If a surgeon accidentally damages a patient’s bowel during surgery, that type of injury is called an operative bowel injury. Unfortunately, when this happens, it can impair the patient’s bowel functioning or even cause complete incontinence.
Operative bladder injuries are bladder problems resulting from surgical errors. If a surgeon accidentally damages the patient’s bladder, it can cause impaired bladder functioning or even complete incontinence.
Hospital administrators have put certain codes and standards in place to keep order in the operating room. These standards are also important because they allow the physicians to deliver the highest level of health care possible; they are there to ensure the utmost safety and efficiency.
The operating room is a sterile environment in which surgeons perform their procedures. The personnel in the operating room typically include the surgeon(s), the anesthesiologist(s), and the nurse(s). All of these professionals are responsible for making sure that the patient is safe, comfortable, and effectively treated.
Oncology (from the Ancient Greek onkos (ὄνκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumor, and the suffix -logy (-λογία), meaning “study of”) is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.
Oncology (from the Ancient Greek onkos (ὄνκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumor, and the suffix -logy (-λογία), meaning “study of”) is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist.
Occupational therapists may treat cancer patients whose cancer is the direct result of exposure to dangerous chemicals and toxins. If the patient has been exposed to asbestos or lead and gotten cancer, occupational medicine professionals will step in and try to rehabilitate him or her.
Oncologic surgery is a field of surgery that focuses on managing and treating cancer. Typically, when a cancer patient undergoes surgery, the surgeons are attempting to remove as much of the cancerous growth as possible. They do this to try to eradicate the existing cancer as well as stop it from spreading.
Oculoplastic surgery, or oculoplastics, is a term for a group of surgeries on the eye, tear ducts, and eye lids. Surgeons work to repair the structure and function of these parts of the human eye in an effort to improve the patient’s sight.
Ocular trauma is a trauma that affects a patient’s eye(s). This can be very dangerous because, depending on the severity of the trauma, the patient could temporarily or permanently impair his vision. Ophthalmologists and eye surgeons try to repair this problem with eye drops, drug therapy, and/or surgery.
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