Medicine

Should Surgeons Warm Up Before Performing Surgery? New Study Investigates

Following is an excerpt from Medical News Today. Read complete article on the link at the bottom. — Basketball players, baseball pitchers, and athletes warm up before they perform, and now researchers in the US are investigating whether surgeons should do the same to ensure they are better prepared for when they have to perform. …

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Surgery Simulations

(Shared via Surgery simulators give residents a hand in building skills – Chicago Tribune. January 26, 2011|By Peter Cameron, Special to the Tribune) Most patients facing an operation would of course prefer an experienced surgeon over one just learning the procedure. But how, then, does a surgical student get the thousands of hours of practice necessary to …

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Game: Identify Surgical Instruments (Part 2)

If you missed our first post regarding the online game/learning experience of identifying surgical instruments, don’t sweat…you can check out the link here. But, if you have already mastered those instruments and are thirsting for more knowledge, well, its your lucky day. Part 2* of the game is now available. Launch Game: Identifying Surgical Instruments (Part …

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Muslim Medical Inventions in the Golden Age

Invention of Surgical instruments A wide variety of surgical instruments and techniques were invented in the Muslim world, as well as the refinement of earlier instruments and techniques. The following instruments are known to have been invented by Muslim surgeons: Hollow hypodermic needle and injection syringe by Ammar ibn Ali al-Mawsili (c. 1000). Over 200 …

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What is laparoscopic surgery?

Frigz manufacturers a complete range of laparoscopic instruments (both; general & electrosurgical). But what are they used for and what is laparoscopic surgery anyways? Following is an informative overview of the topic taken from  What is laparoscopic surgery?. What is laparoscopic surgery? Laparoscopic surgery also referred to as minimally invasive surgery describes the performance of surgical …

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