The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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.

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CNECT

JUNE 14, 2023

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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Endovision

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

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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Trocar Supplies

MAY 3, 2023

The spray arms inside the device must be able to spray all contaminated surfaces of each surgical device. If the size of the device prevents strong water flow, then the technician must use a stronger enzyme or detergent. Water quality determines the effectiveness of both enzymes and detergents. Impingement.

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Trocar Supplies

JUNE 6, 2022

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. Procedures That Use a Trocar Abdominal laparoscopic surgery has become the iconic application of the trocar.

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