Whitson ligatures as well as a Penfield freer elevators and angled curettes were used to identify a plane in the midline as well as laterally for placement of the paddle lead.
Unable to locate Whitson in my Stedman's books, and software is not installed yet. Could anybody help? This is for a laminotomy and placement of a Lamitrode lead, dictated on VOIP, so it sounds horrible... new dictator to boot.
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Haven't heard of this one: X-TRACTOR thrombectomy device? "....crossed the occluded area going all the way distal to the posterolateral branch. Next, using XTRACTOR thrombectomy device" ...
Doc is saying is with emphasis making me think it's a brand instrument?
anyone? extrator device? or Xtractor?? ...
A laparoscopic in seal device was used to mechanically score the medial aspect of the sigmoid mesentery immediately caudal and cephalad to the inferior mesenteric artery
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Hello All,
If a doctor dictates endoluminal Ancure device 26 x 16...is that mm's, cm's or 26 mm x 16 cm. I tried to research online, but there isn't much help on this.
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Hi all. I have an ESL dictator giving me a little trouble...
We then performed a right hepatectomy in the usual fashion using a combination of Bovie electrocautery, (s/l) ocomentis device, and stapler for the hilum. Any help is greatly appreciated! ...
In ophthalmology, I am looking at Patten/Patton device. I can not find this anywhere in searches or in the books I have available! Can anyone please direct me to the correct spelling? Thanks! :) ...
"The ancar suction device was inserted through the incision." This is being used to drain a thigh hematoma.
s/l an-car
Does anyone know what the type of suction device this is?
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Operation is laparoscopic colectomy, splenic flexure takedown, etc.
Here's the sentence: "The line of Toldt was taken down using the _______ device, continuing across the splenic flexure."
It sounds like "in-fill" or "insill" to me, but I haven't found anything even remotely similar either in references or online. ...
Doing a balloon valvuloplasty and it sounds like doctor is saying "2 Perclose" of arteriotomy site - not Perclose, but something similar. Anyone know? Thanks in advance. ...
One of my clients is going digital (finally) and looking for a good dictation device. Can anyone recommend good ones and perhaps warn me what NOT to buy? Thanks in advance. ...
Doc is listing heart devices and says: including HeartMate III, HeartWare MVAD, Thoratec PHP, ""CIRCULATE"", and possibly the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart.
I cannot find "circulate" as a name of a device. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! ...
"All 12 mm port sites were closed with the inlet device, using figure‑of‑eight 0 Vicryl stitches. "
It's resection of a colon tumor and anastomosis using the da Vinci. I've heard this before but can't find a definite answer: Is it the "Inlet (brand) device" or "inlet (descriptor) device"?
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I used to have a Verizon USB for my internet backup and to use on trips. It was $60.00 a month. Does any one know of a cheaper USB/air card internet service for traveling with my laptop and working? Thanks. ...
Would this be considered unsafe because it is not a cable attached to the wall kind of situation?
I'm trying to cut costs and wondered if this is an allowed way of doing MT work?
Thanks in advance.
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working on a laparoscopic hysterectomy. It sounds like he is saying serosonic device. looking at all the old reports it is Sonicision device. BUT he is NOT saying that. When I listened to the old report just to see if he just does not pronounce it correctingly, I hear the Sonicision in that report.
In my report, he is clearly saying ____ sonic device. not harmonic. not sonicision.
The ____ sonic device was used to take down the fallopian tubes, then the Gyru ...
Does this sound right. The doctor says "Using an arrow and s/l including a dart device, the radial artery was entered, and a wire was advanced..." Thanks for helping!! ...
After bypass, the atrial "clearing" device was put in. He had a pleural effusion that was drained. He had a recent x-ray that was okay.
Thanks for any help.
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HELP all GI surgery specialists. Dictator states that patient had an (sounds like) ABRO device (AVRO or ABER or .....) placed due to abdominal abscess with open wound difficult to close due to frequent need for various procedures. Any suggestions. Dictator says this about half a dozen times and I can't possibly leave 6 blanks. ...