Surgery Essays

The overall chemical and emotional/psychological balance of the body is changed following any surgery and there are definite changes after weight loss surgery, including possible increased self esteem. This may make it easier for a patient to follow a diet. Mental health and diet/nutritional support should be provided long-term, however. …

Polydactyly is a condition in which the patient has more than five fingers on his hands or more than five toes on his feet. This anatomical abnormality is a congenital abnormality. Patients will have six or more toes or fingers at birth. It is estimated that every two in one …

To be a wounded solider during the Civil War was not a pleasant experience. The medicinal and medical practices that were used were not innovative under any circumstances, and were only slightly more advanced than medieval times. It is a great calamity that the medical knowledge of this time had …

This case of baby Doe was a complex case and a rare one too. It was unfortunate that by that time there were no laws guiding provisions of care as we do today. Today health care managers have more tools in their disposal to help them tackle the challenges of …

The purpose of this memorandum is to come to a conclusion about which individual should receive the heart transplant taking into account ethics. There are three people who are in need of the organ transplant; Jerry, Lisa, and Ozzy. In order to make an informed decision it is important to …

This reflective essay is based on my experience as a health care assistant in the operative theatre working as a circulating nurse for a vascular access list. It will also highlight the important aspect of communication within the theatre practitioners when working with patients who are under local or general …

With a length of about 8cm and a diameter of roughly 4cm, the gallbladder is among the smallest of organs in the digestive system (WebMD, 2011). Although it is small in stature, it is mighty big in terms of functionality and importance to the whole human body. This small pocket …

The goal of infection control is to prevent the spread of infection from one patient to another patient and to the treating healthcare worker. Prevention of cross infection is the most important aspect of infection control and measures to achieve the same need to be practical and economical. Many of …

Human beings have been gifted with five basic senses those of touch, sound, smell, sight and taste. Hearing is one of the very essential and treasured senses; any disruption causes us immense concern. However, some of us are most unfortunate to get affected by loss of hearing. The ear is …

Robotic surgery is the latest development that uses robots and computer aided apparatus to aid in normal surgical procedures. It is a new technology and mostly used in well-developed countries. With robotic surgery a single surgeon is able not only to perform multiple surgeries but also do his/her work from …