BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The laryngeal mask has been frequently used in Anesthesiology. Although the rate of complications with this technique is smaller than that of the endotracheal tube, it is not devoid of risks, especially in cases of difficult airways. The objective of this study was to report a case of unilateral lingual nerve damage after the use of the laryngeal mask airway. CASE RE...

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Music is often played in the operating room to increase the surgeon's concentration and to mask noise. It could have a beneficial effect on surgical performance. Ten participants with limited experience with the da Vinci robotic surgical system were recruited to perform two surgical tasks: suture tying and mesh alignment when classical, jazz, hip-hop, and Jamaican music were presented. Kinemati...

SURGICAL MASKS should cover the mouth and nose and be secured in a way that prevents venting at the sides of the mask. Reprinted from Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. Copyright© 2014, AORN, Inc. The updated “Recommended practices for surgical attire,” which will be electronically released Nov. 15, provide guidance for surgical attire, including scrub attire, shoes, jewelry, he...

localizing the optic disc (od) in retinal fundus images is of critical importance, since it is very similar to hard exudates (found in pathology) in color and brightness. because of the importance of od localization in clinical applications, many techniques have been developed. in this paper, we present the results obtained from two methods, correlation and least square, to approximate the opti...