1. Summary of article a) Aim of the investigation Research suggests that the effectiveness of anti-bacterial hand washing agents is strongly influenced by hand washing techniques. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of hand-washing by hospital employees, and to determine if this could be improved by means of an educational intervention. b) Summary of method Within the orthopedics department fifty-five staff members were requested to wash their hands as they
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General Surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland (depending on the availability of head and neck surgery specialists). They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, and hernias. Services Offered : Trauma surgery – Often they are the first port of call to critically ill or gravely injured patients, and must perform a variety
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Robotic Surgery To Stay Or Not Too Stay The use of surgical robots has increased greatly and is continuing to grow. Although these robots are already being used they have advantages as well as disadvantages. Surgical robots are only going to improve the outcomes for the patients, surgeons, and hospitals and will keep improving as time goes on, overcoming the disadvantages that are seen today. Many different types of robots are being used to carry out surgical procedures such as the Endowrist
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Research Article Critique: Are postoperative dressings necessary? Barbara A Body Grand Canyon University Research Critique Introduction Since 2008, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) no longer pay the full cost of care if certain hospital acquired conditions (HAC) are coded as a secondary diagnosis. Surgical site infection (SSI) is classified as a HAC and considered a preventable condition. For an eligible patient with a SSI coded as a secondary diagnosis, the hospital
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are femoral, umbilical, incisional, hiatal, sports, and congenital diaphragmatic. Symptoms of a hernia may include pain or discomfort and localized swelling on the abdomen or in the groin area. If a hernia is found the usual treatment is surgery. Most common surgery is laparoscopic. What is a hernia? Why do we get them? What are symptoms caused by hernias? Who is more likely to get a hernia? How to help prevent from getting a one? These are all questions many people have. A hernia is any condition
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The Shouldice Hospital was created by Dr. Edward Earle Shouldice who is the inventor of the Shouldice method which is a hernia surgery designed to reduce recovery time and improve surgical results. The method was in response to men who couldn’t enlist in the military due to complications and it would quickly restore their physical fitness for military training. Due to high demand and scarce hospital space, Dr. Shouldice decided to open up his own hospital specializing in his unique hernia repair
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to ensure the correct leg was to be amputated. There have been other cases like this that have happened in the past and procedures were created so this type of mistake would not happen again. Such procedures are taking a time out right before surgery is to happen. All staff in the operating room is to stop and take a time out, making sure the correct patient is in the operating room and the
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UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Negligence Paper Amputation Mishap Varana Stampley 8/20/2012 The courts have had difficulty defining the difference between ordinarily and gross negligence: but differences are recognized. `Negligence is the failure or alleged failure on the part of a physician or other healthcare provider to perform a procedure or act in a similar situation as a prudent person would, or would not do in that situation., such as exercised by other reputable physicians
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job inside and out. If I have a medical question, she is always the first person I think of to ask. I interviewed D.C., a surgery licensed nurse who works at Arizona Medical Group in the Out Patient Dept. She has been with this clinic for the past five years and has no plans on leaving anytime soon. This clinic performs out-patient “elective” procedures such as colon surgery, hernia repair, gallbladder removal, mastectomies and other breast procedures. They also do vascular procedures to improve
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Dinah Gibson 8/29/11 6th period When people hear the word neurosurgery, the first thought that pops into their head is brain surgery. Indeed, neurosurgeons perform brain surgery, however they are also involved in operating on other parts of the nervous system. The brain is an integral and marvelous part of a human's personality and being. Neurosurgeons are more than just brain surgeons. They are well trained to help patients with head and spine trauma, cerebrovascular disorders,
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