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Manager's Guide to Abdominal Surgery - March 2014

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4 5 M O N T H 2 0 1 4 | S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E Physicians' preference cards are geared toward ensuring needed instrumentation is at the ready and typically don't include easy ways to document the details of their pre- ferred room setup, but make note of the table and equipment orientation for specific cases. Or simply take pictures of patients properly positioned (before draping and in such a way to maintain their privacy), table alignments, positioning aids, instrument holders and surgeon lifts in a variety of con- figurations for various procedures and spe- cific surgeons. OSM Dr. Berguer ( rberguer@yahoo.com ) is a general surgeon at the Contra Costa Medical Center in Martinez, Calif. T A B L E S Strength in patient care.™ Pre-Op, Transport, Surgery, and Recovery, All In One Chair MTI's NEW 440 Mobile Quad Battery-powered Stretcher Bed provides rapid, safe, and stable transport of patients from Pre-op to OR to Post-op. t4VQFSJPS1BUJFOU"DDFTTJCJMJUZ t5IJOOFTU#BDLSFTU0O5IF.BSLFU t3FWPMVUJPOBSZ-JHIUXFJHIU-JUIJVN *PO#BUUFSZ t4VQQPSUT1BUJFOUT0WFSMCT t%JSFDUJPOBM4UFFSJOH%VBM8IFFM $BTUFS4ZTUFN The MTI 440 has superior patient accessibility with the thinnest backrest on the market, deep oval articulating headrest, memory foam and ultra-low entry height*. MTI also makes a line of !xed chair models that have many standard features with options and accessories, BEBQUJOHUPBMMZPVSQSBDUJDFOFFET 8/JOJHSFU%SJWF4BMU-BLF$JUZ6UBI tt'BYtwww.mti.net '03.03&*/'03."5*0/ 03*/26*3*&4 $BMM &NBJMTBMFT!NUJOFU 7JTJUPVSXFCTJUFBU XXXNUJOFUTUSFUDIFSCFE *Entry height of 20", low model .5* .5*T-VNFSVT -&%&YBN-JHIU /&8-&%&YBN-JHIUT See www.mti.net for more. SAFETY MEASURES The entire surgical team is responsible for ensuring patients remain secured to the surface when the table is adjusted mid-procedure. 1403_AbdominalSurgeryGuide_Layout 1 2/24/14 10:36 AM Page 45

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