SIR,?The lighting of ophthalmic operation theatres has always been a subject 011 which much thought and money has been spent, but even yet the ideal has not been readied. I would call your attention to a simple plan by means of which any operation room, as constructed in India, can be used as a perfect room for eye operations. At some little distance from the side window should be arranged a ve...

post-operative sore throat is one of the most common complications and complaints of patients after general anesthesia especially in operations that need endotracheal intubations. its causes are: size of endotracheal tube and type of its cuff, inadequate airway humidification, trauma during intubation and suctioning, high flow of inspiratory gases, surgical manipulation of airway and adjacent o...

Applicability of two mathematical models in inhalation exposure prediction (well mixed room and near field-far field model) were validated against standard sampling method in one operation room for isoflurane. Ninety six air samples were collected from near and far field of the room and quantified by gas chromatography-flame ionization detector. Isoflurane concentration was also predicted by th...

To obtain a natural view of the operation room and autonomous image selection and transformation during tele-surgical operation, we propose a telemonitoring system which is composed of two types of camera systems. One is an active camera system controlled by surgeon’s gesture and gaze direction to obtain natural view image. Another is a fixed camera system that is composed of multiple cameras a...

BACKGROUND Treatment protocols (including those for thoracic surgery) tend to be customized for individual hospitals. Procedural standardization is required to improve surgical tasks and patient outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an initiative to standardize surgical tasks for efficient and safe performance. METHODS Hospitals associated with the Division of Chest Surgery of...