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Intuitive India announces study findings of RAPN, using da Vinci surgical system – ET HealthWorld

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Intuitive India announces study findings of RAPN, using da Vinci surgical system – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: Intuitive announced the findings of India’s largest collaborative and multi-institutional study on robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) using the da Vinci surgical system. In collaboration with 14 government and private centres across India, the study supports the use of robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in surgery for renal masses. This retrospective study utilised data from 800 … Read more

RGCI completes preliminary trials for Make in India surgical robot – ET HealthWorld

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RGCI completes preliminary trials for Make in India surgical robot – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCI) has completed preliminary clinical trials for SSI Mantra, India’s very own surgical robot. Ever since its launch, RGCI has been instrumental in validating the effectiveness and feasibility of this robotic system under the guidance of Dr Sudhir Rawal, Medical Director, RGCI. “RGCI has been actively … Read more

Why You Should Ditch Your Cloth Masks for 3-Ply Surgical Masks, N95s

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Dec. 29, 2021 — Are you still wearing a cloth face mask? Amid the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, experts stress that we all should swap cloth masks for N95 respirators or 3-ply surgical masks. For background: N95 respirators are tightly fitting masks that cover your mouth and nose and help prevent contact with droplets and … Read more

Great Ormond Street Hospital investigates ‘faulty’ surgical glue

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According to a report to a Great Ormond Street Hospital public board meeting on 29 September, titled “Faulty batch of Histoacryl glue potentially impacting patient treatment outcomes”, the adhesive has been used for more than 30 years in the endovascular treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations – a tangle of blood vessels with abnormal connections between … Read more

Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib

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By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A simple surgery may help lower the risk for strokes by more than a third in patients with atrial fibrillation, a common irregular heartbeat, a new trial finds. The reduction in stroke risk is achieved by blocking the left atrial appendage, an unused, … Read more

How Much Does Wearing a Mask Protect You?

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Henning Bundgaard, PhD, cardiologist, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. F. Perry Wilson, MD, associate professor, Yale University; director, Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, New Haven, CT. Linsey Marr, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. Christine Laine, MD, editor-in-chief, Annals of Internal Medicine; clinical associate professor, internal … Read more

Covid-safe surgical mask offered to NHS for free

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Image copyright endoscope-i Ltd Image caption The device means patients do not have to remove their face coverings for procedures A protective device against coronavirus for at-risk doctors is to be provided free to the NHS. The SNAP device for ear, nose and throat surgeons was created after Burton-upon-Trent consultant Amged El-Hawrani died with Covid-19 … Read more