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The unit consists of 5 procedure areas/beds which are allocated to: 1. BOOKED MINOR SURGICAL CASES/PROCEDURES/ INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES, such as skin cysts, keloids, lipomas, lymph node biopsy, skin biopsy, tendon injection, joint aspiration, ganglions, warts, cryotherapy, toe nail surgery as well as lumbar punctures, pleural tap and biopsy, pericardial tap, ascites drainage, hydrocoele drainage, liver biopsy and haemorrhoid ligation
We have televised all procedures and the videos/DVDs of these procedures as well as step-by-step visual demonstrations of regional anaesthetic blocks can be downloaded free from our website
Casualty officers should please phone through cases which will be taken depending on workloads and schedules
Summary
The unit consists of 5 procedure areas/beds which are allocated to: 1. BOOKED MINOR SURGICAL CASES/PROCEDURES/ INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES, such as skin cysts, keloids, lipomas, lymph node biopsy, skin biopsy, tendon injection, joint aspiration, ganglions, warts, cryotherapy, toe nail surgery as well as lumbar punctures, pleural tap and biopsy, pericardial tap, ascites drainage, hydrocoele drainage, liver biopsy and haemorrhoid ligation. Sikanjalo district hospital Procedural medicine teaching unit The procedure unit is a stand-alone unit next to casualty and provides a service to all the wards and casualty as well as acting as a teaching unit. It is designed to handle and teach office procedures and minor surgical procedures under local and regional anaesthesia (upper and lower limb and specialised anaesthetic blocks). The unit operates daily from 08:00 to 17:00 hours.
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