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The patient is placed supine with the left arm abducted, as required by the anesthetist, and the right arm adducted to leave sufficient room for the surgeon and the assistant standing on the surgeon’s left. A heating mat is placed between the patient and the surgical table.
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Ridolfo, R., Stortoni, P., Feliciotti, E., Siquini, W. (2015). Position of the Patient. In: Siquini, W. (eds) Total, Subtotal and Proximal Gastrectomy in Cancer. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5749-4_1
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