The moorfields safer surgery system

Enhanced trabeculectomy: the Moorfields Safer Surgery System.

Trabeculectomy with anti-fibrotic treatment is still the most popular incisional procedure for glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS) worldwide. The advent of anti-fibrotic agents reduced failure due to scarring but resulted in increased complications. Advances in trabeculectomy surgery have been driven by the need to minimise the risk of: (1) complications and (2) surgical failure. This chapter cov...

Making carotid surgery safer.

Carotid surgery has been shown to be beneficial in level one randomised trials. However, evidence suggests that current outcomes do not match those published in 1991. In order to make carotid endarterectomy safer in the future, it is essential to optimise patient selection and risk factor management and to maintain an obsessional approach to surgical technique. A planned strategy of monitoring ...

Safer cardiac surgery.

Safety in cardiac surgery should be evaluated in the context of the other elements of quality in healthcare (timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and most importantly, patient-centeredness). Mortality alone is not an adequate index of safety: Stroke is particularly feared by patients and prolonged periods of hospitalization can be very difficult for families to cope with. Advances in ...

Safer surgery: the preoperative testing process.

Moorfields Manual of Ophthalmology

It is a great honor to review the second edition of “Moorfield’s manual of ophthalmology”, yet with great honor comes great responsibility. The first edition has become a very popular guide in ophthalmology. The text is intended for any physician who treats ophthalmic diseases. It is especially good for postgraduate ophthalmology trainees, optometrists, and general practitioners. The book consi...