An Update on Electrosurgical Generators
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Thanks to our compassionate and generous donors, we now have
three new Electrosurgical Generators in our three operating rooms!
Staff members are simply thrilled to have this new equipment. These
machines are used five days a week and are essential to providing surgical care
services - close to home. Last year, we performed 4,764
surgeries at WDMH.
Surgeons who are new to the surgical team are often
impressed at the variety of state-of-the-art surgical equipment that we have
here. And that’s because of you, our donors!
Check out the old and new electrosurgical generators:
What do Electrosurgical Generators do?
These machines allow surgeons to control bleeding. This is done by using
heated surgical instruments that cauterize blood vessels. Cauterization is the
process of using heat to seal off blood vessels. The machines that allow the
instruments to be heated are called Electrosurgical Generators.
Features
- The new generators each have an extra port, meaning more
surgical instruments can be plugged into the generator at one time. This allows
the OR team to be more efficient.
- One of the three new machines offers Argon Plasma
Coagulation. This is especially important for patients who have
had radiation treatment in the past who often have a side effect called
Radiation Proctitus. Radiation Proctitis is basically thinned skin and it is
not easy to operate on because it is so fragile. This can occur after radiation
treatment for cancers such as cervical cancer, prostate cancer, and colon
cancer. Argon Plasma Coagulation is the process of spraying a gas over the
delicate tissue that then allows the bleeding to be controlled.
- The new generators have special software specific for endoscopy
procedures. Having this software is part of WDMH’s Accreditation process.
Cost
The cost of the 3 generators was $90,126.80. Thank you!