The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Is robot surgery a miraculous futuristic device that advances surgery to a higher plain? Or is it an expensive gadget for hospitals and surgeons to market and attract potential patients? The surgeon manipulates handles on the da Vinci device, which move the instruments within the patient’s body.

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Surgery Incision Post-Anesthesia General Anesthesia 52

Trocar Supplies

MAY 3, 2023

The importance of preventing cross-contamination through disinfecting and cleaning surgical instruments made headlines in 2019. Between October 15, 2018 and March 31, 2019 the FDA received 159 device reports of infected duodenoscopes, snake-like cameras with a lighted end, used in procedures involving the pancreas and bile ducts.

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Surgical Instruments Sterile Surgical Device Surgical Tools 52

Trocar Supplies

JUNE 6, 2022

A trocar is a versatile, specialized surgical device that proves useful in a variety of procedures. Bartholomew’s Hospital, as well as in Continental Europe, before an appointment to the Hospital for Diseases of the Chest in London, where he developed a special interest in treating diseases of the kidneys.

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