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The success of any surgical intervention is
determined by three factors: the skill level and experience of the surgeon, the
condition and the quality of the surgical instruments used and the condition of
the patient. Here is how better basic surgical instruments leads to better outcomes in
the OR:
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Mechanical instruments – the
scalpels, retractors, saws, needles and other instruments need not only to be
perfectly sterilized, but they also need to be in perfect condition, perfectly
sharp and perfectly maintained. This also means that the proper maintenance of
surgical instruments requires other specialized equipment, such as sterilizers
and the right sterilization, maintenance repair procedures also need to be
followed to maintain the instruments in top condition at all time;
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Advanced surgical instruments
– modern surgery uses not only mechanical instruments, but electrical and
digital devices as well. The endoscopes, otoscopes, laryngoscopes and other
imaging devices are as much parts of modern surgery as the various screens used
for monitoring the condition of the patients before, during and after the
surgery. The most modern surgical departments today also use surgical robots to
perform interventions with the highest level of precision and the future of
surgery will probably see more and more surgeries performed with the help of
robots.
