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.
DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: The patient was taken to the operating room and after induction a general endotracheal anesthetic, the abdomen was prepped and draped in a sterile manner. Then, 0.5% Marcaine was injected superior to the umbilicus and a longitudinal skin incision was made and carried down to the anterior abdominal wall fascia which was incised in the midline. Two stay sutures of 0 Vicryl placed on either side of the fascial incision. The peritoneum was entered under direct vision with Mayo scissors. A Hassan trocar is inserted into the peritoneal cavity and secured to the
The patients were sedated and placed in a side-lying position to allow the doctor easy access to the insertion site. The scope was inserted into the rectum using lubrication and advanced to the cecum portion of the large intestines. On the scope are small ports that allowed the doctor to manipulate the intestinal tract of the colon. The two ports developed a greater visualization by inflating the colon with air and washing debris from the walls with water. A third port of the scope provided an access for clamps to be inserted and retrieve a biopsy of abnormal tissue. (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper, & Bucher, 2014, p. 881)
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
Since 1985, the rapid rise of healthcare costs has had a ripple effect on the healthcare industry. Most of the cost increases are associated with medicines rapid advancement. Like most technological advancements, the newest treatments and most advanced diagnostic machinery have a higher cost. Understandably, patients expect the most advanced and effective treatments to be utilized for their care. The effects of rising healthcare costs are illustrated in the diagram below (Intermountain Healthcare [IHC], n.d.).
In 1983, laparoscopy was being used to evaluate the reproductive tract with a laparoscope alone for diagnostics, or for biopsies or manipulations by an operating laparoscope. Some of the manipulations used were an ovarian biopsy, pelvic mass biopsy, culture of bacteria in the infundibulum, and tubal patency inspection. Then in the 1990’s surgical laparoscopy became very common. E...
Endoscope: a bendable telescope placed inside the rectum so the surgeon can do a visual exam
patients. Finally I will explain some ways to reduce the risks of the procedure for
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).
Bilateral partial salpingectomies, infundibulectomies, removal of the retention cysts from the uterine body and tubes.
As health care evolves new innovated ideas that have been discovered and created in order to advance in technology or in any other field. One innovated idea that has been presented recently is integrating behavioral health with health care organizations. There are many patients that suffer with behavioral health issues that do not seek the resources they need due to the stigma surrounding mental health or not having access to the services. By providing behavioral health services in primary care, patients can be provided with the appropriate care. Not only will it reduce readmission rates but also help reduce cost. A second innovated idea is mobile disease management. Currently Vheda Health has created a tool to manage and prevent disease in large populations by monitoring their patients and tending to their needs faster. The mobile interface will create a personalized actionable care plan which will include weekly video meetings with the patient and their care team. This potentially will help reduce hospitalizations and ER visits. A third innovated idea in 3D human tissue printing. Currently Biobots is working on creating 3D bioprinters that are able to build functional living tissue. This will help reduce cost of prosthetic hands for children and allow surgeons to create copies of the patients anatomy to practice procedures before the actual surgery. These great innovated ideas can ultimately help reduce cost and improve quality of life for the community. Although some
... near future. At International level, both the public and private sectors must engage in efforts to promote the utilization of new technological changes in healthcare to further improve and make it effectual.
ABSTRACT Technology affects society in every aspect in today’s world. There is not one single industry that has not been affected by technology, but no other industry is more affected than the field of medicine and healthcare. Modern technology has changed the structure and organization of the medical field. With rising health care cost the amount of uninsured people keeps rising higher and higher. With new technology the prices will only continue to rise. There are currently approximately 46 million people without health care coverage and that number continues to climb with rising health care cost. Employers are either no longer able to pay for employee insurance because of the 54 percent cost increase, or they are having to change policies
The information in this paper will discuss the evolution of health care industry over the last decade. Over the last decade, many changes in technology, economic perspective, and finance have made a prevalent impact in health care. Health in the early 1990’s was simple and minimally effective as the different developments were introduced such as medications, immunizations, antibiotics, testing and treatment for fatal conditions and diseases, such as polio, chicken pox and many others.
Ultrasounds also known as ultrasonography is an imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to make pictures of structures that bounce off internal body parts to create images for medical purposes. This high pitch frequency cannot be heard by the human ear. Over the years, these noninvasive procedures for the most part have replaced the invasive surgery. These procedures cause the patient less trauma and a lower risk of complications that could arise from the alternative surgery. Most ultrasound procedures are done by using a device on the outside of the body, though there are some ultrasounds that are transvaginal. A transvaginal ultrasound is a procedure that involves placing a tubular probe like stick inside the body. In a normal ultrasound procedure, the reflections of high-frequency sound waves that locate, measure and outline deep structures. The sound wave that is sent by an ultrasound Doppler transducer that will travel until it hits a boundary between tissues, which get reflected back to the probe. An ultrasound procedure is also less expensive compared to the surgical procedure. Ultrasounds have become an important procedure in the medical field. These procedures allow specialist to quickly evaluate the patient’s condition, and enable doctors to treat the condition before it is out of hand. Over the years studies have researched ultrasounds and have become more popular and easier to perform, there are many types of ultrasounds such as prenatal ultrasounds, therapeutic ultrasounds, prostate ultrasounds, cardiac ultrasounds, breast ultrasounds,
By convention, the field of healthcare research was entirely occupied by physicians and doctors. They were the ones who came up with new methods to treat diseases and get better results from diagnostic tests. Technology, on the other hand, was always looked at as a way to solve problems that we faced that didn’t pertain to the medical sector. It was employed to enhance the quality of life and make day to day work easier. But as technology progressed, so did the areas of application. The structural balancing techniques which were previously used to hold a building steady were now being used to develop near-perfect artificial joints and prosthetic limbs. Transparent polymers, developed to enhance robotic vision, were being suggested as a candidate for an artificial lens for the human eye. Before anyone could even understand what was happening, engineering had taken up the mantle to further medical technology to dizzying new heights.