Surgical objects left in patients on the rise in Canada, data shows
TORONTO — More than 550 objects have been unintentionally left in Canadian medical and surgery patients between 2016 and 2018, and the problem appears to be getting worse. A new…
World’s First Penis And Scrotum Transplant Is Fully Functional Over One Year On
Over a year since the history-making operation, the recipient of the world’s first total penis and scrotum transplant – an injured veteran of the US Armed Forces – is “feeling…
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Cleveland Clinic First in the World to Perform Robotic Single-Port Kidney Transplant
Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the world to successfully perform a robotic single-port kidney transplant, which enables all surgical instruments and the donor kidney to be placed through…
So you want to become a specialist surgeon? Here’s how!
A specialist surgeon is someone who focuses on a particular field of medicine such as cardiology, neurology, or another specific medical field. All specialist doctors have many years of education…
Wairoa woman’s death during long surgery wait ‘could have been avoided’
A young woman’s life could have been saved if she had had urgent surgery more quickly, a coroner has ruled. Arohaina Gilbert, 25, died within hours of being rushed to…
Setting-up a new operating room: What you need to know!
Building a new operating room is a complex process that involves balancing needs of facility staff with construction costs, while also looking forward to future healthcare trends. To make planning…
Man’s hand left dangling by skin and bone reattached by surgeons after sewing it to his groin for two weeks
A carpenter who severed his hand with an electric saw, leaving it dangling from slivers of skin and bone, had it largely saved after surgeons temporarily reattached it to his…
Austin Hospital cancels 150 elective surgeries after washers break down
Melbourne’s Austin Hospital has been forced to cancel 150 elective surgeries after a number of their medical washers broke down. In a statement, the hospital said it had realised there…
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First long-distance heart surgery performed via robot
A doctor in India has performed a series of five percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures on patients who were 20 miles away from him. The feat was pulled off using…
Augmented reality surgical technology unveiled by Philips and Microsoft
At the MWC (25–26 February, Barcelona, Spain), formerly the Mobile World Congress, Philips unveiled a unique mixed reality concept developed in partnership with Microsoft for the operating room of the…
UK funded inflatable operating theatre set to revolutionise emergency surgery
A UK-funded inflatable operating theatre that fits into a backpack is set to revolutionise surgery in emergencies when doctors are forced to operate on the hoof. Despite its Heath Robinson-like…
Inside the Global Operating Room
The Google Glass Technology The Google Glass is a small, lightweight wearable computer with a transparent display for hands-free work. Google Glass and other innovations allow the teaching of medical…
Breast implant cancer risk prompts growing number of women to have them removed
PHOTO A grade-two breast implant which is under review by the TGA.ABC NEWS: BRENDAN ESPOSITO Jane Downs has been diagnosed with cancer four times in 20 years. She never imagined…
Potentially lethal drugs stolen from hospital operating room
Some of the medication is said to still be missing from Macclesfield Hospital. Image: max homer A man has appeared in court following a raid on an operating theatre at…
Woman told surgery was cancelled when she was on operating table
A problem involving sterilisation equipment has forced Brisbane’s busy PA hospital to suspend all surgery. (AAP) One woman was on the operating table at Princess Alexandra Hospital when she was…
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Deciding on the right sterilization method for the appropriate surgical device has become a challenging quest. Increase in minimally invasive surgical procedures and the growth of more resistant microbes require…
Riskiest time for surgery patients is not in the operating room
The deadliest time for many surgery patients isn’t when they’re on the operating table, it’s while they’re recovering in the hospital and after they go home, a new study suggests.…
Mother undergoes chemotherapy, double mastectomy and surgery before being told cancer diagnosis was wrong
Sarah broke down in tears as she retold her traumatising ordeal A mother was left traumatised after undergoing months of chemotherapy and having her breasts removed – only to be…
Twins conjoined by skulls separated after 50 hours of operations
The girls were craniopagus twins, with their skulls and blood vessels fused together. Two-year-old twins who were joined by their skulls and blood vessels have been successfully separated after having…
Surgeons Remove 33 Objects From Man’s Stomach, Including Razor Blades Claire Reid in NEWS
Doctors in India removed a whopping 33 objects, including razor blades and a screwdriver, from a man’s stomach after he complained of having pain in his abdomen, which is understandable.…
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Shoulder Replacement: Recovery, What to Expect, Risks, and More
Shoulder replacement surgery involves removing damaged areas of your shoulder and replacing them with artificial parts. The procedure is performed to relieve pain and improve mobility. You might need a…
LASIK EYE SURGERY; WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
LASIK is the most commonly performed laser eye surgery to treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism. The word “LASIK” is an acronym for “laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.” Like other…
Doctors Learn The Nuts And Bolts Of Robotic Surgery
Across the country, surgeons are learning to use more than just scalpels and forceps. In the past decade, a growing number of medical institutions have invested in the da Vinci…
Botched surgery at new Sydney hospital removes wrong side of cancer patient’s bowel
The NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has ordered an urgent investigation into a Sydney hospital after surgeons removed the wrong body part from a cancer patient last week. The male…
Cleveland Clinic Performs Its First In Utero Fetal Surgery
Amanda Kalan, M.D., (left) and Darrell Cass, M.D., (right) perform in utero spina bifida surgery. Cleveland Clinic has successfully performed its first in utero fetal surgery to repair a spina…
Ahmedabad: Govt hospital nurse cuts baby’s thumb instead of bandage, case registered
The mother said that usually scissors are not used to cut open a baby’s bandage. (Picture for representation: Reuters) A major case of negligence has surfaced from a government hospital…
KNOW YOUR HOSPITAL’S EMERGENCY CODES
North York General Hospital (NYGH) values the safety of its patients, visitors, staff, physicians and volunteers. The Emergency Preparedness Committee is comprised of interdisciplinary staff members with links to external…
Spoons, screwdrivers, steel bar recovered from Indian man’s stomach
(SLBSGMCH) A stomach ache in India is making headlines after doctors were left shocked on recovering objects from a man’s stomach. Doctors at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College…
Jasons International Health Organisation Incorporated calling for surgeons, anaesthesiologists, theatre nurses,dentists, other operating room professionals (Mission Volunteers) in Ireland
Jasons International is a synergy of multinational humanitarian organizations with aims to bringing hope, health and development to rural communities and indigent citizens around the world, optimal medical emergency response…
O-ARM SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM BY MEDTRONIC
For Spine, Orthopaedic Trauma, and Neurological Procedures OVERVIEW The O-armTM system is an intraoperative 2D/3D imaging system that is designed to meet the workflow demands of the surgical environment. It…