‘Happy New Year’ in European languages
Greetings from Europe. Where are you from and how do you say 'Happy New Year' in your language? Would you like to be able to say ‘Happy New Year’ in…
Notable risks in the use of bone cement – Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome
The liquid is methylmethacrylate monomer, a known deadly toxin, and PMMA toxicity is well documented in medical journals and regulatory publications. After many years of reported patient issues related to…
What you should know before selecting a Plastic Surgeon
The decision to improve your appearance through elective surgery should not be taken lightly. In making the final choice, there are some basic questions you should get answers to.... Read…
Surgical Devices and Procedures used in Heart Failure Treatment
These devices are surgically placed and deliver pacing – or an electric counter-shock – to the heart when a life-threatening abnormal rhythm is detected... Read More..
What is Neurosurgery?
Most people think of neurosurgery as brain surgery — but it is much more! It is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of of patients with injury…
Bariatric Surgery: The Quick Fix to Obesity
The most common procedure is the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. Here, a small stomach pouch is created with... Read More..
An Overview of Heart Disease
Palpitations, that is a heavily or unevenly beating heart, can be a sign of anxiety or can come on after extreme exercise, but if neither of these situations apply then…
Scary Scars: Know How to Treat It the Non-Surgical
Scars occur after healing of a wound caused by accident, burn, or surgery. Scars are formed due to various reasons and can be found almost on everyone's body. Most people…
The Perils of Surgical Mishaps
A number of these incidents are of the hit-or-miss variety, where the doctor realizes that they’re not going after the target area before any real damage has been done... Read…
Staffing Needs In The Operating Room
In some institutions, the floaters are also responsible for organizing the instrumentation and supplies that will be used during each case. This important task can save valuable time between cases....…
A Complete Nursing Career Overview
The first step to be a nurse is to graduate from a nursing program. This would enable you to take a state licensure examination.... Read More..
Common Procedures in Acid Reflux Surgery
Acid reflux (gastro-esophageal reflux disease) is a physiological condition that usually occurs due to inappropriate activity of the lower esophageal sphincter (muscular valve that connects the esophagus to the stomach)...
Blade Versus Bladeless LASIK Eye Surgery: What Is The Difference?
Patients considering LASIK eye surgery may come across medical jargon, such as “blade” and “bladeless” LASIK. To a layman, such terms might appear overwhelming... Read More..
Christmas Eve in the Operating Room
The days are crazy and the nights are long. Add to that the mad December rush to get all surgeries in before the end of the year and suddenly, everything…
Patient death rates higher on surgeons’ birthdays
Laboratory experiments have shown that common distractions in the operating room, such as noise, equipment problems, and personal conversations, can have a detrimental effect on surgeons' performance, but evidence using…
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Preparing for Open-Heart Surgery: Patient-Education
Open-heart surgery is also done to: - repair or replace heart valves, which allow blood to travel through the heart. - repair damaged or abnormal areas of the heart. -…
Suturing Techniques Instructional Videos
Suturing entails the closure of a wound or defect using a thread attached to a needle with knots tied to maintain the apposition of wound edges As with all simple…
ECG Basics and Interpretation Made Easy
Knowing the basic parts of an ECG tracing will lay a good foundation for everything else that is to come. The different waves, complexes and intervals need to be ingrained…
The Future of Surgical Technology
The future of surgery offers an amazing cooperation between humans and technology, which could elevate the level of precision and efficiency of surgeries so high we have never seen before.
Hospital floors are hotspot for bacteria, creating route of transfer to patients
The floors of hospital rooms are quickly and frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria within hours of patient admission, creating a route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients...
Preparing for Surgery: The Operating Room
The operating room can be an intimidating, busy place. It has a lot of unfamiliar technical equipment. The following is a brief list of equipment you may see in the…
WHO against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
"The vaccine story is a good news story. It is the victory of human endeavour, potentially, over a microbial adversary..We need to convince people and we need to persuade..."