Surgical procedures

is critical to maintain patient safety. Without the presence of active, ongoing communication between preoperational personal, there is heightened potential for risks and errors. Examples of adverse events include wrong-site surgeries, incorrect procedures, patient mix-ups, overlooking allergens, and errors in listed medications. While perioperative staff is expected to adhere to specific safety protocol to reduce the probability of errors, including preoperative checklists, team briefings…

Surgical removal of orthopaedic hardware/implant used for fracture fixation is one of the most commonly performed surgeries [1]. In 2010, a total of 180,000 hardware removal were performed in Germany, a 4th common surgical procedure among orthopedic surgery after internal fixation, arthroscopies and disc surgery [2]. There is a still debate in literature regarding justification of elective surgical implant removal [3,4].The indication for hardware removal is absolutely and clearly indicated in…

the most common surgical procedure in the world. In 2011, it was estimated that one-third of the world’s men were circumcised, according to the World Health Organization. A study by Dan Bollinger in the Journal of Boyhood Studies states that every year in the United States, over one million newborn infant males are circumcised (76). The infant has no choice in the outcome of his body. The only justification for the removal of the foreskin should be a medical emergency. MIC procedures conducted…

Why Is Lap Band Surgery No Longer Recommended? Even though the gastric banding or (lap band) surgery procedure was extremely popular several years ago, as it stands now, many surgeons no longer recommended this type of surgery due to the long-term complications that are associated with it, as well as the emergence of safer and more effective procedures. In this article, we are going to look at some of the primary reasons why many surgeons no longer recommended the laparoscopic band surgery.…

Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) is a less invasive treatment operation for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). (1) The procedure involves the placement of an expandable stent graft within the aorta to treat aortic disease without operating directly on the aorta. Comparing EVAR with an open surgical procedure, it has been seen that in the first of these procedures, postoperative inflammatory response is attenuated. This accompanied with a technological improvement in stent graft…

Esmailian to perform their breast reduction procedure. COMMON COMPLAINTS ABOUT OVERSIZED BREASTS The complaints women express about their excessively large breasts range from frustration to actual physical pain. Complaints include: Difficulty breathing Shoulder pain Neck pain Back pain Skin irritations Frustration related to wardrobe limitations A sense of embarrassment…

changed an incredible amount throughout the past two centuries, from procedures taken during surgeries to the treatments the ill received. However, to learn from the mistakes that were made throughout history in the medical world, one must become informed about the errors made prior. The 19th century was a time where trial and error was mostly practiced, which lead Physicians to change their approach on medicine and surgical procedures. Without the exciting changes made in the 19th century,…

Marguerite M., 89 years old female, who suffered from a massive myocardial infraction, was admitted into the cardiac intensive care unit in Chicago’s Memorial Hospital at 3 AM, Sunday morning. In order to identify the degree of Marguerite’s heart attack her primary physician Dr. K. ordered an angiogram. Angiogram and following treatment based on the test’s results must be administered during the first 6 hours of post infraction time period in order to effective (Fremgen 2014). Angiogram is a…

An extraordinary discovery for medicine Joseph Lister – an English surgeon’s biography Antiseptic is a substance that could be applied to living skin to prevent infection generated by microorganisms. Some examples of antiseptics are: alcohol, iodine, salt, sodium bicarbonate, and boric acid. Before the discovery of antiseptics, there was an increasing death rate among patients undergoing surgery. During the years 1864 to 1866, it is estimated that 45.7% of patients died from tissue infection.…

the appendix (Magdeburg & Kaehler, 2016). Prior to the patient’s appendectomy, a diagnostic exploration of the abdominal cavity was indicated to provide a visual representation of the characteristics of the appendix. The image produced from the procedure included an enlarged organ with apparent erythema and provided healthcare professionals with identifiable characteristics corresponding to the rupture, perforation, and abscess. These identifiable components in the Karl Storz image contributed…