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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

Almost every anesthesiologist in America has experience with surgery using the da Vinci robot system. Is robot surgery a miraculous futuristic device that advances surgery to a higher plain? Until the 1990s most abdominal surgery was done through an open incision. A gall bladder incision might be five inches long.

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Five Ways to Address Operating Room Inefficiencies

CNECT

In ambulatory surgery centers, efficient operating rooms result in optimized schedules, higher patient volume, and streamlined operating processes. On the business end, longer surgeries and wider scheduling mean lost potential revenue. On the business end, longer surgeries and wider scheduling mean lost potential revenue.

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Preventing Cross-Contamination through Disinfecting & Cleaning Surgical Instruments

Trocar Supplies

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 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. Major Hazards of Surgical Smoke 1. According to a study by Mihashi et al.,

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

Trocar Supplies

A trocar is a versatile, specialized surgical device that proves useful in a variety of procedures. They are best known for their application in laparoscopic (also known as keyhole) surgery. The procedure was successful, so he refined his design, adding a trocar and a very thin cannula.