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Clamp Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold
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Scalpel Blade Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for initial incision and cutting tissue. Consists of a
Scalpel Blade Types ... Common Surgical Instruments ... often refer to the instrument ... #scalpels #surgery ... #instruments #types
Suction Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Suction tips, combined with a suction source, help to remove debris
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TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Resolution: CT surgery ... for this Type A ... Dissection #Aorta #POCUS
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
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Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... Electrosurgery: Instrument ... Energy #Systems #surgery ... #instruments #types
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
Laparoscopic Instruments ... Many instruments ... those used in open surgery ... usually settings for focus ... #Laparoscopy #surgery
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
optimized before surgery ... the risk of the surgery ... Any implantable devices ... Risk Stratify Type ... What is the type
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
delivery • Pause surgery ... • Consider surgery ... Confirm airway device ... whether airway device ... replaced or its type
Algorithm for management of Multiple Trauma in Mountain Environment
Complete primary survey
 - Haemorrhage control (regional and
Complete primary survey ... intubation/supraglottic devices ... environment Secondary survey ... SMR - Consider POCUS