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Madera Community Hospital has been fined by the state for a surgery on the wrong side of the body of a patient that led to a delay in the targeted
Continue ReadingCancer surgery was on wrong side of colon. State fines Madera hospital for the error
“I think it’s a great advancement for minimally invasive surgery.” said Dr. Greg Marchand, the lead surgeon. MESA, AZ, USA — Dr. Greg J. Marchand of Marchand Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery has
Hand signals in surgery depict a form of non verbal communication among the scrubbed surgical team. Surgical instruments should be carefully passed into the hand of the surgeon without the surgeon looking
A two-year-old girl has been given a new lease of life after undergoing pioneering surgery to have her 72cm head reduced. Little Maryam was born with Hydrocephalus – a condition
Continue ReadingGirl, 2, undergoes pioneering surgery in bid to shrink head
By Josh Jennings Perioperative nurse Dr Jed Duff says he remembers when he was a nursing student rotating through the operating theatre at Dubbo Base Hospital. One day, he was observing
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Using two tiny mechanical claws, community members tested out Skagit Regional Health’s new robotic surgery system by unwrapping Starburst candies and moving around mini-rubber rings.
Continue ReadingSkagit Regional Health to offer robotic-assisted surgery
Dena Knapp went to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., to have an adrenal gland and associated mass removed. Instead, according to a lawsuit, Dr. Scott Baker removed her
Continue ReadingWoman says surgeon removed kidney by mistake in botched operation
The hybrid operating theatres at Clinique Cecil, Klinik Im Park and Klinik Hirslanden enable precise imaging diagnostics during surgery. Clinique Cecil, Klinik Im Park and Klinik Hirslanden each have
Continue ReadingTHE HYBRID OPERATING THEATRE – SAFER, FASTER AND LESS INVASIVE FOR PATIENTS
A Canadian doctor was among a world-class team responsible for giving a young woman in her 20s a new face and, by extension, a second chance at life. Dr. Gaby
Continue ReadingCanadian surgeon helps with face transplant for young suicide survivor
Denis Furtado is held after Lilian Calixto died following a procedure at the celebrity surgeon’s apartment in Rio de Janeiro. Dr Bumbum – a celebrity plastic surgeon from Brazil known
Continue ReadingBrazilian plastic surgeon Dr Bumbum charged with murdering patient
Is Titan’s SPORT going to storm the robotic surgery market? The darling of ORs everywhere: Intuitive Surgical In 2000 Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) went public at $9 a share dazzling Wall Street with
Continue ReadingNew Surgeon in the OR: Titan Medical’s SPORT
By Samantha Gee Theatre nurse Barbara Chippendale remembers when she had to wash swabs so they could be reused by doctors in surgery. The Nelson woman began her working life in the ward
Continue ReadingNelson theatre nurse hanging up her scrubs after a 50-year career
The hybrid operating room is a new tool for us that allows us to deliver health care in ways we have never been able to before.— Dr. Stephen Lahey The
Continue ReadingUConn Health’s Hybrid OR Expands Surgical Capabilities
Several St. Boniface Hospital operating rooms are closed after a malfunction in the facility’s air handling system. Patients with scheduled procedures will be affected for the rest of the week
Continue ReadingFaulty air system forces operating room closures at St. Boniface Hospital
What do you invest when investing money alone isn’t enough? In between kidney and liver transplants, I sat down with Jaymie Ang Henry– gifted surgeon, founder of the G4 Alliance,
Continue ReadingIcons Of Impact: A Global Surgeon Who Invests In Impact
What is a face mask Face masks are one tool utilized for preventing the spread of disease. They may also be called dental, isolation, laser, medical, procedure, or surgical masks.
Phone-related distraction listed among top 10 patient safety risks Cell phone use is not generally restricted in operating rooms (ORs), but some experts say the time for rules has come,
Continue ReadingDo Cell Phones Belong in the Operating Room?
By Vivek Sood, MD If a patient suffering from chronic joint pain due to arthritis opts to have a joint replacement surgery, the orthopedic surgeon will replace the existing joint surfaces
Continue ReadingCemented vs. Cementless Alternatives in Joint Replacement
The continued development of both minimally invasive procedures and imaging technologies led to the development of the hybrid operating room – it combines a conventional operating room with an imaging
Continue ReadingHybrid Operating Room: The OR of the Future Today?
By Marty Sharpe An orthopaedic surgeon who forged prescriptions for himself and his wife was a “danger to the public” according to the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, which fined him $19,000.
Continue ReadingSurgeon who forged signature to obtain nearly 2000 pills is a ‘danger to the public’
By Josh Sabarra Today, more men are turning to plastic surgery to boost their confidence. Here’s what I’ve learned since my first cosmetic procedure 25 years ago. I guess you
Audience: All health care professionals involved in surgical procedures, including: surgeons, surgical technicians, anesthesiologists, anesthesiologist assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), physician assistants, nurses, etc. Health care facility staff responsible
By Colm Gorey A new study claims patients undergoing one of the most common surgical procedures in the western world might be wasting their time. A team of researchers from
Continue ReadingMost common surgery in the western world might be unnecessary
By Danielle Logacho Love anatomy and physiology? The chance to do innovative things in a highly disciplined environment? Surgical nursing might be the specialty for you. Lori Armbruster, MSN, RN,
Denis Cesar Barros Furtado went on the run when one of his female patients died after he gave her injections to enlarge her buttocks. POLICE ARRESTED CELEBRITY plastic surgeon Denis
Continue ReadingBrazilian police arrest ‘celebrity’ surgeon after patient’s death
By Matt Roper A plastic surgeon to the stars is on the run following the death of a woman hours after receiving injections to enlarge her bottom. HSBC bank manager Lilian Calixto,
Continue ReadingPlastic surgeon on the run from Rio as women dies after bum-enhancing injections
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT. Officials at Vermont’s Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center say three operating rooms have reopened after a sprinkler burst late last month, causing water damage. The
Digital Surgery (LONDON), a health tech company shaping the future of surgery through the convergence of surgical expertise and technology, today announced it has developed and successfully demonstrated the world’s
Continue ReadingDigital Surgery touts artificial intelligence for the operating room
By Mike Hanlon “Scalpel please! ” is a sentence that might in future not only be heard in a hospital operating theatre, but also in one of the three new,
Continue ReadingThe world’s largest ambulance (and the world’s smallest X-ray unit)
By John Commins Florida spine surgeon Johnny Clyde Benjamin, 52, used his Vero Beach office to manufacture counterfeit oxycodone, which was traced to the overdose death of a Palm Beach
Continue ReadingSurgeon Sentenced to Life in Prison for Overdose Death