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  2. External fixation - Wikipedia

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    External fixation is a surgical treatment wherein Kirschner pins and wires are inserted and affixed into bone and then exit the body to be attached to an external apparatus composed of rings and threaded rods — the Ilizarov apparatus, the Taylor Spatial Frame, and the Octopod External Fixator — which immobilises the damaged limb to facilitate healing. [1]

  3. Computer-assisted surgery - Wikipedia

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    With the advent of computer-assisted surgery, great progresses have been made in general surgery towards minimal invasive approaches. Laparoscopy in abdominal and gynecologic surgery is one of the beneficiaries, allowing surgical robots to perform routine operations, like cholecystectomies, or even hysterectomies.

  4. Image-guided surgery - Wikipedia

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    Image guided surgery systems use cameras, ultrasonic, electromagnetic or a combination of fields to capture and relay the patient's anatomy and the surgeon's precise movements in relation to the patient, to computer monitors in the operating room or to augmented reality headsets (augmented reality surgical navigation technology).

  5. Surgical positions - Wikipedia

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    The most common nerve injuries during surgery occur in the upper and lower extremities. [1] Injuries to the nerves in the arm or shoulder can result in numbness, tingling, and decreased sensory or muscular use of the arm, wrist, or hand. [1] Many operating room injuries could be solved by simply restraining the arms and legs. [1]

  6. Operating theater - Wikipedia

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    Outside the operating room, or sometimes integrated within, is a dedicated scrubbing area that is used by surgeons, anesthetists, ODPs (operating department practitioners), and nurses prior to surgery. An operating room will have a map to enable the terminal cleaner to realign the operating table and equipment to the desired layout during cleaning.

  7. Hybrid operating room - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, it is very important to monitor radiation dose applied in a hybrid operating room both for the patient and the medical staff. [33] There are a few simple measures to protect people in the operating room from scattered radiation, thus lowering their dose. Awareness is one critical issue, otherwise the available protection tools might ...

  8. Virtual Operating Room - Wikipedia

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    The Virtual Operating Room (Virtual OR) was a company based in Tampa, Florida that broadcast live surgical operations over the internet. It was the first company of its kind to create web-based educational video content that was accessible from anywhere in the world, which earned it a Computerworld Smithsonian Award in 1999 for using technology to benefit the world.

  9. Post-anesthesia care unit - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Providers follow a standardized handoff to the medical PACU staff that includes, which medications were given in the operating room suites, how hemodynamics were during the procedures, and what is expected for their recovery. After initial assessment and stabilization, patients are monitored for any potential complications, until the ...