Surgery Articles
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Top 10 Questions and Answers About LED Headlights
Summary When making a purchase, particularly one that can have a positive impact on your health and well-being, it’s only natural to have questions. To assist you in making informed decisions, we’ve compiled a list of 10 questions and our responses. However, we understand that each person’s needs and concerns are unique. If you find yourself with additional questions that ...
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Designing Sustainable and Resilient Surgical Suites for the Future
Highlights from the Economist Impact Events panel discussion Bjoern von Siemens, Caresyntax Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer, recently joined a panel discussion hosted by the Economist. This blog highlights his thoughts on designing sustainable and resilient surgical suites for the ...
By Caresyntax
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Wound Care Nurse Teaching:DOs and DON'Ts for Wounds Healing
Introduction Nursing the wounds is something we all need to think about, whether it's dealing with a little cut from a DIY project at home, a tumble outdoors, or a surgical procedure. And as the body get age, the skin wounds become more frequent. It's time to understand the advantage wound care for for optimal healing. This article offersexpert-approved advice to help you manage different types ...
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Speeding Up Healthcare Innovation Leveraging Cloud Technology
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 ...
By Caresyntax
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Exploring the Intricate Link Between Bile Acids and Disease
Bile acids are synthesized in the liver from cholesterol as a raw material. As a natural "emulsifier", they can promote the dissolution, digestion and absorption of fats, fat-soluble vitamins, etc. Meanwhile, as an important signaling molecule, bile acids can activate the relevant receptors to maintain the homeostasis of hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism, and interact with gut bacteria to ...
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Data-Driven Surgical Education: A Conversation with Dr. Peter Nau
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, ...
By Caresyntax
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OR Today Spotlight on John W. Cromwell MD
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. ...
By Caresyntax
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What is Stainless Steel Casting?
Stainless steel casting is a high-strength and corrosion-resistant metal product manufactured by injecting molten stainless steel into carefully designed molds. Due to its excellent mechanical properties, stainless steel castings are widely used in industries such as aerospace, automotive manufacturing, chemical, and energy. These castings exhibit exceptional wear resistance, corrosion ...
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Breakthrough Innovations in Bipolar Hip Prosthesis: Improving Mobility and Stability
Hip replacement surgery has been a life-changing procedure for individuals grappling with debilitating hip conditions like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or hip fractures. Over the years, continuous strides in medical technology have ushered in substantial enhancements in hip prostheses, offering patients the prospect of regaining mobility, alleviating pain, and improving their overall ...
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FDA Approved Peptide Drugs in the First Half of 2023
The FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) regulatory approval of a total of 26 NME (New Molecular Entity) drugs in the first half of 2023. It is worth noting that the 26 drugs approved include 4 peptide drugs, accounting for 15% of the total. In the past 2022, the FDA has approved only three peptide drugs: Tirzepatide, Lutetium 177Lu Vipivotide Tetraxetan and Terlipressin, of which ...
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5 Tips for Unlocking Potential & Reducing Chaos in Your OR - draft
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 ...
By Caresyntax
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Alkaloids: Nature's Chemical Wonders
In the realm of organic chemistry, one class of compounds has captured the scientific community's attention for decades - alkaloids. These naturally occurring compounds are known for their diverse chemical structures and profound biological activities. Many alkaloids have been discovered and studied extensively over the years, with more than 20,000 known alkaloids identified to date. Alkaloids ...
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IPEG 2023: Setting a Foundation for Healthcare Transformation
I recently had the pleasure of attending the IPEG annual meeting in Sorrento, Italy. The collegiality of the surgeons attending the conference was fantastic, and the views of Sorrento and the Island of Capri were stunning. With smaller accessible markets (due to smaller patient volumes and higher incidence of rare disease), specialty areas like pediatrics have been overlooked and under-addressed ...
By Caresyntax
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MedTech Round Table: The ROI of Surgical Digital Transformation
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 ...
By Caresyntax
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Surgical Video Data Privacy, Misconceptions & the Benefits of PSO
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, ...
By Caresyntax
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Design and characterization of A 10 cm annular Array Transducer for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Applications
Abstract A large transducer to generate high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for surgery via tissue ablation is described. Designed to address the need for therapeutic applications into deep tissue, the device operates at 1.25 MHz. In order to increase focus-to-entrance intensity ratios, the design was optimized to have a natural focal distance of 10 cm at fA.0. Variable focus is achieved by ...
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Sterilizing Medical Devices Using Ethylene Oxide
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48.3 million procedures were performed at hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in the United States in 2010. Healthcare providers and patient advocates understand that infection prevention requires meticulous sanitation and sterilization of all facilities, equipment, and instruments used in surgery settings. According to the World ...
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To patent or not to patent…pragmatic thoughts for surgeons
Many surgeons get great ideas about new medical devices as they solve problems in healthcare. JUNE MEDICAL Founder and Owner Angela Spang have been advising surgeons, entrepreneurs and business owners on device strategy for a long time, and have summarised her thoughts on the great question on IF AND WHEN TO PATENT the innovation. Here is a short overview: Decide if You Need a Patent Decide ...
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Powering Up Peptide Discovery with AI
Nuritas has recently published the results of two clinical studies on their next-generation ingredient PeptiStong™. Identified within fava beans, with self-affirmed GRAS and Health Canada approval, Peptistrong™ contains cell-signalling peptides which, when compared against milk proteins, were found to improve the rate of muscle protein synthesis during recovery. In this New Protein ...
By Nuritas Ltd.
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Stroke Diagnostic and Therapeutic Market Size is Witnessing to Grow at a CAGR of 8.1% from 2023 to 2032
The global stroke diagnostic and therapeutic market size was estimated to be US$ 36.90 Billion in 2022 and is geared to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% between 2023 to 2032.Global research report named Stroke Diagnostic and Therapeutic market was recently published by insightSLICE to provide guidance for the business. The new research study on Stroke Diagnostic and Therapeutic market highlights on the ...
By insightSLICE
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