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Initially, it appears to be part of his recovery process, but an x-ray shows that a retractor has been left in his body after the surgery. In 2010, in Arlington, Texas, a 7-year-old baseball star's life is cut short by excessive sweating, headaches, fevers, vomiting, anxiety, violent and uncontrollable seizures, and death from the rare ...
"As We Know It" is the 17th episode of the second season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy and the show's 26th episode overall. Written by series creator Shonda Rhimes and directed by co-executive producer Peter Horton , it originally aired on February 12, 2006, and is the second of a two-part story, following the first ...
Like with any major surgery, a variety of complications may occur during and after an exploratory laparotomy. These include minor problems, such as superficial skin infection or delayed bowel motility , and major problems, such as bleeding, blood clots in the legs or in the lungs , stroke , deep intraabdominal infection which can lead to sepsis ...
The abdomen is inflated with carbon dioxide gas to facilitate visualization and, often, a small video camera is used to show the procedure on a monitor in the operating room. The surgeon manipulates instruments within the abdominal cavity to perform procedures such as cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), the most common laparoscopic procedure ...
Bowel resection may be done as an open surgery, with a long incision in the abdomen. It may also be done laparoscopically or robotically by creating several small incisions in the abdomen through which surgical instruments are inserted. [2] [3] [4] Once the abdomen is accessed by one of these methods the surgery may proceed.
Sam Waterston is saying goodbye to Law & Order. On Friday, ET confirmed that the actor will depart the long-running series after playing District Attorney Jack McCoy for more than 400 episodes.
After 14 seasons, Blue Bloods will air its final episode Friday, Dec. 13. The CBS procedural will draw to a close with its 293rd episode, "End of Line," the 18th episode of the final season.
SmartSponge system, an RFID system to aid doctors in tracking sponges and other surgical items during surgery. There are many different types of tools that have been left behind during a surgery. Common instruments are needles, knife blades, safety pins, scalpels, clamps, scissors, sponges, towels, and electrosurgical adapters.