Recent publication of the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project supports established guidelines for prophylactic antibiotics within one hour prior to surgical incision, yet timeliness is not regularly achieved" (Backster, Teo, Swift, Polk, & Harken, 2007). Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major component to patient injury, mortality, and health care costs. ... Several studies have shown that administering prophylactic antibiotics immediately before the surgical incision has been made significantly decreases the incidence of postoperative SSIs in surgical procedures (White & Schn...

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Alexander's prologue describing the importance of all team members being vigilant during operating procedures, describing in detail, even in 1949, nurses, surgeons, surgical processing technicians and orderlies pay attention to detail. ... Surgical site infections for the patient are costly. ... Surgical infections can be devastating for patients. ... Equipment needed for surgical procedures are complex machines. ... The machine used was not checked prior to the procedure starting and malfunctions. ...

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It was mid-way through the procedure where the complications began. ... The rest of the procedure went without any further interruptions and no-one else made any amendments to the mock-up kit. ... Safety in the perioperative environment is a vast subject to cover and incorporates many differing procedures, staffing skills, positioning, equipment etc. the list is extensive. ... Surgical smoke is generated when a hot surgical device such as this or laser is used to cut, coagulate, vaporise or ablate tissue. ... Health & Safety Executive (HSE) (2012) explains that there is no specific legal requi...

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Persons seeking employment in this area must also have good vision for detail and must be able to endure long hours of standing, as surgical procedures can be as long as 10 hours. ... At this time they must feel confident enough in the procedure assigned and performed, and in some cases, realize that a patient dying may not be their fault. ... The main duty of a General Surgeon is to be able to perform the necessary surgical procedures on patients when necessary. ... Pediatric surgeons deal primarily with delicate surgical procedures performed on children. ... Each surgical area is of equa...

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Adamson, goes on to explain that more than 25 million surgical procedures goes on every year. The author says "the anesthesia you receive depends on your condition and the procedure you"re undergoing." ...

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Citizens suffered a great deal of economic burden due to not being able to pay for surgical procedures and hospital stay in the United States. ... " (2) On the other hand, I think determined United States citizens will travel in other countries for medical treatment and procedures. ... According to Marlowe and Sullivan (2007), "a very limited number of employers now promote the option of surgical treatment overseas for certain major procedures as part of their standard medical plan, healthcare cost savings for both the plan sponsor and the employee are the main objective in offshore...

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Innovative medical procedures, treatments, and cures for numerous illnesses have been discovered as a result of constant advancements in technology. ... It is very obvious that surgical survival rates are much higher now than they have ever been. ... Other examples of innovative medical procedures are: laser eye surgery, muscle and joint surgery and reconstructive surgery. ... Researchers are constantly searching for treatments and procedures for illnesses that do not have cures. ...

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These documents prove that the Egyptians had a significant understanding of medical practices and show "records of over eight hundred medical procedures and remedies making use of over six hundred drugs and a vast array of surgical tools" (http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/ancientegyptianmedicine.htm). ... The two other famous and elaborate papyri focus more on surgical cases and internal medical treatments. ... In the records it discusses over 48 surgical cases of wounds of the head, neck, shoulders, breast and chest. ... This papyri is chiefly an internal medicine guide with refrences to d...

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Attempts to treat mental illness date back to as early as 5000 BCE as evidenced by the early discovery of surgically altered skulls by early Christians. ... It was definitely not a sterile procedure, as sterile technique was not implemented until the early 19th century. ... Some of the people who underwent this stone aged procedure survived, but most perished from infection due to lack of sterile instruments. ...

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Have you ever felt scared of what life will be like after graduating from high school? If you will even be able to graduate from high school? Do you ever think about yourself and if you're actually capable of making an impact in society? Well there is someone who did not think about what it would t...

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This lead to fairly gruesome procedures. ... The lack of anesthesia made the procedure extremely horrific. ... The procedure was very simple. ... Undoubtedly, the ideology and procedures used to treat an army were extremely gruesome, yet the surgeons showed fairly decent survival rates which was the ultimate goal. ... This is proven by the importance of herbal home remedies for a family to the uneducated, self-proclaimed surgeons and traditional ideologies to the gruesome surgical procedures on the battlegrounds. ...

