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Equipping your facial plastic clinic for office‐based procedures

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2023
Office‐based procedures can be a fulfilling part of the facial plastic practice with the right tools, personnel, and preparation. Equipping the clinic for office‐based procedures has several unique considerations that ultimately impact its success. It is
Arman Saeedi, Danielle F. Eytan
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Functionality of International Surgical Volunteer Organizations

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundSurgical volunteer organizations have been severely limited during the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic. Our purpose was to identify obstacles to surgical volunteer organizations secondary to COVID-19 and their responses.MethodsForty-one ...
Spencer Lyons, Amy L. Xu, Wesley M. Durand, Shyam Patel, Julius K. Oni, Jacob M. Babu   +5 more
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Tying the Surgical Square Knot

MedEdPORTAL, 2010
Introduction There are two basic techniques for tying the surgical square knot: the one-hand technique and the two-hand technique. The techniques differ in the fingers that they use.
William Brescia, Steven Van Voorst
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Critical shortage of capacity to deliver safe paediatric surgery in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 67 hospitals in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
IntroductionPaediatric surgical care is a significant challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where 42% of the population are children. Building paediatric surgical capacity to meet SSA country needs is a priority.
Jakub Gajewski, Jakub Gajewski, Chiara Pittalis, Eric Borgstein, Leon Bijlmakers, Gerald Mwapasa, Mweene Cheelo, Adinan Juma, Muskan Sardana, Ruairi Brugha   +9 more
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The effect of using automatic mask dispenser on the contamination of surgical masks in the operating room

حیات, 2022
Background & Aim: Hand disinfection methods are not germ-free, and infected hands transmit the infection. One of the personal protective equipment of the operating room is the mask, which will probably be contaminated by the hands when removing the mask.
Pegah Abasian, Aygineh Hayrabedian, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Ahmad Ghadami   +3 more
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Availability, procurement, training, usage, maintenance and complications of electrosurgical units and laparoscopic equipment in 12 African countries

BJS Open, 2020
Background Strategies are needed to increase the availability of surgical equipment in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). This study was undertaken to explore the current availability, procurement, training, usage, maintenance and complications ...
R. M. Oosting, L. S. G. L. Wauben, J. K. Madete, R. S. Groen, J. Dankelman   +4 more
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Impact of Personal Protective Equipment on Surgical Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

, 2020
Background: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 pandemic has exposed surgeons to hazardous working conditions, imposing the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) use during surgery.
Yanez Benitez C., Aranda J., Munoz M., Rangelova E., Ottolino P., Ponchietti L., Yanez C., Ribeiro M., Alexandrino H., Guemes A., Blas J. L., Ramos J. P., Di Saverio S.   +12 more
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Operating table stability and patient safety during an earthquake based on the results of a shaking table experiment

BJA Open
Background: The damage that may be caused to the operating table and patients under general anaesthesia when a large earthquake occurs is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the movement and damage to operating tables and patients under general anaesthesia ...
Takahiko Tsutsumi, Keita Fukuyama, Kazumasa Kishimoto, Yukiko Mori, Osamu Sugiyama, Goshiro Yamamoto, Masahiro Kurata, Ueshima Hiroaki, Kenichi Saito, Tomohiro Kuroda, Shigeru Ohtsuru   +10 more
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Availability of surgical equipment.

, 2019
Availability of surgical equipment.
Emma Svensson (216369), Gustaf Drevin (7542746), Mark G. Shrime (3609239), Didacus B. Namanya (5108897), Peter Kayima (4557349), Rachel R. Yorlets (5108903), Katherine Albutt (3221580)   +6 more
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Latest known achievements in titanium alloys used in bio applications: a general review

International Journal of Pioneering Technology and Engineering
The development of titanium alloys in various medical fields is currently of great interest to researchers, and in this regard, the manufacture of various parts such as hip joints, knee joints, surgical equipment, and dental implants is of great interest.
Amirhossein Banihashemi, Baran Emamgholivand, Shahram Mahboubizadeh, Omid Ashkani   +3 more
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