Surgery

Rhode Island Hospital Performs 5th Wrong Site Surgery

Cheryl Phillips — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:20:12 -0500

Rhode Island Hospital is being investigated for yet another wrong site surgery. An orthopedic surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital operated on the wrong finger during outpatient hand surgery on October 22 making this the fifth wrong-site surgery at the hospital since 2007. A statewide adoption of surgical safety procedures was recently put in place yet the wrong site surgery still occurred. To date, there have been 6 wrong site surgeries since 2007 in Rhode Island, five of them at Rhode Island Hospital.

Keyhole surgeons training could help meet European working time directives

harminka — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:09:38 -0600

Trainee surgeons who add virtual reality (VR) training to standard 'apprenticeship' training in key-hole surgery learn more quickly, work with greater accuracy and have less errors than those with no VR training, and perform as well as those who use additional video training.

Brain Tumor? No, Brain Worm

Michael Santo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:27:15 -0600

A woman went into surgery expecting to have a brain tumor removed, but what doctors found was something --- alive. Yes, rather than a brain tumor, doctors removed a worm from Rosemary Alvarez' brain.

Innovative surgery provides new lease on life to dogs

harminka — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:28:43 -0500

Only six months after undergoing a unique and innovative surgery at Michigan State University, Jake – part dog and now part machine – spends his time working out on an underwater treadmill, traversing obstacle courses and prancing around pain free.

Sharpies get thumbs-up for marking surgery sites

harminka — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:08:26 -0500

A bit of good news out of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta for patients undergoing surgery or an invasive procedure, their surgeons and cost-conscious hospital administrators. It's standard practice for the surgeon or their designate, (in consultation with the patient when possible), to mark the operative/invasive site using a marking pen before an operation, a precaution to ensure surgeons cut the correct spot.

Acupressure calms children before surgery

harminka — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:44:16 -0500

An acupressure treatment applied to children undergoing anesthesia noticeably lowers their anxiety levels and makes the stress of surgery more calming for them and their families, UC Irvine anesthesiologists have learned.

Surgical Checklist for Patient Safety

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:56:53 -0500

When a pilot sits in the cockpit, she methodically goes through a checklist of all systems and equipment before the plane is fired up. Even if the pilot has flown that plane and route 1000 times, the items on the checklist are reviewed one by one and no-one would think of flying the plane without completing the checklist.

First steps toward autonomous robot surgeries

harminka — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:09:27 -0500

The day may be getting a little closer when robots will perform surgery on patients in dangerous situations or in remote locations, such as on the battlefield or in space, with minimal human guidance.

Operations Could Be Using McSleepy In The Future

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:08:29 -0500

The next time you have surgery McSleepy may be with you in the operating room. Canadian researchers have developed a machine that will send you off to Dreamland. McSleepy is the new system developed by the researchers that administers drugs for general anesthesia.

Scientists choose between stenting and surgery

seher — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:16:12 -0500

The discussion on whether stenting is preferable than surgery for high-risk patients has been supported by fresh facts.

Appendix

harminka — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:17:14 -0500

On March 26, 2008, surgeons at UC San Diego Medical Center removed an inflamed appendix through a patient’s vagina, a first in the United States. Following the 50-minute procedure, the patient, Diana Schlamadinger, reported only minor discomfort.

Sore Wrists, Hands Can Result From Work: But Is It Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Neuro58 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:47:49 -0500

An estimated 2 million people in the United States are affected by carpal tunnel syndrome, according to the AANS. About half of all cases are work-related, and in fact, carpal tunnel syndrome accounts for the highest average number of days missed at work, when compared to all other work-related injuries or illnesses.