Meeting the prerequisites for surgery is only one part of the process, and an operation mightn't be deemed appropriate.
Although technical skills are a prerequisite for successful surgery, collective factors and a surgeon's leadership are essential for effective teamwork within the operating room.
The challenges of providing the necessary prerequisites for safe surgery are discussed as well as the successes and limitations of task shifting in this resource-limited context.
Preoperative simulation represents the prerequisite for navigated liver surgery.
A prerequisite for safe cataract surgery is an adequately dilated pupil.
International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Register ISRCTN78047760 A prerequisite for safe cataract surgery is an adequately dilated pupil.
At the time of diagnosis, only a minority of about 20% of patients are in a non-metastatic stage of disease, which is the mandatory prerequisite for potentially curative surgery.
Yet we have to ask: Would people stand for it if the health care reform model being promoted gave the State the power to mandate a non-medically indicated, invasive, costly test as a prerequisite for the open heart surgery Grandma needs to save her life?
Walking speed is a key parameter for determining rehabilitation progress and success and a prerequisite for regaining mobility after surgery especially for older persons.
Accurate biometry is a basic prerequisite for modern-day cataract surgery and is essential to calculate the power of the intraocular lens implant.
