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Laparoscopy-endoscopy Cooperative Surgery for the Treatment of Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Published on: February 19, 2022
The future of surgical endoscopy
Abstract:
The first great discoveries in endoscopy were made more than 100 years ago, but it is only recently that its potential has been appreciated by the majority of surgeons. Impelled by technical breakthroughs in optics, video, and instrumentation, endoscopic surgical procedures such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy have transformed the way surgeons and nurses perform their jobs in the operating room. As the dust settles after the initial frenzy of training courses, dizzying numbers of fresh procedures and ever-spiralling costs in high technology, conscientious appraisal of new methods ensuring their safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness must be accomplished. Perioperative nurses are singularly well placed to share in this process with surgeons.
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