Types and Treatments of Brain Tumors
Metastatic tumors to the brain affect nearly one in four patients with cancer, or an estimated 150,000 people a year. Up to 40 percent of people with lung cancer will…
The Surgical Counts Procedure – How to do it right
These recommended practices provide guidance to perioperative nurses in performing sponge, sharp, and instrument counts in their practice settings. Counts are performed to account for all items and to lessen…
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery
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Operating Theatre Preparation
Patient Education
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Preparing for Thoracic Surgery: What you need to know!
'Patients presenting for thoracic surgery either acutely or chronically will always be demanding and require extensive planning for anaesthesia, surgery and recovery with many factors needing to be considered and…
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery
Latest surgery news
Operating Theatre Preparation
Patient Education
Patient Safety
Perioperative Education
Preparing for Thoracic Surgery: What you need to know!
'Patients presenting for thoracic surgery either acutely or chronically will always be demanding and require extensive planning for anaesthesia, surgery and recovery with many factors needing to be considered and…
Different Types of Skin Grafts Used for Wound Closure
Skin grafting is a surgical procedure that involves removing skin from one area of the body and moving it, or transplanting it, to a different area of the body. This…
Bone Cement; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) – Techniques
Long-term stability of fixation in bone can be achieved with either biological or cemented anchorage. Biological anchorage is achieved by ongrowth or ingrowth of bone, thus inducing an intimate contact…
Never Events in Surgery; What you need to know!
'Never events continue to happen, we can never be complacent. We need to embrace safety science at scale and equip staff to understand how human factors affect safety. Patients put…
Operating Theatre
Operating Theatre Preparation
Patient Education
Perioperative Education
Perioperative Nursing
Preparation for Surgery
Surgical Positioning
Operating Room Patient Positioning
Patient positioning is vital to a safe and effective surgical procedure. Proper patient positioning depends on the type and length of procedure, anesthesia access to the patient, devices required and…
The Post-Bariatric Patient With Complications
“If the patient is hemodynamically unstable and has no drains, they get a drain and a gastrostomy. If the patient is hemodynamically unstable with a drain, we need to add…