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A recent study led by Decan Jiang and colleagues from RWTH Aachen and Heidelberg University Hospitals in Germany has shed light on how porcine models are helping surgical training—particularly in the complex field of kidney transplantation. Pigs are anatomically and physiologically close to humans, making them ideal candidates for surgical training. Practicing renal ...
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 ...
In recent years, there has been a growing trend of using video technology in surgical procedures to enhance precision, communication, and training. While the benefits of video in surgery are many, there are also concerns regarding the legal risks that may arise from its use. Medical professionals fear that video footage of a surgery could potentially be used against them in legal proceedings, ...
The BEAR Implant rehabilitation program is designed to protect your ACL during the healing process while helping you meet important rehabilitation goals. The BEAR Implant has been used in humans for more than eight years. Clinical studies have shown that patients who follow the recommended rehabilitation program are more likely to successfully return to their prior activities. Wearing your ...
The BEAR Implant is designed to help your body restore your own ACL. Following the procedure, your body will be working hard to heal your own ACL tissue. During this time, your new ACL is delicate. Following the rehabilitation program that has been carefully designed for the BEAR Implant will help protect your ACL during the healing process while enabling you to meet important rehabilitation ...
At FINCA Ventures, we look for entrepreneurs leveraging market-based solutions to create large-scale, lasting social impact. In this series, “Meet the Entrepreneur,” we’ll be taking you into the minds of the intrepid leaders at our portfolio companies who boldly venture into markets in need of positive disruption. Globally, there is a shortage of over 100M units of donor blood ...
Lower costs, more security, easier handling and optimal CO 2 balance: With the BlueLavage® rinsing and suction system, UTK Solution GmbH has succeeded in adapting a proven surgical technology to modern clinical processes. The heart of the innovation is the reusable charging and energy unit, which completely avoids electronic waste and whose optimized energy transmission ensures smoother and ...
Michael Cancilla visits Port-au-Prince with TBE to represent Arbutus Medical and help build surgical capacity and expand access to safe ...
Medical gloves are gloves used for medical protection to prevent cross infection between doctors and patients and protect doctors' hands from injury. Medical gloves are made of natural latex, which is highly fit to the skin of the hand and provides superior comfort. Latex, nitrile, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride and other materials can be used to make medical gloves, among which nitrile gloves ...
Objective: To reduce exposure to hyperoxia and its associated morbidities in preterm neonates. Study design: A multidisciplinary group was established to evaluate oxygen exposure in our neonatal intensive care unit. Infants were assigned target saturation ranges and signal extraction technology implemented to temporally quantify achievement of these ranges. The outcomes bronchopulmonary ...
The addition of continuous cardiac output monitoring provides advanced hemodynamic data that helps the anesthesia and surgical teams manage the patient throughout this high-risk procedure. Case Presentation A 58-year-old male with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and prostate cancer was admitted for a video-assisted thoracoscopic ...
A dermal substitute offered benefits in this case. The nature of the injury (traumatic abrasion from the road) caused concern for maintaining a healthy wound bed. ...
Armen Bakirtzian (AB): So, Dr. Kreuzer, 2,000 cases with Intellijoint. Firstly, a heartfelt congratulations and thank you from our entire team at Intellijoint - it's a really exciting milestone to share with you. ...
Training and technical support in the OR are still problematic Regardless of the quality of training they had, surgeons are expected to take up to 100 cases to become proficient in using surgical robots. Some tech-savvy users may become confident in using the devices after just 20 cases when proper enabling technology is in place. ...
The robot arms move above the patient’s stomach as if guided by an invisible hand. Monitors on each side of the operating table show an oversized, 3-D image of the stomach’s interior. Two meters (about six feet) away, Dr. Markus Mille sits fully absorbed at the control ...
Background Michael Cancilla had the opportunity to represent Arbutus Medical at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with Team Broken Earth (TBE) as a part of their global surgery outreach. Team Broken Earth sends several volunteer medical teams from different Canadian cities to partner hospitals situated in Haiti, Bangladesh, ...
Arbutus Medical has developed and patented a radically affordable orthopedic drilling kit to combat rising healthcare costs and improve access to safe surgical power tools around the world. In September 2019, the kit was implemented at a leading trauma center in the United States for use in damage control ...
How to Achieve Good Indoor Air Quality in Operating Rooms There are two primary objectives in achieving acceptable air quality in the operating room: (1) control of anesthetic gases for the benefit of operating room staff, and (2) infection control for the benefit of the patient. Control of Anesthetic Gases Supply and scavenging systems, as well as general ventilation in Operating Rooms and ...
One of the important issues of human resources management in healthcare system is to select green teams aiming at improving environmental management practices. This paper proposes a new general model for green team selection integrating sustainability criteria. The aim is to use case-based reasoning (CBR) systems with analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in team selection process. We test the ...
AbstractThe ventilation system of an operating theatre (OT) in a hospital needs to provide a comfortable and healthy surgical environment, particularly to minimise the risk of airborne infection. Engineering standards are available to outline specialised ventilation design and installation requirements based on knowledge accumulated from quality research and day-to-day practices. In this paper, ...