Regardless of where we practice medicine, it is up to us as individual physicians to ensure the highest quality of care that we can deliver to our patients. At each location, the demography and cultural composition of our patients have revealed different approaches to language barriers, self-understanding of disease, and even the perception of pain.
As a physician, I wrote a recent essay that describes the obstacles I believe most significantly impede the adoption of standards of healthcare delivery in these diverse settings.
I have obtained Six Sigma and LEAN certification and patient safety curricula, and published work on outcomes-based research studies and clinical trials on informatics tools in peer-reviewed journals.
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Robotic-assisted repair of an inguinal hernia. Indeed, robots are taking over everywhere, even in surgery, where they are used to assist in urology, gynecology, abdominal and liver surgeries, and even ENT procedures.
The robot gives the surgeon an extra degree of freedom with the rotation of multiple instruments in the abdominal cavity, while maintaining superior visualization of all the surrounding structures.
The anesthesiologist must ensure adequate ventilation and blood pressure parameters, which change significantly with this procedure.
Vigilance as always.
Aalap Shah, MD, is a board certified anesthesiologist, specializing in general adult and pediatric anesthesiology.
