American College of Surgeons Issues Statement on Operating Room Attire supriya kashyap kashyap20 Sept 2016 9:00 AM ISTThe American College of Surgeons (ACS) has finalized a statement on professional attire for surgeons in and out of the operating room (OR). The new...
Cloth caps more effective than disposable caps at preventing contamination in the OT Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTOne of the first studies testing the effectiveness of different operating room (OR) head coverings in preventing airborne contamination has found that...
Cloth caps more effective than disposable caps at preventing contamination in OTs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Dec 2017 7:22 PM ISTSurgeon's skullcaps and bouffant caps evaluated in environmental tests during mock operations, with cloth skullcaps showing minimal airborne...
Infection prevention and control in operating room -- New Guideline Hina Zahid14 Dec 2018 6:45 PM ISTThe Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has released its new Guideline on Infection prevention in the operating room and anaesthesia...
Novel imaging technique brings diagnostic potential into operating room Hina Zahid23 Dec 2018 7:10 PM ISTA team of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers led by Professor Stephen Boppart has successfully visualized the tumour...
Self-wearing of gowns by surgeons reduces contamination chances in OT Hina Zahid6 Jan 2019 7:15 PM ISTSelf-wearing of gowns by surgeons in OT reduces contamination chances, finds the new study.For surgeons getting ready to enter the operating room...
Single use laryngeal mask safe alternative for children undergoing adenotonsillectomy Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Aug 2019 8:55 AM ISTDelhi: A single-use laryngeal mask is safe alternative airway device for children undergoing adenotonsillectomy, suggests a recent study. The mask...
First successful removal of cactus spines in a patient: A Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Aug 2019 6:00 PM ISTUSA: Doctors at Akron City Hospital report the first successful removal of cactus spines (stuck on a patient) by using several pairs of adhesive OR...
Post-Operative recovery period most risky in Noncardiac Surgery Hina Zahid30 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTNearly all deaths related to noncardiac surgery occur after the procedure rather than during it, according to a large international study in the...
