Blood Storage Duration & Adverse Outcomes
March 25, 2010 5:40 am | CommentsCleveland Clinic physicians conducted the largest blood storage duration study to date which found that heart surgery patients that received transfusions with blood that has been stored more than 14 days may experience more complications.
Atlanta Surgical Team Saves Lives In Haiti
March 18, 2010 7:14 am | CommentsDr. Alan Larsen, Dr. Maurice Goins and nurses Sonya, Chato and Eleanor spent a week performing numerous operations on earthquake victims in Haiti.
Robotic Hysterectomy
March 18, 2010 7:08 am | CommentsDr Herbert Gretz presents Robotic Surgery Series. Tools and Techniques: Left Pelvic Sidewall and Bladder Flap. Monopolar and Bipolar electrosurgery.
Hand Hygiene Video Contest Winner
March 18, 2010 7:06 am | Comments3M and AORN announced Billings Clinic as the winner for the "It's In Your Hands" Video Contest at the AORN Annual Congress in Denver, Colo.
Positioning With The Montgomery Knee Board
March 11, 2010 4:39 am | CommentsDesigned by Thomas J. Montgomery, MD for use in his practice, the Montgomery Knee Board is a well-leg holder for use in arthroscopic knee surgery. It is used for positioning of the non-operative leg. Consisting of a piece of flat, 1/2 inch polyethylene with rounded edges, the Montgomery Knee Board is intended for use with a foam pad in order to safely and comfortably immobilize the well-leg.
Spinal Intramedullary AVM
March 11, 2010 4:39 am | CommentsSpinal intramedullary AVMs are rare and potentially life threatening. This surgical clip shows a large AVM with multiple feeders, extending from D3 to D7, being totally excised. The patient is a 27-year-old young man who became paralyzed waist down five years back. In view of the risks involved with surgery and the hope of spontaneous recovery, the patient had put off surgery until recently.
Endoscopic Decompression Of The Ulnar Nerve At The Elbow
March 11, 2010 4:38 am | CommentsThis video shows an ideal case of endoscopic ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow using macroscopic and the endoscopic surgical steps. This information has been taken from Endoscopic Decompression of the Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow, a manuscript published in the April 2010 issue of Neurosurgery, submitted by corresponding author Joachim Oertel, M.
Operating Room Of The Future
March 4, 2010 5:23 am | CommentsThe Suite consists of four operating rooms housing futuristic surgical, endoscopic and imaging technology including the Artis zeego angiography C-arm system developed by Siemens Healthcare and recently approved for use in the United States. The C-arm can rotate completely around an operating table scanning a patient from all angles, and offering surgeons detailed imaging to guide them in their procedure.
Surgeons Perform Fetal And Minimally Invasive Surgery On Baby
March 4, 2010 5:22 am | CommentsCBS4 News Denver tells the story of fetal surgery and minimally invasive surgery for mothers and babies all in one place at Presbyterian/St.
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Troublesome Cases
March 4, 2010 5:22 am | CommentsThis video from the International Journal of Urology presents a case in laparoscopic adrenalectomy. It is part of an article with 4 videos on "Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Troublesome cases". View the article here and find the videos under Supporting Information of the article.
Tissue And Vessel Sealing In Robotic Complex TLH/BSO
March 4, 2010 5:21 am | CommentsRichard Salter, MD, FACOG, Forest Park, Dallas, TX uses the Lektrafuse™ CAIMAN™ with the da Vinci® Surgical System for a complex TLH/BSO. "I have used the CAIMAN in many routine robotic gynecological procedures with much success,” he says. “The longer sealing jaws significantly reduce surgical times and I have seen little to no adhesion or charring.
Surgical Simulator
February 24, 2010 12:08 pm | CommentsThe Surgical Simulator LxH ( Lumbar L4-5) model by Dynamic Disc Designs Corp. is a lumbar model has been designed with a white fibrous nucleus pulposus that can be excised and used to simulate the surgical feel of a discectomy. Nuclear replacements available.
Suturing Workshop
February 24, 2010 12:08 pm | CommentsA discussion and demonstration of suturing techniques with Lee Dresang, MD from the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine.


