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Preventing Cross-Contamination through Disinfecting & Cleaning Surgical Instruments

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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. Water quality determines the effectiveness of both enzymes and detergents. Impingement.

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Surgical Smoke: Risks and Preventive Measures

Endovision

Surgical smoke is a by-product of energy-based surgical instruments. Any procedure that is done with the use of a surgical device used to cut, desiccate, and ablate tissue can produce surgical smoke when tissues vaporise. The foul odour can serve as the first warning sign of toxicity.

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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? The da Vinci Surgical System spread slowly at first. At a university teaching hospital, this number could be significantly greater.

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What Are Trocars? Here's Everything You Need to Know

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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.