Cardiac surgery

millions of Americans and foreigners. “Today, roughly 17,000 Americans undergo kidney transplantation annually, according to statistics from the National Institutes of Health. Nearly all of them-better than 95 percent- survive the first year after surgery, and more than 80 percent are still alive five years later”(Harvard News). The organ transplantation brought countless medical benefit to the nation and its people. Many’s life were extended because of the procedure. Patients were able to…

resolved as more time, research, and money are invested into this product. For example a cardiac stent has gone from bare metal to drug-eluting lowering the mortality and morbidity of vascular…

two medical professionals with some of the highest stress work. Everyday the lives of their patients are put in their hands. These two must also work together in communicating the status of the patient before, during and after a surgery. A simple wisdom tooth removal surgery is no different. The vital signs of the patient must be monitored continuously throughout by the anesthesiologist, this information must be relayed to the surgeon, and the surgeon must use this information in addition to…

preoperative patients who had been taking chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immune-suppressive drugs. Methods: All patients who are involved in this study should make a consent before subjecting them to the following measurements before, during or after the surgery: 1- Medical history is taken for age, gender, socio-economic status, age at operation, risk factors including COPD, DM or Obesity. 2- Clinical examination post-operative including post-operative, wound infection, the stability of the…

knowledge base has since been grown to a full-blown sanatorium. A brief history of medical science on time-line would throw some light on the medical milestones as well as on the mysteries of the human body: 2750 BC – In Egypt, the earliest known surgery 2600 BC – In Egypt, Imhotep describes diagnosis and treatment of 200 diseases 2596 BC – In China, Huangdi Neijing an ancient Chinese medical text that is still followed today 1500 BC – In Greece, Saffron was used as a…

Pattock Period 03 Career Paper December 15,2016 Nurse Anesthetist A Nurse Anesthetist’s job at first may seem quite simple, but they tend to face split second decisions that can cost a life or save one. Everyday numerous surgeries are being performed. Whether it’s an open heart surgery, or just getting your wisdom teeth out. A Nurse Anesthetists will always be by your side to make sure everything is going as planned. A Nurse Anesthetist is one of four Advanced Practice Registered Nurse…

They are certain unbelievable deeds attributed to Aswinidevas including plastic surgery. They restored the mobility of Shayava whose leg was cut at three places3 and blessed the queen Visphala, the wife of Khela Rajah with metal legs when she lost her leg in the battlefield. It is also mentioned that fire (Agni) was used as the ultimate weapon to destroy Marma. MARMA IN UPANISHAD Plenty of material of anatomical interest is found in Chandagya Upanishad, Kshirakopanishad…

The ECG/EKG When most people think of heart tests, they think of the ECG. ECG stands for electrocardiogram. It's also called an EKG, from the German elektrokardiogram. Although it may look like an ECG is recording heartbeats, it's not. In fact, it records the electrical activity (the electrical triggers, if you will) that presage the actual heartbeat. The mechanical beats follow the electrical triggers by about a tenth of a second -- unless, of course, there's a problem. Or to state it in…

It was a typical busy Tuesday in the Operating Room the morning of November 26th; I remember walking in hoping I had good cases and was assigned to a room. Being part of the Open Heart team meant that if no open heart surgeries were scheduled, you would end up being a float for other services. Many of the nurses preferred not to float because they weren’t always comfortable giving breaks to both surgical techs and circulators, but I didn’t mind scrubbing or circulating different services. I…

century aided in new advancements that lead to a new heart era with creations like the heart lung machine. Due to John Heysham Gibbon Jr.’s invention of a heart-lung machine, Gibbon was able to perform the first successful intercardiac surgery, also known as open heart surgery. Born in Philadelphia on September 29, 1903, Gibbon was born to John Heysham Gibbon Sr., a surgeon, and Marjorie Gibbon (Shumacker, 1982). Later in his life, he earned his B.A. from Princeton University in 1923, and his…