Departments: Surgery/Orthopaedics

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05/23/2006

Seeing the light

Derungs Medical Lighting has designed a novel light experience room specifically for MEDICA 2005. …

05/23/2006

Integrated operating theatres

This has resulted in the OT concept named core, a system that networks and controls operating theatre (OT) devices. …

05/23/2006

50% more light but so cool

The new Chromophare D series from Berchthold is “a superior innovation in 21st century surgical lighting technology”. …

05/01/2006

European transplants society says organ supply must increase

The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) - Europe's leading transplant society - has called for the universal backing of new schemes to safely and ethically increase …

05/01/2006

Intra-operative imaging in modern neurosurgery

The brain has few anatomical landmarks. During surgery it is critical that the neurosurgeon knows the exact locality of surgical instruments in relation to important brain …

05/01/2006

Seeking a compatible heart

Transplant surgeons use checklists to establish whether donor and recipient hearts are compatible - almost like people looking for suitable partners. …

05/01/2006

Percutaneous therapy for pelvic fractures

Fractures and disruptions of the pelvic ring are most often unstable, and can therefore jeopardise patients' standing and walking functions. …

05/01/2006

Diseased heart pumps effectively after 10-year rest

UK - Ten years ago a donor heart was transplanted into a 2-year-old patient, suffering cardiomyopathy, to take over the function of her own enlarged and failing heart. However, …

05/01/2006

Intra-operative imaging in modern neurosurgery

The brain has few anatomical landmarks. During surgery it is critical that the neurosurgeon knows the exact locality of surgical instruments in relation to important brain …

05/01/2006

Digital operating theatres

World renowned for audio, video, communications and information technology products used for entertainment as well as business communications, Sony has continued to utilise and …

03/01/2006

Top award for single use laryngoscopes

England - The Thames Gateway Business Awards …

03/01/2006

Telemonitoring remote patients

Telemonitoring can improve survival and increase quality of life in patients with chronically diseases. …

03/01/2006

Mobile patient positioning table with quick-change battery

The bucky table is an inexpensive tool for X-Ray departments. However, due to the increasing use of movable stands, especially combined with digital imaging receptors, further …

03/01/2006

More flexible vital signs monitoring

Maquet's new Cantellus system is a flexible, highly mobile patient-monitoring system designed to provide full control over the patient's vital signs anywhere in a hospital and …

03/01/2006

Reimbursement for bowel endoscopy

Czech Republic -.The Ministry of Health has issued a reimbursement policy for PillCam SB capsule endoscopy, produced by Given Imaging Ltd. …

03/01/2005

Reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation

The requirement for mechanical ventilatory support is the most common indication for admission to an intensive care unit - and up to 50% of the time that a patient receives such …

03/01/2005

Nurse-surgeons

Waiting lists, EU limits on working hours, doctor and nursing staff shortages, how could healthcare providers overcome all those hurdles let alone glimpse the winning post ahead? …

03/01/2005

Centralised control for OT devices

Core is a modular system that interacts with individual operating theatre (OT) devices to bring them under the ontrol of one centralised monitor. …

03/01/2005

Biotechnology for regenerative surgery

Tissue engineering caused a stir at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Germany Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. …

03/01/2005

High-tech air rescue

Germany - The Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM), a portable system that enables beat-to-beat cardiac output assessment at medical emergency locations, has been tested for …

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