WHAT IS THE TRENDELENBURG POSITION?

The Trendelenburg position, also called the dorsosacral sloping position, is a position in which the person being cared for is placed with their head at a lower level than their feet.

HIS ORIGIN

This position is named after Doctor Friedrich Trendelenburg, a German surgeon, who first used this technique in 1881, in the case of abdominal surgery.

ITS USE

The main goal of the Trendelenburg position is to exploit gravity in order to obtain better perfusion of vital organs (also called noble) such as the brain, heart and kidneys. It is therefore useful in all situations where blood circulation is made difficult, for example in certain traumas, hypotension, fainting, hemorrhagic shock.

For this reason, the Trendelenburg position is also called the anti-shock position.

This position can be used for example in surgery, digestive or gynecological, or even in radiology, in order to free the pelvis from the intestinal loops.

WHAT MATERIAL TO CHOOSE?

Depending on your profession, you may be required to use a treatment table or examination bed allowing you to place your patient in this position.

Depending on whether you are looking for a more medical table or one with a slightly more aesthetic design , you can easily identify the models offering this functionality by the title "decline function" or directly by the mention of the "Trendelenburg position".

Sources: www.larousse.fr / www.emergency-live.com