THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENT POSITIONING Patient positioning is vital to a safe and effective surgical procedure. Proper patient positioning depends on the type and length of procedure, anesthesia access to
Patient Positioning
Everything You Need to Know About Surgical Sutures
Overview Sutures are used by your doctor to close wounds to your skin or other tissues. When your doctor sutures a wound, they’ll use a needle attached to a length
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A New Jersey Surgery Center May Have Exposed Thousands to Infections Due to Dirty Instruments
Screenshot: Google/HealthPlus Surgery Center Over 3,000 patients at a New Jersey surgical center may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens after investigators found the facility wasn’t properly following sterilization guidelines
The Rise of the Barn Operating Theatre
UK hospitals adopting barn theatre approach to improve outcomes Operating theatre design has remained largely unchanged for decades, but more recently a new architectural approach is beginning to take hold.
Surgery students ‘losing dexterity to stitch patients’
A professor of surgery says students have spent so much time in front of screens and so little time using their hands that they have lost the dexterity for stitching
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Doctor wrongly removes woman’s healthy KIDNEY during routine back surgery after mistaking the organ for a cancerous tumor
Maureen Pacheco, 53, of Florida, had suffered lower back pain for years after a car accident She went to Wellington Regional Medical Center to have lower back bones fused After