November 2022 – The Operating Room Global (TORG)

Life in the operating room Patient Education Perioperative Care Perioperative Documentation Perioperative Education Recovery

Postoperative Care and the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

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"You may have heard the term “perioperative nursing”—this encompasses the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the patient’s surgical experience. This post will focus on the postoperative phase, which begins…

Cardiac surgery Pain Medicine

Diagnosing and Managing Chest Pain

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"Chest pain refers to pain felt anywhere in the chest area from the level of your shoulders to the bottom of your ribs. It is a common symptom. There are…

Infection Control

Sepsis, Symptoms and Treatment – A Must Read!

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'Sepsis is a rare but serious complication of an infection. Without quick treatment, sepsis can lead to multiple organ failure and death...'

Anaesthesia medical devices Orthopaedic Surgery Vascular Surgery

How to Set Up an Arterial Line – Detailed Explanation

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'Arterial lines are commonly used in ICUs or operating theatre to continuously monitor a patient's blood pressure. Patients in the ICU that commonly have arterial lines are those who have…

Neurovascular Surgery

The Glasgow Coma Scale: Adult & Paediatric Considerations

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The Glasgow Coma Scale and its total score have since been incorporated in numerous clinical guidelines and scoring systems for victims of trauma or critical illness. 'This activity describes the…

Month: November 2022

Postoperative Care and the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)

Diagnosing and Managing Chest Pain

Sepsis, Symptoms and Treatment – A Must Read!

How to Set Up an Arterial Line – Detailed Explanation

The Glasgow Coma Scale: Adult & Paediatric Considerations