Introduction Background The gap between the current and desired states of healthcare has been increasingly well established. There are a number of sobering statistics offered to illustrate that healthcare delivery falls short of proposed standards. Providing adequate (much less exceptional)…
It is no doubt that perioperative harm is frequent. Surgery has been identified as the source of many unavoidable medical errors and deaths. However, recent studies have proved that many of these adverse events are preventable. , The success of…
What is human error? Human error is inescapable simply because we are human. Human error is an act that is not intended, may happen at random, and may not be fully preventable. Some words that may be used to describe…
Goals/Objectives Indications Techniques Complications Tracheostomy Melanie W. Seybt Lana L. Jackson David J. Terris From Cameron JL, Cameron AM: Current Surgical Therapy, 10th edition (Mosby 2011) Overview Reports of tracheostomy date as far back as the fifteenth century; however, it was Chevalier Jackson…
Goals/Objectives Anatomy Indications Technique Office-Based Procedures: Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of a Mass in the Head and Neck Robert L. Ferris From Myers EN: Operative Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2nd Edition (Saunders 2008) Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has become a standard…
Goals/Objectives Basic Principles Anatomy Physiologic Considerations Technical Considerations Post-Operative Care Skin Graft Saja S. Scherer-Pietramaggiori Giorgio Pietramaggiori Dennis P. Orgill From Neligan PC, et al: Plastic Surgery, 3rd edition (Saunders 2012) Skin Appendages and Functional Structures Hair follicles, sweat glands, and dermal nerves can…
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Goals/Objectives Indications Anatomic considerations Technical considerations Inguinal Hernias and Hydroceles Charles L. Snyder From Holcomb GW, Murphy JP: Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery 5th edition (Saunders 2010) Inguinal hernia repairs are one of the most common operations performed by pediatric surgeons, and consultations…
Goals/Objectives Indications for chest tube Anatomic landmarks Care of chest tubes Perioperative Care of the Thoracic Surgical Patient Elisabeth U. Dexter From Selke F: Sabiston & Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 8th edition (Saunders 2010) Wound Care Incision care is usually…
Goals/Objectives Indications Techniques Complications Indwelling Access Devices Franklin W Huang Janet L. Abrahm From Hoffman R, et al: Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice, 6th edition (Churchill Livingstone 2013) Indications for Removal Debate continues over cost-effectiveness and salvage rates for catheters once a catheter-related…