robotic Surgery LAS432 course project Group B DeVry University October 19‚ 2014 Table of Contents Abstract 5 Introduction 6 Computer-Assisted Robotic surgery systems (Rex Camposagrado) 6 Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery 6 The need for robotic surgery 9 Advantages of robotic surgery compared to traditional methods 10 Types of robotic surgery procedures 12 Abdominal surgery‚ colon‚ and rectal surgery 12 Cardiovascular
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Discharge Criteria in Day Surgery The continuing increase in day surgery procedures has led to a number of issues‚ as nurses are challenged to provide the best possible care within a short time frame as well as to minimize the length of hospital stay. Utilizing the evidence from the literature‚ I am focusing especially on factors that lead to a delay in discharge and the introduction of guidelines to overcome the issue. I presently work the day surgery unit of a new hospital and
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Types of Pancreas Surgery Whether you have cysts‚ lesions‚ or tumors related to your pancreas‚ the type of pancreatic surgery that you will need will depend on where they are located. After a thorough analyst of your individual situation‚ your Glendora General Surgeon will determine the method of operation‚ open or laparoscopic‚ and the type of surgery‚ Distal Pancreatectomy‚ Total Pancreatectomy‚ or Whipple‚ which will best fit your needs. The surgeon will inform you on what to expect before
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Would you ever have a surgery that gives you artificial intelligence like in the book “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes? In the Science Fiction book “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes the main character Charlie had an I.Q of 68. Charlie got artificial intelligence and it made his I.Q increased to 204. It was an awful idea for Charlie to have the A.I surgery. The surgery made Charlie I.Q decrees to 68. After the operation‚ Charlie began to go through a regression. Before the operation he
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Diet and Exercise Vs. Surgery Obesity has become an epidemic not only in America but also all over the world‚ and many times people are taking the easy way out with costly surgery over natural weight loss of diet and exercise. A person is considered obese when he or she has a body mass index of at least 30 or has developed a medical condition from being obese and in the United States obesity affects 149.3 million people every year. Losing weight for anyone can be difficult and there
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to have appendicitis‚ and you need to get your appendix taken out. Fortunately it’s not ruptured‚ but we don’t want to take any chances so you’re having surgery sometime today.” I was (to be expected) in shock. I had never had surgery before‚ or been under anesthesia‚ so I was very nervous and scared. The surgeon said that they would do the surgery as soon as they had an opening. The only thing she could tell me is that it could be in the next hour‚ or I could be having it at midnight‚ so we didn’t
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controversial; plastic surgery has the capability to change lives of various individuals from diverse socioeconomic levels. Plastic surgery covers a broad spectrum of services which are included in reconstructive surgery‚ as well as‚ the popular aesthetic appeal of cosmetic surgery. Plastic surgery affects society both physically‚ psychologically‚ and emotionally. From Operation Smile to botox‚ accident victims to breast augmentation‚ and Little Baby Face Foundation to facelifts; plastic surgery can give hope
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first man needed open heart surgery immediately for a blood clot‚ while the second man’s health was in perfect condition. The doctor took a moment to speak with each of the men separately. When she informed the first man that he needed to go the operating room for open heart surgery‚ he did not question it much because he experienced heart pains recently. Before the man was escorted to his operating room‚ the doctor informed the second man that he too needed open heart surgery. He was startled! He thought
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Preventing Mistakes in Surgery Preventing mistakes in surgery is one of the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) of 2015. Wrong-site surgery has affected hundreds of patients every year. According to Knight and Aucar (2010)‚ wrong-site surgery is defined as “any surgery that involves the wrong person‚ organ‚ limb‚ or side”. Wrong-site surgery can occur in numerous procedures including urologic‚ neurosurgical‚ and orthopedic‚ with orthopedic procedures having the most wrong-site surgeries performed. The
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Incorporating Robots into Surgery: Ethical Considerations on Jobs Introduction In his political cartoon “Frugal and Regression” Ed Fisher depicts a robot taking a job slip before a man who says “So it’s finally happened?.” This political cartoon depicts one of the greatest ethical dilemmas. When incorporating robots into surgical procedures‚ a vast amount of surgeons will lose or be forced to alter their jobs. Although that may be true‚ incorporating robots into surgical procedures will
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