Complications of Patient Positioning
Fig. 9.1 Steep Trendelenburg with lithotomy position For radical prostatectomy , a modified lithotomy position is used where the head is placed in extreme Trendelenburg to keep the intra-abdominal contents…
Visceral and Gastrointestinal Complications in Robotic Urologic Surgery
Grade Definition I Any deviation from the normal postoperative course without the need for pharmacological treatment or surgical, endoscopic, and radiological interventions Allowed therapeutic regimens are drugs as antiemetics, antipyretics,…
Robot Failure
Study No. reports (years) System under study Surgical specialties Murphy et al. [7] 38 system failures, 78 adverse events (2006–2007) da Vinci system N/A Andonian et al. [8] 189 (2000–2007)…
Anesthetic Implications of Robotic Surgery
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018René Sotelo, Juan Arriaga and Monish Aron (eds.)Complications in Robotic Urologic Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62277-4_2 2. Anesthetic Implications of Robotic Surgery Pete Roffey1 (1) Department of Anesthesiology, USC Keck School of Medicine, 1500 San…
Complication Grading in Surgery
Grade Definition Grade I Any deviation from normal postoperative course Including bedside treatment, urinary catheter, drainage of wound infections, physiotherapy Allowed drugs: antipyretics, analgesics, antiemetics, diuretics, electrolytes Grade II Pharmacological…
Complications Related to Linear Staplers
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018René Sotelo, Juan Arriaga and Monish Aron (eds.)Complications in Robotic Urologic Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62277-4_6 6. Complications Related to Linear Staplers Gregory A. Joice1 and Mohammad E. Allaf1 (1) The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department…
Urologic Devices
Fig. 7.1 Anatomical view of Urinary Diversion with Stoma—Courtesy of Diane Newman Fig. 7.2 Newly created Urostomies without and with bag and belt—Courtesy of Ave Preston Indications If the bladder…
Indwelling (Transurethral and Suprapubic) Catheters
Fig. 1.1 Components of a closed sealed catheter drainage system —Courtesy of C.R. Bard, Inc, and Diane Newman Though there are many types of urinary catheters, this chapter will discuss…
Catheters Used for Intermittent Catheterization
Terminology Definition Sterile • Usual technique in environments such as hospitals, use of sterile catheterization tray or kit that includes: sterile gloves, genital disinfective, single-use catheters, sterile drainage collector Aseptic…
External Catheter Collection Systems
Fig. 3.1 Disposable male external catheter with leg bag—Courtesy of Diane Newman Fig. 3.2 Reusable bodyworn pubic pressure external catheter containment system AFEX—Courtesy of Arcus Medical Fig. 3.3 External urinary…
