Following is an educational excerpt from one of the articles on MNT. For complete article, click link at the bottom. — An endoscopy involves examining the inside of a person’s body using an endoscope. An endoscope is a medical device consisting of a long, thin, flexible (or rigid) tube which has a light and a …
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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(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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The old operating theaters were a room of spectacle, learning, agony, and healing; all combined. The patients would lie down conscious, strapped, and in pain on the operating table (I’m talking the pre-anesthesia era), the doctors would surround the patient leaving just enough space for the students (and observers) to see enough to be able …
