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Summary As a medical resident, investing in the right surgical loupe and LED headlight is a crucial step in ensuring precision, comfort, and long-term health. Loupes can enhance your vision, allowing you to perform procedures with greater accuracy. However, choosing the right pair requires careful consideration of several factors, such as working distance, depth of field, and magnification. For ...
Over the past decade, cloud computing has undergone remarkable expansion. The collective revenue generated by AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft surged from $49 billion in 2018 to an astonishing $206 billion in 2022.[i] Projections from Future Market Insights indicate that the revenue from cloud services is poised to maintain an impressive average annual growth rate of 21%, reaching a staggering ...
Sterile medical packaging plays a vital role in protecting patients from harmful bacteria and viruses. However, many processes can damage the integrity of sterile packaging as products move through the supply chain. Improper sterilization techniques, mishandling during shipping, and other mishaps can degrade packaging and cause loss of sterility. Regulatory agencies require all sterile packaging ...
In the ever-evolving field of surgery, the integration of data and technology has ushered in a new era of surgical training and education, where precision and proficiency are elevated. We recently had the privilege of speaking with Peter Nau, MD, MS, FACS, Clinical Professor of Surgery-Gastrointestinal, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Director of the Digestive Health Center, ...
The following article is a repost of an interview that originally appeared in OR Today “Spotlight On: John W. Cromwell, MD” with Caresyntax customer, John Cromwell, MD, FACS, associate chief medical officer and director of surgical quality and safety at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. ...
Caresyntax interviewed Misti Mattox, Service Line Administrator at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare in Florida. Mattox was one of the early adopters of operating room (OR) data and cohort analysis to gain valuable insights to improve performance. In this blog, Mattox shares five tips for OR managers who want to leverage data to gain important insights into improving efficiency and ...
Caresyntax hosted a roundtable discussion on how digital transformation—specifically the collection of data in the surgical suite—can drive both quality and return on investment (ROI). The participants included a panel of esteemed healthcare professionals in surgery, nursing, investing, sales, healthcare technology, and academics. The following is a summary of the new pathways and ...
Maintaining sterile storage conditions is necessary to protect medical instruments, drugs, surgical implants, and other equipment from contaminants. ARON guidelines on sterilization are straightforward: temperatures should not exceed 72°F (22°C) to 78°F (26°C), relative humidity should not exceed 60%, and airflow should be positive pressure with at least four total air changes per ...
Helping Students Navigate CareersNavigating careers in a complex job market is much more difficult for today’s students than in the past. Their talents are in high demand and they have choices that were not available to their parents or ...
Description of dust removal plan The pharmaceutical factory engaged in the production of traditional Chinese medicine granules will produce a large amount of bran-containing powder at the end of the steam dryer. This kind of dust produces a large amount and has a certain viscosity. Explain the solution to the dust removal of the pharmaceutical factory. Technical Design Notes After on-site ...
Airsafe medical aerosol high-flow suction systemshave been designed in 2020 in response to the need to decrease risk of exposure for healthcare operators. The constant increase of hospital admissions required a further effort to healthcare facilities, for which it is a necessity to put together personal protective equipments (PPE as masks, gloves, visors, scrubs, etc.) already supplied by ...
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AirSafe catalogue 2021 is finally on-line and downloadable. Discover the entire AirSafe line, completed with extractors, plants and filtering systems designed and produced for active protection from potentially infected aerosol in medical contexts. Airsafe not only offers mobile aerosol extractors, but also versions wall- and ceiling-mounted to save floor space and centralized plants to cover ...
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Aiming to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste in surgery Today, Surgical Innovations announces its collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (“CSH”) to support wider efforts in the UK and globally to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste in surgery. This new collaboration with CSH will enable the validation of the Company’s environmental ...
Temperature as well as relative humidity can affect the airborne survival of viruses, bacteria and even fungi. As such, environmental control in hospitals is important because disease transmission from the aerosol or airborne infection is possible. Environmental exposure is a common hazard for organisms and throughout this can pass on from one host to another. Factors such as temperature, ...
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An increasing number of GYN practices are moving certain surgical procedures into their office, including hysteroscopy and cystoscopy. However, the decision to move them from the operating room into the office requires a thorough examination of several key factors. The most challenging of those include the following: Uncertainty surrounding the development and implementation of anesthesia ...
For OB/GYN practices looking at the possibility of providing office-based hysteroscopy procedures, the benefits such a move would offer patients is a primary consideration. However, practices must weigh those against multiple economic factors—including capital outlay and reimbursement. To help practices make a more informed decision, this paper provides an overview of the business case for ...
The challenge The Pierre Oudot Hospital was constructed in 2011 and took up the challenge of building a “full digital” establishment to meet the requirements of a connected and communicating hospital. By implementing the PACS and phasing out radiological films, the hospital has created the conditions for the multimedia environment in the operating room. All the rooms are ...
The VAC dressing was checked and changed on operating theatre days 3, 6, and 10 post- BTM application. VAC dressing was discontinued on day 22 post-BTM application due to fecal and urine soiling and difficulties achieving a good seal. ...
It’s the beginning of a new year, so it’s also time to wrap up 2021 and have a close look into what’s coming up for 2022! 2021 sure came with a mix between fear and expectation, but we’re happy to tell you there’s more more things to be happy than sad about on our end. This one is gonna take a little longer than usual but make sure to read through the whole ...
"In 15years, and across our fleet of more than 500 installed machines, we have had no viral infections," says Eric Lechopier, Director of Software Developmentat ISIS. This is a record that we can proudly announce at a time when cyber attacks are skyrocketing in hospitals. We do not have the solution to these attacks and we cannot guarantee that our customers will not be attacked. What we can do ...