Surgical Terminology: Suffixes used to indicate Surgical Procedures
What does the surgery name tell you about the procedure? Knowing the meaning of the surgical terminology is a great help for you to understand…
What does the surgery name tell you about the procedure? Knowing the meaning of the surgical terminology is a great help for you to understand…
Intraoperative hypothermia is a common side effect of anaesthesia when patients undergo surgery. Hypothermia is defined when patient core temperature is less than 36ΒΊC .…
Depending on the patient's infection status, there are different types of precautions to be followed: Standard precautions The basic precautions to be taken for any…
If aΒ Jehovah's Witness patient is scheduled for surgery, a "Cell Saver" (Intra-operative Cell Salvage) might be required, as an alternative to the potential need for…
Administer antibiotics BEFORE tourniquet is inflated Antibiotics should be given to the patient at the same time of giving anaesthetic or on earlier stage if…
Knife blades come in various shapes and sizes and they mustΒ be very sharp to serve their purpose. Here are some tips in how to properly…
During surgery, the products produced by the vaporization of tissue using Electric Surgical Unit (ESU) ("diathermy") are called surgical smoke. The inhalation of surgical smoke…
The Surgical Wounds are classified in Classes: Class 1: Clean wounds (non-infected operative wounds, without inflammation) Class 2: Clean/contaminated wounds (wounds involving the respiratory, alimentary,…
π¬π§ Ressuscitation / Defibrillation It can be performed in 3 different ways: Sticking defibrillator pads on the patient's chest Placing external defibrillator paddles on the…
ASA Grading System It classifies the physical status of the patient preoperatively and assess how the patient will tolerate the anaesthesia. ASA 1 - Normal…