Surgical ward

Combining key surgical principles with modern practical knowledge, and packaged in a clear and concise format, Hospital Surgery is an invaluable tool for those studying for exams and managing patients on the wards. Divided into logical sections covering the major stages in the journey of the surgical patient, the reader will have ready access to the key information required to guide clinical management.

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Now in its Sixth Edition, Surgical Recall allows for rapid-fire review of surgical clerkship material for third- or fourth-year medical students preparing for the USMLE and shelf exams. The book includes survival tactics and tips for success on the boards and wards as well as key information for those new to the surgical suite.

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Part 1 book "BSAVA manual of small animal practice management and development" includes content: Managing the planning and construction process; plant, utilities and systems; floor plans, design and maintenance; IT and telecommunications, reception and client waiting areas, consulting rooms, wards and inpatient areas, the surgical suite, dentistry, endoscopy, electrocardiography, ultrasonography, radiography, laboratory diagnostic services.

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We aimed to compare the effect of dexmedetomidine with remifentanil on hemodynamic stability, surgical feld quality, and surgeon satisfaction during rhinoplasty. Dexmedetomidine was associated with relatively stable hemodynamics, leading to decreased intraoperative bleeding, recovery time, and greater surgeon satisfaction and the level of consciousness in the recovery ward.

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POSSUM and P-POSSUM are used in the assessment of outcomes in surgical patients. Neither scoring systems’ accuracy has been established where a level 1 critical care facility (level 1 care ward) is available for perioperative care. We compared POSSUM and P-POSSUM predicted with observed mortality on a level 1 care ward.

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The Aldrete’s score is used to determine when a patient can safely leave the Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and be transferred to the surgical ward. The Aldrete score is based on the evaluation of vital signs and consciousness. Cognitive functions according to the anaesthetic strategy at the time the patient is judged fit for discharge from the PACU (Aldrete’s score ≥ 9) have not been previously studied.

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To describe the nursing care for patients after abdominal surgery at Surgical Ward in Ha Nam General Hospital in 2020. Descriptive cross - sectional study was conducted to collect data by interviewing with structured questionnaires from 123 patients at Surgical Ward in Ha Nam General Hospital.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbial contamination of mobile phones used by health care workers (doctors and staff nurse) in intensive care units and surgical post-operative wards of a tertiary care hospital.

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The study included 150 patients admitted in burns unit at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad over a period of six months from March 2015 to August 2015. The wound swabs collected were sent to Microbiology lab for Grams stain, Culture and Antimicrobial susceptibility. Majority of the cases were in the age group 20- 30 yrs. Females outnumbered males. Burns due to flames were the most common cause of the wound. Among 150 samples, 143 were culture positive of which, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) was the predominant isolate followed by Klebsiella.

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A descriptive study was carried out at the Basra Hospitals started from November 2th 2017 to 2th march, 2018. The study aims to assess nurse's knowledge concerning jaundice, and to identifying the relationship between nurse's knowledge and their demographic characteristic. A purposive sample of (100) nurses was selected on the surgical wards in Basra hospitals (AL-Sader, AL-Basra, AL-Fyhaa, and AL-Mawani). The data were collected through the use of direct interview, which comprised of (30) items as mean of data collection.

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Surgical site infections (SSIs) are а leading infectious pathology in surgical hospital wards with broad variance of the incidence depending on the profile. The ratio of SSI as part of all healthcare associated infections registered in the hospital wards of general and abdominal surgery wards in Bulgaria for the period 2015- 2016 is 63.83%.

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Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis refers to a brief case of antibiotic given during post surgery. Surgical site infections increase the hospital stay and prophylaxis has the potential to shorten the hospital stay. Surgical site infection is one of the most common post operative complication and causes significant post- operative morbidity and mortality. The objective of our study was to study the various microorganisms causing surgical site infection, to study their antibiotic susceptibility pattern.

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Accurate identification, isolation and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB) is important for proper patient management. Aim: to find out the prevalence and the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of non- fermenters (NFs). A cross-sectional study was conducted on specimen collected from patients of tertiary care centre and send to microbiology laboratory for culture and sensitivity. Out of 4819 specimens collected in a year, 3363 (69.78%) were found culture positive and among them 378 (7.84%) were positive for NFGNB.

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To determine the most common organisms causing surgical site infections and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern. This study was carried out retrospectively in the Department of Microbiology SKIMS Medical College and associated hospital, Srinagar for a period of two years (January 2017–December 2018). A total number of 194 pus samples of inpatients from different wards as well as of out-patients were processed using standard microbiological techniques. Of the 194 pus samples processed, 94 samples were culture positive (48.4%).

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About a dozen mothers sit on gurneys and nurse newborns in a ward that is nothing more than a long, open room. Two nurses in starched, white uniforms walk the hallway wearily. They work thirteen-hour shifts, four days a week, and earn the equivalent of $25 a week. The hospital lacks oxygen equipment, thermometers, blood pressure machines, and basic pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics. Patients are asked to bring their own drugs if they can afford them. Equipment in surgical suites is old and worn, with rubber cracked and crumbling....

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