Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Tradition in caesareans


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There is this one thing i really don't understand why nobody bothered to improvise the "STRING" during caesaran section.( refer to pic ) I believe the practive must have originated since Caesar was delivered .

Basically after the outer abdomen is incised , the upper skin and subcutaneous tissue segment will be clipped and a string will be tied around the handle. Then the string will be thrown to the unsterile site ( which where the anaesthetist will be ) and we will TIE it "tightly" to the table. The idea is for the upper cut segment be pulled tight so that the surgeon will have a good view of the uterus etc.

However ,in Seremban , HKL , Selayang and now in UMMC ; its all the same !! Ikut suka hati tarik perut orang and looks so unprofessional. I'm not sure about the private sector but I bet its just the same thing !! Why nobody improvised ? Cost would be the main factor i reckon. I mean that piece of string may cost few cents and imagine a traction mechanical device that would cost thousands. There are cases as well where the baby's face will be brushed onto the clippers and causing abrasions . That will depend on the surgeon's vigilance and awareness though.

But still.. heyy.. it looks terrible. Especially when patients under spinal who's only anaesthetised half her body ask...

" Doctor.. tali apa ni ? "
" Mmm.. ni nak tarik perut sikit so senang nak potong and keluarkan baby.. "
" Macam tali kasut jerr... "


Haks.. Hmmm.. looks like a good invention idea for "Mafeitz's Pull" !!!!

9 comments:

Captain Kangaroo said...

Hey chief!
Nice looking site u got here, how did u put up that nice black&white OT background.. can teach aaaa?

mafeitz said...

a bit difficult to explain coz it was through my trial and error.. ( dunno whether you'll understand my instructions )

1)The main idea :
to meddle around with the COMMANDS in your TEMPLATE setting; insert/type your desired image in a specific COMMAND which is the
;- body ; background image .

The catch is your picture must be a url page readily available on the net. e.g. mine , in one of my blog entries.

2) For a better understanding (practical) :

On my page. click.
view --- page source .

my url command will appear as text format in front of you. you can find the exact same thing in your own personal blog TEMPLATE.

you'll find the below COMMAND after the blog template command:

body{background-image:url
("http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/
5487/531/1600/gray2.jpg");

trust me bro. I did a LOT of RnD to get it going !! Good luck !!

mafeitz said...

correction :

Point no 2 paragraph 3.

Blog template style.. not blog template command.

Anonymous said...

Err.. must be a malaysian thing. Have done my maternity block and no tali tali one. Must ask Mie - maybe in York they have tali? Definitely no tali in Stoke!!
Ehehe.. :) Love to Haniza pls? Ta.

Anonymous said...

i practiced in district hospital in Sabah...no tali needed during ceasarian...really tak perlu...

mafeitz said...

zaiti : haniza says hi !! lama tak dengar cerita !!!

anonymous : yups.. i agree. I didn't need one doing one then. Honestly , its a common practice in all d hospitals i;ve been working in.

sHaHiedDaH said...

kat kuantan pun takde. first time dgr n tgk ah.

Anonymous said...

what about the pins they use for neurosurgery. they only pin the patients head to rest their hands and hang sterile cloth. the fellow definatenly wont move with tracium infusion

Anonymous said...

tak pernah nampak pun tali tuu.. XD