Category Minimal Access Surgery

Using video cameras in the operating room

Prior to this time, the eye piece of the lens was literally held up to the surgeons eye. Not only did this promote unsterile conditions, it made it impossible for the assistants around the table to anticipate the needs of the surgeon or to see what was going on. Use of video monitors made it possible for a large audience of students to learn specific maneuvers without being scrubbed at the field. A record of the entire surgery was available if the recording device was utilized… Read More …

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‘Black box’ recorder tracks surgical skills in the operating room

Keck Medicine of USC researchers develop a tool that separates the novice from the knowledgeable By Erica Rheinschild Has your doctor mastered the latest minimally invasive technology for surgery? To

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Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery, also called Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), Minimal Access Surgery, Bandaid surgery, or Keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed far from their location

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