Surgical Self-filming
December 23, 2009 § 1 Comment
My sister’s father-in-law is a retired corporate photographer. The last time I met him he told me this crazy story about a guy he used to work with. This guy used to be a videographer, and when he recently was going to have a total hip replacement, he decided he was going to film the operation – himself (photo credit)! « Read the rest of this entry »
A Peek Inside the Surgery Museum
November 9, 2009 § 2 Comments
A Peruvian skull with evidence of early trepanation. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com.
Wired has posted a great article about the International Museum of Surgical Sciences in Chicago. Packed with beautiful photos, the article takes you inside the museum and showcases some of the most interesting items on display.
Anyone been to the museum? I sure want to visit after reading this!
Sneak Preview
September 9, 2009 § 6 Comments
I’ve been busy the last few weeks editing English voice overs for all my 90+ medical videos at www.oncolex.no. While the English version of the website will not be launched yet, I can give you an exclusive sneak preview of a video right here, right now. Check out this video of a preoperative stoma marking, and tell me what you think!
SurgeXperiences 304
August 23, 2009 § 2 Comments
Base Hospital #33. Portsmouth, England. Fractured jaw alignment and immoblization apparatus.
Welcome to edition 304 of SurgeXperiences, the one and only biweekly collection of surgery-related blog posts.
The pictures in this edition are all from the US National Museum of Health & Medicine’s collection of public domain photographs, available at Flickr. Click on the pictures for larger versions.
Hope you enjoy both the pictures and the posts! « Read the rest of this entry »
Living for a Suture
August 11, 2009 § 4 Comments
This weekend I did something I seldom do. I sewed a large patch on one of my jackets (photo credit). Over 500 stitches by hand. And while I was sewing I thought about suturing. « Read the rest of this entry »
SurgeXperiences 304 – Call for Submissions
August 10, 2009 § 1 Comment
I’m hosting the biweekly surgical blogcarnival SurgeXperiences on 23 August. Suggested theme this time around is “History” (photo credit). Please send in your posts by 21 August via this form.
Edition 303 is up now at Dr. Bruce Campbell’s Reflections in a Head Mirror blog. Be sure to check it out!
Surgery’s past, present and robotic future
June 24, 2009 § Leave a comment
Check out this interesting TED talk by surgeon and inventor Catherine Mohr, tracing the history of surgery from pre-anesthesia to the newest inventions in robotic surgery.
Hat tip to Vijay.
More Hand Drill Brain Surgery
May 20, 2009 § 1 Comment
Nicholas Rossi (13) after the emergency craniotomy.
A year ago I wrote a post on a British neurosurgeon who regularly travelled to Ukraine to operate, having to use a household hand drill for the craniotomies due to a lack of surgical equipment in the country. This week, a doctor in rural Australia saved a boy’s life using the same kind of tool. « Read the rest of this entry »
YouTube Surgery: Total Hip Replacement
May 12, 2009 § 12 Comments
My father-in-law had a total hip replacement a few weeks ago. I’m glad he didn’t watch this video before his surgery. This is why I usually remove all OR sound from my videos and have my pictures show actual surgery and not just a big red blur with metal instruments in it…
This game, on the other hand, was very educating.
The Sterile Eye 