Surgical Technology: Media

At London’s Hammersmith Hospital, pioneering new surgery makes it possible for patients to survive advanced liver cancer. These technologies are not available in the developing world.

An American medical team has developed a remarkable matching system that brings kidney donors and recipients together in a kind of communal swap event. This program illustrates just how this innovative surgical arrangement, known as a "domino" or "daisy chain" transplant, is rapidly gaining favor among the medical community. Viewers watch as families, hospital staff, and a crack surgical team join forces for a day of simultaneous operations-swapping three kidneys, saving lives, and helping to change the future of transplant surgery.

Dr. Santiago Horgan discusses the benefits of robotic surgery. Physician's assistants and technicians are more involved with procedures. Machine learning may be able to identify cancerous tissues. An HBO Production.

Large movements of the surgeons hands in the operating theater translate into very small movements of the robotic instruments. It is less tiring for the surgeons and for the patient, it means less scarring, a quicker recovery, and reduced risk of infection. It is cutting edge medicine. Robotic arms – including a powerful camera – are slid into the patient through small incisions. At the end of the arms are the surgeon’s tools. In this film, we see surgeons testing out the use of medical scans projected over what the surgeon can actually see.

What is it like to be a surgical technologist? In this Career Q&A video interview, Katelyn Adams talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success assisting in surgery. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.