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This lead to fairly gruesome procedures. ... The lack of anesthesia made the procedure extremely horrific. ... The procedure was very simple. ... Undoubtedly, the ideology and procedures used to treat an army were extremely gruesome, yet the surgeons showed fairly decent survival rates which was the ultimate goal. ... This is proven by the importance of herbal home remedies for a family to the uneducated, self-proclaimed surgeons and traditional ideologies to the gruesome surgical procedures on the battlegrounds. ...

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The same tests are performed on every medical procedure that is introduced to surgeons. ... They are burnt, scalded, poisoned and starved, given electric shocks and addicted to drugs, they are subjected to near freezing temperatures, reared in total darkness from birth and deliberately inflicted with disease like arthritis, cancer, diabetes, oral infections, stomach ulcers, syphilis, herpes and AIDS, (Sharpe, 13) they also have there eyes surgically removed, their brains damaged and the bones broken. ...

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Hospital concerns include issues such as the scheduling of elective procedures and supply issues with manufactures. Elective procedures are medical procedures that are non-emergency and can, if necessary, be postponed. ... Some facilities may choose to avoid elective procedures for a week or even a month to ensure the date rolls over and the equipment is still functioning properly. ...

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Afterwards, I secured a position at Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center, my local hospital, as a volunteer in the Medical/Surgical department. Slightly unsatisfied that I could not actually examine surgeries from a safe distance, serve as an aid in an actual surgery, or partake in any serious medical procedure, I did the best I could to gather knowledge while performing my meager job of passing out refreshments and providing fresh linens to patients in the hospital rooms. ...

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The informed consent allows patients the right to have that doctor or surgeon explain the procedure they are going to undergo. They are informed of the desired outcome, the possible consequences of not having a procedure done, the possible adverse reactions to the procedure, what to expect and are given the chance to ask questions to ensure their understanding. ... The patient, the doctor and a witness sign the consent form before the procedure is performed. ... When people are put on respirators and surgically implanted feeding tubes a great deal of care is needed. ... From a religious aspect...

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This also includes visits to an ambulatory surgical center or any hospital outpatient facility, this too must be documented. ... In 1966 the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System or CPT was standardized by the American Medical Association and are updated annually. ...

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Chaoulli, passing Bill 33 in December 2006, to lift the ban on private health insurance for three publicly insured surgical procedures- total hip replacement, knee replacement, and cataract removal (Sampath & Wilson, 2012). ...

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During the Elizabethan Era, the Bubonic plague, Typhus, Malaria, Syphilis, and Smallpox, were some very new and extremely dangerous diseases to the people in Europe. These diseases resulted in many deaths and injuries. They needed to slow down or cure these diseases before they wiped out England. So...

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Historical events and individuals play a significant role in how the future is shaped. The ones that have the most impact are the ones that can still be applied to the present. In the present day, many events and individuals will be remembered, such as the 9/11 tragedy, Boston Marathon bombing and t...

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In other words, the medical decision making process is subject to procedures established by the HMO's. ... However when needless tests and procedures are done the treatment will cost more. ... By eliminating useless procedures, lower cost can be maintained. To determine which procedures are useless, scientists would need to perform ongoing studies of patients that fall under their investigative categories. ... Nor would the HMO pay for the bandages needed to treat the man's infected surgical wound. ...

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Alternative Medicine Throughout recorded history, people of various cultures have relied on what Western medical practitioners today call alternative medicine. The term alternative medicine covers a broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies. It generally describes those treatments and health care practices that are outside mainstream Western health care. People use these treatments and therapies in a variety of ways. Alternative therapies used alone are often referred to as alternative; when used in combination with other alternative therapies, or in addition to co...

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As nursing students, graduating nursing students, nurses, and other medical professional or even regular everyday people, communication is vitally important in ensuring the successful establishment and nurturing of relationships between individuals. Ineffective communication can lead to the degrada...

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Introduction Around the globe, the advent of large-scale technology implementation in health care has begun. The terms telemedicine and telehealth are spreading across the globe as fast as the satellite communications systems can transmit them. Telemedicine has reached around the world and has he...

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