nothacker  9 , Klaus Pietzner  10 , Stefan P Renner  11 , Thomas Römer  12 , Stephan Roth  13 , Florian Schütz  14 , Wilhelm Schulte-Mattler  15 , Jalid Sehouli  10 , Kristina Lippach  16 , Karl Tamussino  17 , Alexander Teichmann  18 , Clemens Tempfer  19 , Marc Thill  20 , Hans-Rudolf Tinneberg  21 , Konstantinos Zarras  22
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The Prevention of Positioning Injuries During Gynecologic Surgery. Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG (S2k Level, AWMF Registry Number 015/077, October 2020)

Markus C Fleisch et al. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose Positioning injuries are relatively common, forensically highly relevant complications of gynecologic surgery. The aim of this official AWMF S2k-guideline is to provide statements and recommendations on how to prevent positioning injuries using the currently available literature. The literature was evaluated by an interdisciplinary group of experts from professional medical societies. The consensus on recommendations and statements was achieved in a structured consensus process. Method The current guideline is based on the expired S1-guideline, which was updated by a systematic search of the literature and a review of relevant publications issued between February 2014 and March 2019. Statements were compiled and voted on by a panel of experts. Recommendations The guideline provides general and specific recommendations on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of positioning injuries.

Keywords: gynecologic surgery; positioning injuries; prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

Confict of Interest/Interessenkonflikt The conflicts of interest of all of the authors are listed in the long version of the guideline./Die Interessenkonflikte der Autoren sind in der Langfassung der Leitlinie aufgelistet.

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