A theory that colonoscopies go better when patients are positioned on their right side rather than the left failed to win support in a randomized trial conducted in eastern Canada. Against the ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCPs) performed on patients in the left lateral or supine position had shorter procedure times, largely due to reduced endotracheal intubation rates, ...

(HealthDay)—During sleep, the left lateral decubitus position is associated with shorter esophageal acid exposure time and faster esophageal acid clearance, according to a study published in the ...

Efficacy of palliative liquid nitrogen spray cryotherapy in curbing progression of dysphagia in esophageal cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

The objective of the study was to study the effect of short-term left-lateral position on cardiovascular parameters in hemodynamically stable newborns. Short-term prone positioning decreases CO and ...

High angle shot of a beautiful young woman sleeping in her bed at home during the night Investigators assessed the impact of different sleep positions on the incidence of nocturnal acid reflux. Left ...