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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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Five Ways to Address Operating Room Inefficiencies

CNECT

Some examples of common operating room inefficiencies include: Malfunction of surgical devices. Missing or misplaced surgical supplies. Collaboration with surgeons enables surgery center staff to document the optimal operating room layouts for each procedure and to meet the preference of each surgeon. Scheduling errors.

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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. What does surgical smoke contain? Major Hazards of Surgical Smoke 1.

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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? The surgical times were short—a private practice surgeon could complete an open gall bladder surgery in 30 – 40 minutes, or an open appendectomy in 20 – 25 minutes. To answer these questions let’s first review some history.

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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. When Southey began practicing medicine, all the major cities had metalsmiths available to make surgical tools for individual surgeons on request. He pursued further studies at St.