Radiation hazards in operation theatre: Anaesthesiologist′s concerns and preventive strategies

Clinical Concerns and Strategies in Radiation Oncology

Utilization of Operation Theatre

To satisfy patients, fulfill demands of surgeons and operation theater staff and to proof a well-functioning operation theater an excellent management is needed. Operation theatre needs a great quantity of resources 4 to maintain a working function in any hospital . It’s always been a difficult and daring procedure, to improve the function and effectiveness of an operation theater in such a hos...

Ionizing radiation: future etiologic research and preventive strategies.

Estimates of cancer risks following exposure to ionizing radiation traditionally have been based on the experience of populations exposed to substantial (and known) doses delivered over short periods of time. Examples include survivors of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and persons treated with radiation for benign or malignant disease. Continued follow-up of these populations is...

Dialog-Based Intelligent Operation Theatre Scheduler

Medical treatments planning and surgical operations scheduling are substantial elements of hospital management. Operations theatre scheduling deals with assignment of limited hospital resources (rooms, doctors, nurses, etc.) to jobs (patient treatments, surgery, etc.) over the time in order to perform tasks according to their needs and priorities, and to optimize usage of hospital resources [7]...

Noise in the operation theatre: intensity and sources.

In recent years the deleterious effects of environmental noise on human health and work performance has evoked considerable concern (1-3). Prolonged exposure to loud noise in daily life may act as a biological stressor leading to sustained activation of the autonomic nervous system and the pituitary adrenal axis with many far reaching physiological & psychological effects (4). In hospital setti...