Laminectomy: What you need to know!
Laminectomy is usually done for back or neck pain that continues after medical treatment. Or it is done when the pain is accompanied by symptoms of nerve damage, such as…
Hip Replacement: What you need to know
The two most common surgical approaches in hip replacement are the posterior approach and anterior approach (sometimes called the "mini-anterior approach" or "muscle-sparing hip replacement"..
Anesthesia: After All These Years, Still Can’t Tell Trachea From Esophagus
"Maybe you know," Keane asked us. "Can you tell me who the hell this Mallampati guy is? I keep hearing his name, but have no idea what my colleagues are…
The Mystery of Anaesthesia unravelled by Scientists
They first exposed cells to chloroform, a potent anesthetic that doctors no longer use due to its dangerous side effects. They watched what happened using a powerful microscope “able to…
Hammertoe: The deformity of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th toes
The surgical approach to correcting hammertoe depends on the severity of the deformity and other considerations. If the toe is still flexible, correction may involve re-routing a tendon in the…
Thyroidectomy: What you need to know
"Thyroidectomy is used to treat thyroid disorders, such as cancer, noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid (goiter) and overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)...
Food And Drink In The ER; Fuel For A Hard Job
The job is hard enough without this sort of reprehensible regulation. Furthermore, if it is so wildly dangerous to have food or drink in the ED, why do we allow…
Being a surgeon and a mom
Nearly 40 percent of pregnant surgery residents consider dropping out. Many wonder: Why can’t the system accommodate motherhood?
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Silent Heroes: The Nurse Who Introduced Gloves to the Operating Room
Caroline Hampton and the forgotten origins of the first personal protective equipment...
An ACL Tear Can Affect Your Brain in Addition to Your Knee
"The brain not only alters the way it communicates with the rest of the body… but the structural makeup of the basic building blocks of the brain are also changed…
University of Hong Kong study finds eyes are ‘important route’ for coronavirus, up to 100 times more infectious than Sars
Researchers from HKU’s school of public health reveal the coronavirus is up to 100 times more infectious through the eyes and airways than Sars Study in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine…
UK Covid-19 survivors’ plasma being trialled to treat critically ill
Blood plasma from recovered patients may hold antibodies produced to fight virus. A trial has begun in the UK to test if blood plasma from Covid-19 survivors could help treat…
Surgical Masks and Gowns Shortages: Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Is there a shortage of gowns? Surgical masks? The FDA is aware that as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to expand globally, the supply chain for these devices will continue…
Sequence for Donning and Doffing of PPE: What you need to know!
The demands on healthcare personnel (HCP) are extraordinary, but the importance of attention to personal protection cannot be underestimated. By way of example, a cluster of 17 SARS (severe acute…
Operating Room Issues That Can be Avoided
No matter the hospital or practice, operating room issues are bound to arise. In some cases, those issues can become huge detriments to the safety of both patients and surgical…
Resumption of Elective Surgery: Local Guidance
Introduction In order to focus local resources on managing the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, “elective” surgery has been largely postponed and stopped. As the COVID-19 rates have already reached their…
Coronavirus: Currently ‘no evidence’ that COVID-19 survivors have immunity, WHO warns
Epidemiologists warn there is no proof that antibody tests can show if someone who has been infected cannot be infected again. There is no evidence that people who have recovered…
COVID-19 Considerations for Optimum Surgeon Protection Before, During, and After Operation
There are presently increasing amounts of information concerning protecting the health care worker, including in the operation room. This section brings together the latest information, data, and recommendations for personnel…
Surgeons Describe Their “Oh Sh*t” Moments In The Operating Room
When surgeons make mistakes Doctors have seen some pretty gnarly things in hospitals and waiting rooms but surgeons are the medical professionals who see the most gore. By the very…
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 PATIENT OVER MAJOR CARDIAC RISK STOPPED IN A FRENCH HOSPITAL
French Hospital Stops Hydroxychloroquine Treatment for COVID-19 Patient Over Major Cardiac Risknewsweek.com A hospital in France has had to stop an experimental treatment using hydroxychloroquine on at least one coronavirus…
Covid-19 in Children: What you need to know!
Based on available evidence, children do not appear to be at higher risk for COVID-19 than adults. While some children and infants have been sick with COVID-19, adults make up…
Overarching Principles for Delaying Elective Surgeries During a Pandemic
Delaying elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic increases hospital bed capacity as well as boosts supplies of personal protective gear and ventilators. KEY TAKEAWAYS Both the Centers for Disease Control…
A piece of research from Hong Kong found ‘a significant level of infectious virus could still be detected on the outer layer of a surgical mask’ after seven days.
Scientists have been assessing how long coronavirus can survive on surfaces Found the virus is stable on the outer later of a surgical face mask for 7 days But the…
Coronavirus: pathogen could have been spreading in humans for years, study says
Virus may have jumped from animal to humans long before the first detection in Wuhan, according to research by an international team of scientists Findings significantly reduce the possibility of…
Why Surgeons Don’t Want to Operate Right Now
A rising death toll among doctors in Italy provides a warning about the dangers of poor protection and testing. Last week, the Italian government began publishing a new dataset related…
‘It Feels Like a War Zone’: Doctors and Nurses Plead for Masks on Social Media
As supplies have dwindled, doctors and nurses have improvised ways to make their stock last. Now they’re urging leaders to help. An intensive-care nurse in Illinois was told to make…
Questions and Answers on Covid-19
1. What is SARS-CoV-2? What is COVID-19? Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name given to the 2019 novel coronavirus. COVID-19 is the name given to the disease…
What you should know about hand sanitizer..
Concerns about the spread of coronavirus have increased demand for hand sanitizer to the point that people are considering making it at home. But hand sanitizer isn’t a panacea, and…
Volunteers to be infected with coronavirus for £3,500 in bid to find vaccine
SCIENTISTS racing to find a coronavirus vaccine will infect volunteers with a strain of the deadly bug – for £3,500. Up to 24 people at a time will be paid…
Toledo plastic surgeon accused of drugging and raping women
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A Toledo plastic surgeon was arrested by the FBI on Friday, facing charges of Illegally Dispensing Controlled Substances, Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sex Trafficking. 49-year-old Dr.…