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Preventing Cross-Contamination through Disinfecting & Cleaning Surgical Instruments

Trocar Supplies

Hospitals found that they needed 3.4 Mortalities are rare, but one study found that patients with infections from surgical wounds are 2.2 times more likely to die than patients who do not have infections from surgical wounds. The reprocessing of surgical instruments begins with cleaning. Impingement.

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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

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? Assistant surgeon(s) and techs stand at the patient’s side, watch the surgery on video screens, and assist during the operation.

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