Shirodkar Cerclage Procedure
SHIRODKAR (Cerclage for Incompetent OS) Definition The placement of an encircling “tape” ligature at the level of the internal cervical os to maintain the integrity of the cervical canal. Discussion...
SHIRODKAR (Cerclage for Incompetent OS) Definition The placement of an encircling “tape” ligature at the level of the internal cervical os to maintain the integrity of the cervical canal. Discussion...
Overview Organ donation is the removal of healthy tissues and organs of the human body from an individual. This person or donor can be those who have recently died or...
ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER Advance Nurse Practitioners are nurses who hold the title of team leader, resource clinical nurse, nurse clinician, clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner. These personnel are capable...
Billroth Surgery is a partial resection of the stomach with anastomosis to the duodenum (Billroth I) or to the jejunum (Billroth II). It is a standard treatment for ulcer disease,...
Definition Despite the most careful precaution of medical personnel, medico-legal accidents still occur. In all cases of accidents nurses caring for the client during the time of incident and those...
Operating Room Team Patients undergoing surgery will be taken care of the operating room team. Safety and privacy of patients in the OR is safeguarded by the operating room team...
Operating Room Team When a patient is about to undergo a surgical procedure direct patient care will be pass on to the operating room personnel. The operating room (OR) team...
Definition Blalock-Taussig operation (also called Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt) is a palliative surgical procedure used in cyanotic heart defects. More specifically it is used for the palliative repair of blue babies or...
Principle Number 10: Sterile persons keep in contact with sterile areas to minimum. Inside the operating room or within a sterile field the following are strictly observed: Sterile persons avoid...
Principle Number 6: Edges of anything that encloses sterile contents are considered unsterile Sterile supplies are packed. In opening sterile packages, the area within 1 inch from the edges is...