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 …
The various components of surgical smoke produced by electrosurgical procedures in Gynecology and the associated risks
Surgical smoke poses a wealth of potential risks to operating room professionals, including the direct physical injury, mutagenicity and transmission of infectious diseases…
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FDA Warns About Serious Adverse Events With Surgical Staplers
A letter to healthcare providers Dear Healthcare Provider, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned by the increasing number of adverse events associated with surgical staplers and staples
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Digital Surgery touts artificial intelligence for the operating room
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
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The Future of Surgical Technology
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.
‘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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Turning any room into an operating room
With a product called SurgiBox, grad student Sally Miller hopes to make safe, clean surgery possible anywhere. By Mary B. O’Leary Dust, dirt, bacteria, flies — these are just some
Patient dies after operating table collapses during surgery
By Lata Rani Patna: A major government hospital in India’s Bihar state has come under fire again after a woman died of injuries sustained when the table she was being
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