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The liquid is methylmethacrylate monomer, a known deadly toxin, and PMMA toxicity is well documented in medical journals and regulatory publications. After many years of reported patient issues related to PMMA, doctors began calling these surgical complications ‘bone cement implantation syndrome’…
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Continue ReadingNotable risks in the use of bone cement – Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome
The decision to improve your appearance through elective surgery should not be taken lightly. In making the final choice, there are some basic questions you should get answers to….
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Continue ReadingWhat you should know before selecting a Plastic Surgeon
These devices are surgically placed and deliver pacing – or an electric counter-shock – to the heart when a life-threatening abnormal rhythm is detected…
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Most people think of neurosurgery as brain surgery — but it is much more!
It is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of of patients with injury to, or diseases/disorders of the….
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The most common procedure is the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Here, a small stomach pouch is created with…
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Palpitations, that is a heavily or unevenly beating heart, can be a sign of anxiety or can come on after extreme exercise, but if neither of these situations apply then heart problems could well be the culprit….
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Scars occur after healing of a wound caused by accident, burn, or surgery.
Scars are formed due to various reasons and can be found almost on everyone’s body. Most people think that surgery is the only way to remove scars, and so they choose to live with scars, instead of surgery…
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Continue ReadingScary Scars: Know How to Treat It the Non-Surgical
A number of these incidents are of the hit-or-miss variety, where the doctor realizes that they’re not going after the target area before any real damage has been done…
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In some institutions, the floaters are also responsible for organizing the instrumentation and supplies that will be used during each case. This important task can save valuable time between cases….
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The first step to be a nurse is to graduate from a nursing program. This would enable you to take a state licensure examination….
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Acid reflux (gastro-esophageal reflux disease) is a physiological condition that usually occurs due to inappropriate activity of the lower esophageal sphincter (muscular valve that connects the esophagus to the stomach)… …
Patients considering LASIK eye surgery may come across medical jargon, such as “blade” and “bladeless” LASIK. To a layman, such terms might appear overwhelming…
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Continue ReadingBlade Versus Bladeless LASIK Eye Surgery: What Is The Difference?
The days are crazy and the nights are long. Add to that the mad December rush to get all surgeries in before the end of the year and suddenly, everything comes together to bring a whole new meaning to the word busy….
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Laboratory experiments have shown that common distractions in the operating room, such as noise, equipment problems, and personal conversations, can have a detrimental effect on surgeons’ performance, but evidence using real-life data is limited….
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Open-heart surgery is also done to:
– repair or replace heart valves, which allow blood to travel through the heart.
– repair damaged or abnormal areas of the heart.
– implant medical devices that help the heart beat properly.
– replace a damaged heart with a donated heart (heart transplantation)…. …
Continue ReadingPreparing for Open-Heart Surgery: Patient-Education
Suturing entails the closure of a wound or defect using a thread attached to a needle with knots tied to maintain the apposition of wound edges
As with all simple procedures, suturing can be done well or poorly.. …
Knowing the basic parts of an ECG tracing will lay a good foundation for everything else that is to come. The different waves, complexes and intervals need to be ingrained in your brain. How many seconds is a full ECG tracing? How much time does each big box and each little box represent?… …
The future of surgery offers an amazing cooperation between humans and technology, which could elevate the level of precision and efficiency of surgeries so high we have never seen before. …
The floors of hospital rooms are quickly and frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria within hours of patient admission, creating a route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients… …
Continue ReadingHospital floors are hotspot for bacteria, creating route of transfer to patients
The operating room can be an intimidating, busy place. It has a lot of unfamiliar technical equipment. The following is a brief list of equipment you may see in the operating room. Each operating room varies depending on the type of surgery being done… …
“The vaccine story is a good news story. It is the victory of human endeavour, potentially, over a microbial adversary..We need to convince people and we need to persuade…” …