and each monthly conference call. None of the members of the Guideline Development Group reported a potential conflict of interest1-9
. If a conflict had been disclosed, the
Guidelines Advisory Board would have reviewed, dis- cussed, and determined whether the conflict would have necessitated recusal from discussion of related topics.
Publication History
Oringially published November 1990, AORN Journal. Revised November 1995; published August 1996, AORN
Journal. Journal.
Revised and reformatted; published January 2001, AORN
Revised 2007; published in Perioperative Standards and Rec- ommended Practices, 2008 edition.
Minor editing revisions made to omit PNDS codes; refor- matted September 2012 for publication in Perioperative Stan- dards and Recommended Practices, 2013 edition. Minor editing revisions made in November 2014 for pub-
lication as “Guideline for positioning the patient” in Guide- lines for Perioperative Practice, 2015 edition. Revised April 2017 for online publication in Guidelines for Perioperative Practice. Evidence ratings revised and minor editorial changes
made to conform to the current AORN Evidence Rating model, September 2019, for online publication in Guidelines for Perioperative Practice. Revised May 2022 for online publication in Guidelines for Perioperative Practice.