Preventing Surgical Errors: The Role of the Surgical ...

1 CE ExamsPreventing Surgical errors : the role of the Surgical Technologist involves the commission or omission of an act that areasonable person would not have ipsa involves deliberate conduct that violates anindividual s scope of ipsa of the four elements of negligence case must belinked to show proximate cause? of - breach of of the doctrine applies in almost every instance inwhich a foreign body is mistakenly left in the patient? ipsa of the applies if a member of the Surgical teamoperates while under the influence of alcohol? ipsa an STSR performs a task under the supervision ofthe surgeon, but that task is prohibited by state law,the STSR has committed of illegal activity was statement about counts is NOT correct?

2 Circulator and STSR must verify/account foreach counted materials are a viable way ofverifying actual in suture packs should be verified whenopened on the and linens may not be removed afterpreoperative team member searches for missing items innonsterile areas? on the X on the patient s skin means marks the t operate A or of the to the introduction of any medication or solutiononto the Surgical field, the STSR and circulator mustverify of the aboveA Robot s View of the Prostate of the following risk factors doubles a man srisk of developing prostate cancer?

3 Over 65 member with the of is not a screening test for prostate cancer? are screening is not a preventable risk factor for prostatecancer? of of is mismatched? Grade 5: metastasisb. Gleason sum 3: low-grade tumorc. Gleason sum 6: least aggressived. Gleason sum 9: high-grade is mismatched? A: localized B2: cancer is limited to one side of C: tumor spread to structures near the D2: cancer spread to of radical prostate surgery of the provide an advancement over laparoscopicsurgery hand greater degrees of greater flexibility of of the many ports are needed for this robotic surgery?

4 Should not be used near the tissue and of robotic surgery, the patient will be hospitalizedapproximately hoursOvarian Cystectomy and Bilateral Tubal Ligation: A Case Study/Part I to a __, this patient should take antibioticsprophylactically before the valve is a combination of erythromycin and is a drug which depresses the central nervoussystem and is used to treat result of the Differential Blood Count tests maybe related to the patient s asthma? of these hematology results are mismatched? count-detects clotting count-detects infection or blood cell count-detects count-detects iron containing hematology test evaluates the effect ofanticoagulant drugs on the patient?

5 Corpuscular thromboplastin Time (PPT) Time (PT) Normalized Ratio (INR) Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) test measures gland waste from is a protein that acts as a carrier to maintain bloodvolume and is essential for water balance, muscle and nervefunction, and normal is a low level of Cystectomy and Bilateral Tubal Ligation: A Case Study/Part anesthesia was used instead of general patient is patient is patient wanted to remain of the spread of anesthetic and duration of action areinfluenced of of of of the procedure performed is also calledsalpingectomy?

6 Tubal surgery is recommended if an ovarianmass is greater than __ or does not decrease in sizeover ; 3 inch; 3 inch, 6 mm, 6 is not true about the Pomeroy technique? the removal of a section of each minimum tubal a Surgical specimen of each considered a temporary method of of the following diagnostic studies may beinfluenced by antibiotics? of the can raise glucose levels? of the loss of blood during surgery does not fluids may antiemetic __ was ordered Stereotactic Navigation: Cost Analysis and Patient Outcomes Reviewed primary criticism of intraoperative MRI is of the mean scan time in the Bohenski study was brain stimulators have become standardtreatment for __ s average cost of an intraoperative MRI machine(excluding equipment and building costs) is $1-$ millionb.

7 $3-$4 millionc.$100,000 - $150,000d.$300,000 - $400, the 40 patients that underwent an MRI scan, whatpercentage is accurate and usable? was the most common postoperativecomplication associated with stereotactic brainbiopsy? is the least expensive type of stereotacticnavigational system? for Parkinson s disease most oftenutilizes is used to replace the frame when a framelessnavigation CT scan is performed? of the stereotactic systems account for brainshift? account for brain shiftGynecologic Surgery Perioperative Considerations, Part I to Boyd and Groome, the strongestpredictor of postoperative morbidity was?

8 Of the of patient toward medical s asepsis and infection control is caused condition in which the heart valves collapsebackward, causing blood to leak back into the atriumis heart ventricular valve creatinine and BUN studies type of incision runs parallel to abdominalLanger s lines? of the associated with the __ incision includeincreased infection rates, increased blood loss, andpossible nerve of these incisions provides the most securewound closure? is not a transverse incision? incisions may leave the patient moresusceptible to hernia formation?

9 And K and and and therapy can be provided without risk ofbowel complication after this type of of the aboveThird- party Reprocessing of Single-use Devices in the Operating Room: A Managerial Perspective primary factor driving the trend towardreprocessing SUDs group is the most involved in the regulation ofreprocessed single-use devices? to a Healthcare Risk Management article,__ believed the reprocessing of SUDs posed a threat tosurgical of of four of oppose party reprocessors are regulated by __:hospitals are regulated by.

10 An item to be considered for reprocessing, it high enough to justify the of being cleaned and of the codes on reprocessed items do not s within the most common SUD reprocessed compression and drill benefit of a reprocessing program waste for new initiatives (equipment, etc) are most significant issue in evaluating a reuseprogram for new initiatives (equipment, etc) of the following is an important issue that mustbe taken into consideration when reprocessing SUDs? of the aboveChronic Regional Pain Syndrome: The Facts with a Patient s Perspective is more common is mismatched?