Frequently referred to as CABG surgery, or open heart surgery, coronary artery bypass graft surgery is the surgical treatment of choice for blocked arteries surrounding the heart. The heart pumps blood
Open Heart Bypass Surgery
Operating Room Nurse Interview Questions
Question 1. A Practice Nurse Regularly Performs Certain Routine Procedures. What Are They? Answer : A practice nurse will treat and dress wounds as well as take blood samples, urine
What is Sterilization? – Types and Methods in Microbiology
Sterilization is a process of destruction of all forms of living microorganisms from a substance. Articles having direct application on humans and animals are subjected to sterilization. These materials include drugs,
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Abdominal Incisions in Gynaecologic Oncological Surgery
Overview The success of a gynaecologic procedure performed through an abdominal incision depends on careful selection of the incision site and proper closure of the wound. The surgeon needs to
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Operating Room Fire safety
Although a fire occurring in an operating room is a relatively rare occurrence, the consequences can be devastating. This training module will provide information that can be taken to prevent
In A First, Doctors Perform Successful Child Valve Replacement Surgery
A spokesman of the super specialty tertiary care hospital said the cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (CVTS) department of the medical institute has conducted the successful heart valve replacement of a
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Preventing Retained Surgical Items is a Team Effort
“With unintentionally retained objects, the problem is the enormous amount of harm that can result,” such as perforation, infection, pain, damage to other body parts, and death,” says Gail Horvath,
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A woman took a stranger off life support after hospital allegedly mixed up two men, lawsuit says
A woman who was told her brother wouldn’t “make it” after a drug overdose ordered a stranger be taken off life support in a mix-up at a Bronx hospital, a lawsuit alleges.