The Anesthesia Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Is robot surgery a miraculous futuristic device that advances surgery to a higher plain? Or is it an expensive gadget for hospitals and surgeons to market and attract potential patients? Assistant surgeon(s) and techs stand at the patient’s side, watch the surgery on video screens, and assist during the operation.

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Surgery Incision Post-Anesthesia General Anesthesia 52

The Anesthesia Consultant

JUNE 6, 2025

Who is the Captain of the Ship in the operating room, the surgeon or the anesthesiologist? The Captain of the Ship doctrine was a 20 th century legal doctrine which held that, in an operating room, the surgeon was “liable for all actions conducted in the course of the operation.”

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Operating Room Operation Post-Anesthesia Vital Signs 61

Trocar Supplies

MAY 3, 2023

Hospitals found that they needed 3.4 Mortalities are rare, but one study found that patients with infections from surgical wounds are 2.2 times more likely to die than patients who do not have infections from surgical wounds. The reprocessing of surgical instruments begins with cleaning. Impingement.

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Surgical Instruments Sterile Surgical Device Surgical Tools 52