Electrical interference using an Eschmann T‐Series operating table

The image intensifier as an operating table: a dangerous practice.

The radiolucent surface plate of the C-arm image intensifier is often used as an operating table, particularly in surgery on the hand. The advantages include easier positioning and clearer quality of the image. We wish to draw attention to the dangers of this practice. Examination of our image intensifier has shown three penetrating holes and a number of scratch marks on the surface plate which...

Novel Hybrid Operating Table for Neurovascular Treatment

been found to be unsuitable for meeting the needs of such an operating unit and the associated operating environment. There is a need for interdisciplinary neurovascular teams to have access to a new working environment and hardware that integrates the needs for both interventional and surgical techniques. We herein present a novel invention, a mobile hybrid operating table (mHOT) that provides...

Electrical hazards in the operating room.

Electrical safety in the operating room.

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Heel cushion for use on the operating-table.

Mr. THOMAS G. WADSWORTH, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Metropolitan, St. Leonard's, and Hackney Hospitals, London, writes: The problem of deep-vein thrombosis continues to engage attention. The 1251 fibrinogen (Atkins and Hawkins, 1965; Kakkar et al., 1969) and ultrasonic Doppler (Strandness et al., 1967; Sigel et al., 1968; Evans and Cockett, 1969) techniques, as well as phlebography (Borgst...