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A Comparison of Surgical Tool Materials

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Today's high-quality surgical tools are available in such a tremendous variety of surgical tool materials that it can be hard to decide which material is best for everyday use. State of the art surgical instrument materials include surgical grade stainless steel, resin, titanium, tungsten, and carbon steel.

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WHAT ANESTHESIOLOGISTS DO… AN EXAMPLE ANESTHETIC

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He preps the right side of the patient’s neck with Betadine iodine soap, and drapes the right neck with sterile towels. Dr. A administers an IV dose of an intravenous antibiotic prior to the surgical incision, and also administers two IV antinausea drugs, ondansetron (Zofran) and metoclopropamide (Reglan) prophylactically.

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

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When Southey began practicing medicine, all the major cities had metalsmiths available to make surgical tools for individual surgeons on request. Doctors would experiment with modifications of their surgical tools to achieve better outcomes for their patients. Disposable cutting trocars are growing in popularity.