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Women who gave birth in the lithotomy position had flatus incontinence at a percentage of 82.

The relationship between obstetric perineal trauma, risk factors and postpartum outcomes immediately after childbirth

The effects of the exaggerated lithotomy position for radical perineal prostatectomy on respiratory mechanics.

Anaesthesia for robotic gynaecological surgery

Transvaginal repair was done in extended lithotomy position while transabdominal repair was done in supine position.

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA; AN AUDIT OF 69 CASES

Women were restricted in their movement during labour, and the lithotomy position was usually adopted for delivery.

Policies and practices for normal childbirth: Jordan

The lithotomy position (2,4,5) causes compression and/or stretching of the nerve brought on by excessive flexion, abduction and external rotation of the hip.

Diagnosis and management of "an apparent mechanical" femoral mononeuropathy: a case study

Their radiological examination of pelvic diameters of women at least 37 weeks pregnant, studied the dorsal lithotomy position as well as during the McRoberts' manoeuvre (hyper flexion of the woman's legs onto her chest).

Active breech birth: the point of least resistance

Mrs Morley claims that, after being put in the lithotomy position lying on her back, with legs raised in stirrups - the poles holding the equipment - together repeatedly slipped.

Mother, 36, sues hospital over 'birth ordeal injury' Damage claim for thousands

Although it is difficult to quantify the degree of clinical benefit of a 19-minute average decrease in operating time, prolonged operating time in lithotomy position, particularly beyond 2 hours, increases the risk of lower extremity neuropathy.

Does physician benchmarking improve performance of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy?

S: This stands for stirrups, a reminder to check that the patient is in the lithotomy position with her buttocks over the end of the bed, with attention paid to avoiding nerve apraxias.

FORCEPS offers delivery checklist: mnemonic reminder

Only one woman was delivered in the lithotomy position.

Is it always necessary to suture all lacerations after a vaginal delivery?

She thought it a good experience, in spite of the lithotomy position and the episiotomy she received because she felt this time was able to birth her baby alone.

Letter from Hungary

I had no drugs, no shave, no enema, minimal time on the external fetal monitor, and use of the birthing chair (except that it was tipped so far backward as to be an effectual lithotomy position - for the doctor's convenience).