Tag Archives: Surgery

Training Surgeons and Not Sissies?

April 29, 2011 by Zadeh Surgical, Inc.
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I stumbled across this blog post today which examined the resident duty hour restrictions imposed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for physicians in training, specifically when applied to surgeons. The restrictions state that a trainee’s duty hours shall not exceed 80 hours per week. This has recently been amended, adding that no shift shall exceed 16 consecutive hours, as opposed to the 24-hour shifts we used to work when I was a resident. The whole goal is the idea that with Continue reading →

What Causes Adhesions After Abdominal Surgery?

April 18, 2011 by Zadeh Surgical, Inc.
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Adhesions are fibrous bands of scar tissue that form after abdominal, pelvic, or thoracic surgery. They are part of the healing process and develop when the body’s repair mechanisms respond to any tissue disturbance, such as during surgery. Adhesion formation is a common result of surgery, occurring in up to 93% of people who undergo abdominal or pelvic surgery. Most adhesions are painless and do not cause complications. However, they are the most common cause of small bowel obstructions in adults and are believed to Continue reading →