HU Yanming, HOU Jianmei. Nursing Experience in Lateral Decubitus Positioning for a Patient Undergoing Thoracoscopic Right Lobectomy[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025.
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HU Yanming, HOU Jianmei. Nursing Experience in Lateral Decubitus Positioning for a Patient Undergoing Thoracoscopic Right Lobectomy[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202505220001.
Nursing Experience in Lateral Decubitus Positioning for a Patient Undergoing Thoracoscopic Right Lobectomy
Thoracoscopic lobectomy is a common minimally invasive procedure for treating pulmonary diseases, where proper lateral decubitus positioning is crucial for optimal surgical field exposure, operational convenience, and prevention of postoperative complications. Through standardized nursing interventions integrating comfort care throughout the procedure, positioning-related complications (e.g., pressure injuries, nerve damage, and cardiopulmonary compromise) can be effectively minimized. This approach enhances surgical safety, patient comfort, and surgical field exposure, thereby improving operative success rates and postoperative recovery quality. This article analyzes the positioning management for a patient undergoing right lobectomy via thoracoscopy in lateral decubitus position.
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