The Importance Of Surgery And Surgical Diseases - 1354 Words

The importance of surgery Surgical conditions are common and account for a significant portion of the global disease burden. â€Å"The term surgical condition refers to any condition that requires incision, excision, manipulation, suture, or other invasive procedure that usually, but not always, requires anesthesia.† (4) However, this term is not limited to patients upon whom an incision is made or is to be made. Surgical conditions cut across various groups or classes of disease ranging from communicable to non-communicable diseases and also occupational diseases. Surgical conditions are so prevalent that they comprise 11% of the global burden of disease.(5,6) Accompanying this large proportion disease burden is an large need for surgical procedures. Every year, about 234 million major surgeries are performed globally. (7,8) This figure neither expresses nor meets the current, and ever-growing, global surgical unmet need. A need which disproportionately affects developing countries both in numerical c ount and in its myriad impact. Surgical diseases have a profound negative impact the global economy. Physical injury, for example, primarily affects people in their most productive period of life. It is the principal cause of death in this age bracket (15-45 years).(9-11) Nine percent of deaths and 12% of the global burden of disease are accounted for by injuries.(10) Worldwide injury rates and injury-related mortality are commoner males.(12,13) Injury survivors are often left withShow MoreRelatedThe International Wound Infection Institute1194 Words   |  5 Pagesand the Surgical Care Improvement Program in the U.S. along with the National Health and Medical Council of Australia, agree that health care workers should be educated and have the information to prevent the spread of SSI s. (Clinical Practice). In order to reduce the number of surgical site infections (SSIs) a number of procedures and practices can be bundled for the optimal prevention of the spread of these infections. There are procedures that can b e done pre-op, during the surgical procedureRead MoreEBT Task 21531 Words   |  7 Pageschlorhexidine-alcohol (CHG) before surgery has been proven to be more effective to reduce the number of surgical site infections (SSI) than the use of povidone iodine. By reducing the number of infections post surgery, it can lower patient morbidity and can reduce hospital stay time and eliminate further unnecessary costs. A2a. Basis for Practice (who determined ) The basis for changing the method of using chlorhexidine-alcohol bath before all surgeries and not just the open heart patientsRead MoreEssay On Periodontal Disease1065 Words   |  5 PagesTreatment of periodontal disease can be broadly divided into two, non-surgical and surgical. 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