1-4 Surgery may affect respiratory muscle function by a number of different mechanisms. For example, a surgical incision of the chest or abdominal wall affects the integrity of the respiratory muscles ...

Your healthcare provider will take several of the following steps, depending on the condition of your nail and nail bed: Your healthcare provider will place topical antibiotics to the outer surface of ...

A debridement is often performed along with a "wash out" procedure, often referred to as an irrigation. Therefore, many surgeons refer to this combination as an irrigation and debridement, or I&D.

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...

A basic tenet of laparoscopic surgery involves triangulation of instruments so as to produce adequate intracorporeal working space for anatomic dissection and manipulation of tissues (Figure 1B).