ANESTHESIA FOR ORTHOPEDIC AND spinal surgery provides a multitude of challenges. Children often present with concomitant diseases that aff ect cardiovascular and respiratory function. Th e ability to maintain a clear airway during anesthesia is not straightforward in some of these children (e.g., those with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita).1 Operating times can be protracted. Signifi cant bl...

This study aimed to characterize the victims of traffic occurrence submitted to anesthetic-surgical procedures according to demographics and clinical data and identify the predictors of complications during the perioperative period (hemorrhagic shock and death). A cross-longitudinal analysis developed from the consultations of patients´ records submitted to surgery at a hospital in São Paulo ci...

BACKGROUND Increased costs and mortality associated with inappropriate blood transfusions have led to investigations about blood request and blood transfusion techniques. We investigated the transfusion status in patients who underwent orthopedic surgery in Poursina Hospital (Rasht, Iran) to optimizing blood usage and determine if a scheduled transfusion program for every orthopedic surgery cou...

During typesetting of the aforementioned article, a number of erroneous commas were inadvertently introduced into the quantities cited. Furthermore, the authors noted that the description of Fig. 2 was incorrect in the results section. As such, the following corrections should be highlighted: In the Results section of the Abstract, the following sentence is incorrect ‘We identified 4,85,895 ort...

Hip surgeries are some of the most common and successful orthopedic procedures. Although rarely, abdominal complications do occur and are associated with unfavorable outcomes.We aimed to identify and describe the severe abdominal complications that appear in patients under-going elective or traumatic hip surgery. A four year retrospective electronic database research identified 408 elective pri...

There are more than 30,000 orthopedic implant revision surgeries necessary each year in part due to poor implant fixation with juxtaposed bone. A further emphasis on the current problems associated with insufficient bone implant performance is the fact that many patients are receiving hip implants earlier in life, remaining active older, and that the human lifespan is continuously increasing. C...

BACKGROUND Control of surgical site infections (SSI) is imperative for the safety of our patients. As orthopedic surgeons we strive to have the lowest infection rate possible for all our surgical procedures. this study evaluates the effects of a simple outpatient peri-operative patient cleaning protocol (The Steiros Algorithm(®) Outpatient Surgery Protocol) on SSI rates. METHODS We retrospect...

Fluoroscopy is currently the standard approach for image guidance of surgical drilling procedures. In addition to the harmful radiation dose to the patient and surgeon, fluoroscopy fails to visualize critical structures such as blood vessels and nerves within the drill path. Photoacoustic imaging is a well-suited imaging method to visualize these structures and it does not require harmful ioniz...

Delirium is a syndrome consisting of cloudiness of consciousness,attention deficit,and cognitive impairment,with quick onset,but varring paths in its progression .delirium is more common after major surgeries in the elderly and hospitalized patients,resuting in high morbidity and mortality rates.the incidence rate that has been reported  in previous studies varies from 1-3% in cataract surgery ...

Bone is a dense, mineral-rich tissue with organic components. Implants such as plates and nails are used to reconstruct fractures. In orthopedic surgery, broad-spectrum of drills ranges from pneumatic battery-operated electric drills. Each drill has its own set benefits drawbacks. Though the standard care, battery drill, costly, expense maintenance too high. Orthopedic surgeons frequently emplo...