Jennifer Navarro MSN, RN, NPD-BC A Simple Guide for Patients Introduction Have you ever wondered why you might feel sick to your stomach...

Stryker Ipad device used to scan sponges in/out used in the perioperative setting Importance of Surgical Counts As a perioperative nurse,...

An autologous stem cell transplant replaces bone marrow that isn't working as it should with a patient's own healthy blood stem cells...

What is Surgical Conscience? Surgical Conscience is a skill that is learned in the perioperative setting. Surgical Conscience is a moral...

Introduction Bone cement , most commonly polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) , has become a widely used tool in spinal procedures such as...

Trillions of bacteria live in the human gut, affecting everything from immunological response to digestion. Recent studies, however,...

Robotic surgery has existed for the last few decades. The first surgical robot, PUMA 560, was used for an adult brain biopsy surgery in...

Introduction Needing an organ transplant is obviously an inherently stressful process. A large part of this stress comes from being...

Facial cosmetic surgery encompasses a variety of procedures aimed at enhancing appearance and addressing age-related changes. Common...

Image by Roslyn Green Endotracheal Intubation: Click here to read the key points of this article. Purpose of Intubation : Endotracheal...

Biodegradable sensors are a revolutionary development in post-operative recovery care. These modern devices, which are made to track...

In early March of this year, I was playing in a friendly netball tournament, one that would end up with a very interesting trip to A&E....

The answer is YES! Any person who has received anesthesia for an endoscopic procedure, like a colonoscopy, gastroscopy or a bronchoscopy,...

Image by freepik You just ate a large fatty meal and suddenly have a sharp pain in your upper right abdomen!  It takes your breath away! ...

Written by Zorida Castro, BSN, RN Image depicting the size of post-operative dressed wounds for laparoscopic cholecystectomy ( 1 ). This...

Fearful, anxious, uneasy, and emotional. These are all terms many patients use to describe their thoughts and feelings toward an upcoming...

Having a surgical procedure now days is so common that there are about 51.4 million every year, which means there is more of a chance of...

Why Does My IV Hurt? “Nurse, my IV is burning.” “Oh, well, sometimes the medications can feel like they are burning. But it looks okay to...

An aortic valve replacement  is a surgical procedure that replaces a malfunctioning or damaged aortic valve with a prosthetic valve. The...

Epilepsy and brain tumours require surgeries with large incisions and long recovery periods. However, Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy...