Results: 123 bariatric surgery procedures were performed from May 2008 to December 2011. All procedures were completed laparoscopically. 27 patients had obstructive sleep apnoea. Out of these18 patients were previously diagnosed to have OSAHS while nine patients with an ESS of more than 11 were referred for a sleep study‚ which confirmed OSAHS. One patient was on sedative medications and was therefore excluded from the study (Figure1). The response rate for the survey was 81%(21/26). The details
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Wrong Site Surgeries Wrong Site Surgeries Wrong site surgeries are very rare‚ but sometimes wrong site surgeries happen. The wrong site surgeries have damaging results for the patient and pose a huge safety problems within the organization. Usually communication breakdown is considered the main cause of wrong site surgeries in the surgical team. The Joint Commission ’s universal protocol of "time out" is a very important and a helpful tool in preventing the wrong site surgeries‚ wrong person
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The Importance of Early Activity after Open Heart Surgery Open heart surgery is one of the most important procedures in today’s time. Some of the more common performed corrective procedures include myocardial revascularization‚ valve repair or replacement‚ repair of congenital or acquired structural abnormalities‚ placement of a mechanical assist device‚ and heart transplantation. The postoperative period is the most critical time when it comes to these patients; it is during this time that the
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2012 Ms. ......... ENC 1101 Tommy John Surgery Snap‚ crackle‚ and pop. Those aren’t the sound of rice crispies in milk; it’s the sound a pitcher hears after tearing his ulnar collateral ligament. This injury used to be career ending but is now almost standard. This has saved countless dreams for many baseball players of not just playing baseball but to have complete function of their right arm. Today‚ sports fans and athletes hear the term Tommy John surgery and don’t flinch. There are currently
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1 Causes of Plastic Surgery Mishaps Jill Ayala Eng 101 May 29‚ 2011 Linda O’Connor 2 Plastic surgery has become an obsession in the United States in the past 10 years. More than 13.1 million procedures were performed in 2010 in the United States‚ up 2% from 2009 (American Society of Plastic Surgeons‚ 2010). Today’s society places a great deal of emphasis on physical appearance and people are striving to change their appearance‚ no matter what the cost. More and more people are
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Today in our technologically advanced world‚ our doctors and surgeons have been introduced to the wonders of robotic surgery. “Since 1921 when Czech playwright Karel Capek introduced the notion and coined the term robot in his play Rossom’s Universal Robots‚ robots have taken on increasingly more importance both in imagination and reality. ‘Robot’‚ taken from the Czech robota‚ meaning forced labor‚ has evolved in meaning from dumb machines that perform menial‚ repetitive tasks to the highly intelligent
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The Chemistry of Cosmetics Cosmetics are an excellent example of how discoveries in chemistry are part of our day-to-day lives. In fact‚ just reading the composition of any common cosmetic can become a chemistry class: water‚ emulsifiers‚ preservatives‚ thickeners‚ pH stabilizers‚ dyes and fragrances‚ combined in different ratios‚ for different purposes. The use of cosmetics – that is‚ chemical compounds to improve our appearance – is not a recent phenomenon. It is said that the Egyptian queen Cleopatra
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What is laser retinal detachment surgery? How does the lasers work? What is retinal detachment? In the early 1970’s‚ laser were first used to treat eye diseases and has since then become the standard practise for formerly untreatable disorders. Even when there is haemorrhaging and leakage in the back of your eye‚ almost always‚ the eye will look and feel normal when suffering from retinal diseases. Therefore‚ the only way to conclude the necessity of laser surgery is to have a careful‚ dilated retinal
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A Life worth Fighting For There are many babies that are born early; many mothers do everything they can to stay pregnant until at least 27 weeks. There are just some things that can ’t be stopped. There are many families that rely on insurance companies to help out with that cost‚ but more and more insurance companies are trying to or are turning down premature babies that are born before 27 weeks. Should insurance companies be able to turn down a premature baby because of the risk of being
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little bit in order to create a free time in-between surgeries to examine and evaluate Mr. Weeks’ shoulder. As Dr. Tehrany expected‚ Mr. Weeks had a Rotator Cuff Tear that required an urgent rotator cuff surgery. Since Mr. Week had already spent a lot of time in a horrible pain‚ Dr. Tehrany recommended to proceed with the rotator cuff surgery as soon as possible. “I felt his pain through the message he sent‚ so we squeezed him in between surgeries just for an evaluation. It turned out he had a HUGE
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