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The fundamental objective of staged laparotomy is to accomplish definitive operative management in a calculated, stepwise fashion based on the patient’s physiologic tolerance. This important concept has emerged from collective experience... more
The application of blood conservation strategies to minimise or avoid allogeneic blood transfusion is seen internationally as a desirable objective. Bloodless surgery is a relatively new practice that facilitates that goal. However, the... more
Background Effective teamwork contributes to patient safety in the operating room (OR). For the busy rural surgeon, enhancing OR teamwork can be difficult. This manuscript describes results from the initial implementation of a... more
This paper proposes and evaluates a number of models for building robust cyclic surgery schedules. The developed models involve two types of constraints. Demand constraints ensure that each surgeon (or surgical group) obtains a specific... more
Scheduling surgical specialties in a medical facility is a very complex process. The choice of schedules and resource availability impact directly on the number of patients treated by specialty, cancellations, wait times, and the overall... more
Preparation for surgery for thoracic intraspinal lesions commonly involves rather difficult X-ray procedures in the operating room. The object of this report is to inform neurosurgeons about a modified technique for preoperative surface... more
Objective: to analyze intra-hospital results in patients undergoing elective off-pump total arterial revascularization and identify morbidity and mortality predictors using this surgical strategy. Methods: From May 1999 to February 2004,... more
Overall response rate was 77.1% (2,135 of 2,769). Ratings of teamwork differed substantially by operating room caregiver type, with the greatest differences in ratings shown by physicians: surgeons (F[4, 2058] = 41.73, p < 0.001), and... more
Operating theatre represents one of the most critical and expensive hospital resources since a high percentage of the hospital admissions is due to surgical interventions. The main objectives are to guarantee the optimal utilization of... more
This article challenges conventional theories about the role of medical photography in the early twentieth century. Some scholars argue that the camera intensified the Foucauldian medical gaze, reducing patients to mere pathologies.... more