Introduction to Endoscopy Business
To grow the GDP of any nation, it needs their workforce healthy and on job as quick as possible, falling ill and requiring hospitalization is something which one can prevent but certainly cannot avoid. In today’s era healthcare industry is the fastest and consistently growing industry which involves research and technology the most due to ever changing patient demographics. Discoveries of new diseases and disorders, gives rise to more and more requirement of newer and better technologies for their faster treatment.
Moreover, in India, there has been noticed a rise in middle class population who have high purchasing power. More and more people are becoming conscious on the part of their health, getting treated by advance diagnostic and therapeutic and also getting themselves covered under health insurance to save on cost and uncertainty. Now the need is for faster recovery both from patients, healthcare providers as well as from insurance companies due to increase in the cost though inflation. Patient illness to wellness cycle cannot be termed complete without including medical devices and equipment industries who have bought all these advanced gadgets for the betterment of patient outcome.
Medical devices and equipment from surgical point of view has awarded with the invention of endoscopes and related products. These specialised products have changed the way conventional surgeries were done and have bought bundle of benefits to all the stakeholders in this market.
Endoscopy is a minimally invasive diagnostic medical procedure and involves investigating the interior surfaces of an organ or tissue by means of an endoscope. Historically, endoscopy was considered as a diagnostic procedure usuall...
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...allows for its extraction by means of a technically simple procedure which is often carried out under local or regional anaesthetic.
This procedure involves the use of a surgical hysteroscope which allows for the introduction of the instruments necessary to carry out the intervention and resolve this and other endometrial or uterine problems (myomas).
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy is a simple invasive surgical technique which allows intervention in the abdominal cavity without the need for a major operation.
This procedure is carried out under local anaesthetic, the recovery is speedy allowing the patient to leave the clinic in 2 - 3 hours. It permits the visualisation of the interior genital organs such as the uterus, the ovaries and the Fallopian tubes so that a diagnosis can be made when the patient has chronic pelvic pains, particularly, in cases of infertility, etc.
Moreover, I will let the patient become familiar with any instruments such as a speculum, and demonstrate the tools that will be used to obtain tissue samples that would be used during the examination. Explaining the procedure is also a significant step; this will allow the patient have a sense of control during the examination as we ask and answer questions about their current state, that would help disseminate any concern they may have. Meanwhile, they can learn about what may happen, related to any body sensations or feelings they can experience during the procedure, all while the provider continues to develop rapport and patient’s trust
With better and upgraded technology, doctors can diagnose, treat and send a patient home faster than ever before.
“Second, eggs are retrieved through a minor surgical procedure that uses ultrasound imaging to guide a hollow needle through the pelvic cavity to
Hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure in the United States, with approximately 600,000 hysterectomies performed each year (Whiteman et al., 2008). Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and may be accompanied by bilateral or unilateral oophorectomy (Appiah, 2015). Rates of hysterectomies increased, from years 1965-2002. Since then a 34% reduction in hysterectomy rates has been reported, in 2010 (Lobo, 2016). Hysterectomy may be accompanied by the removal of one or both of the ovaries to decrease the risk of ovarian cancer and in some cases for an indication other than cancer, such as treating fibroid tumors or excess bleeding (Moorman, 2011).
It allows surgeons to view problems within the body without making large incisions. An endoscope is inserted through a small cut, or opening. An endoscope is a flexible tube with a camera attached to it to allow the surgeon to see internal organs. Scissors or tongs can be added to the endoscope to operate or remove tissue. Endoscopy has a lower risk of bleeding and infection than open surgery. It can come with rare complications such as: fever, damage to internal organs, and chest pain. The risks depend on the location of the procedure and the overall condition of the patient. Endoscopies fall into categories based on where they are located on the body (5).
Over the past decade, scientists have made significant advancements in the treatment of certain diseases. Unfortunately, just like any new product, the cost of developing these new technologies and treatments is extremely high. Plus, unlike other technology, heath technolo...
In the past several years the healthcare system has experienced new changes in its structure and technology. The macro trends in healthcare are healthcare reform and the regulations of technology in healthcare that the government has put in place. Healthcare systems in the past have had some real complications both in the provided care and computer technology
of medical devices are used by millions of health care providers around the world.” (Powell-
The cost of Medical equipment plays a significant role in the delivery of health care. The clinical engineering at Victoria Hospital is an important branch of the hospital team management that are working to strategies ways to improve quality of service and lower cost repairs of equipments. The team members from Biomedical and maintenance engineering’s roles are to ensure utilization of quality equipments such as endoscope and minimize length of repair time. All these issues are a major influence in the hospital’s project cost. For example, Victory hospital, which is located in Canada, is in the process of evaluating different options to decrease cost of its endoscope repair. This equipment is use in the endoscopy department for gastroenterological and surgical procedures. In 1993, 2,500 cases where approximately performed and extensive maintenance of the equipment where needed before and after each of those cases. Despite the appropriate care of the scope, repair requirement where still needed. The total cost of repair that year was $60,000 and the repair services where done by an original equipment manufacturers in Ontario.
“Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity,” says Hippocrates. This love is shown through the efforts of those who work and have worked to improve the medical field for so long to better the United States. Throughout the last one-hundred years the health of the nation and the state of our hospitals in the United States has become a big concern. As the people of the United States health decreases the need for an advanced medical field grows. The medical field is already very advanced and has advanced much in the last one-hundred years. The improvement of surgeries, vaccines, treatments, and everyday medicines are the main focus of the medical industry. When looking at the United States one would see that medical improvements have certainly changed the country for the better.
On my first clinical rotation outside of 5w, in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital, I had the pleasure of visiting the OR. My last week of clinical rotation, I got the opportunity to witness two different cases. I saw a hemorrhoidectomy, and a Laparoscopic colectomy. Although I only had an opportunity of witnessing the hemorrhoidectomy in the middle of the procedure, both procedures were quite invasive. There were both very interesting to watch.
Anatomists, morphologists and biologists have tried to understand the way living creatures are living, and what they look like inside. Dr. Frourie in 1974 painfully cut organisms into thin slices, to study their internal arrangement to better understand them. Today, these people use CT scanners instead. It is a lot easier, less bloody, takes shorter time and the sample is not affected or destroyed during the procedure- the advantages are numerous. This technique enables us to visualize the inside of us humans, organisms or other objects in 3-D geometry.
Robotic surgery has recently become the most popular surgical procedure around. It is used by many surgeons around the world for surgeries such as, “hysterectomies, cervical cancer, and endometriosis” (Robotics Surgeries on the Rise). Robotic surgery is a form of surgery where a robotic device is used to assist a physician in the physical presence of the patient. In the NBC news report, Robotic Surgeries on the Rise,
Medical technology encompasses a wide range of health care products that are used to diagnose, monitor, and treat diseases (Chandra & Skinner, 2012). Medical technology may include medical devices, vaccinations, pharmaceuticals, information technology, biotech, and healthcare services. Such technologies are intended to improve the quality of health care; while also containing cost, through earlier diagnosis, less invasive treatment options, reductions in hospital stays, and rehabilitation times. One of the leading theories is that medical technology is growing faster than expected and wit its advancement, it has become a major contributor of health care expenditure in America.
This article highlights the creative technology and its uses in medicine today. There are examples and comparisons on the useful and destructive ways technology has impacted society. The author speaks directly about the benefits of improved technology in healthcare as well as a wide range of other fields. This source will help support my claims of how medical technology has improved by providing descriptive facts.