Surgical Procedures and Patient Care

Images illustrate medical professionals engaged in various surgical and intensive care procedures, showcasing the seriousness and precision required in healthcare.

Photo essay at Lyon hospital in France. Department of urology. Prostatectomy. This hospital has a robotic surgical system (Da Vinci Surgical System made by Intuitive Surgical) designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. Visiport Plus Optical Trocar.

Photo essay at Lyon hospital. Department of urology. Surgical treatment of erectile dysfunction with a penile prosthesis. Asepsis.

Treatment performed by the nursing teams of the medical resuscitation service of an intubated patient. Patients with coronavirus hospitalized in intensive care are placed in a prone position as required by the procedure. Prone inversion is a technique for improving oxygenation in patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Reportage in the gynecology theatre block in Lenval Clinic, Nice, France. General anesthetic.

Reportage in the Interventional Cardiology and Rythmology service in Saint George Clinic in Nice, France. Radiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmia using the Stereotaxis robotic system. This operation consists of inserting a catheter into the heart, emitting radio waves that will cauterize cardiac tissue responsible for rhythmic irregularity. The Stereotaxis robotic system is a magnetic navigation system. It uses a rotating magnetic field enabling the ablation catheter to be guided from a distance. The system consists of two giant magnets placed on each side of the operating table. The operation is carried out under radioscopic control. It is a more precise technique that reduces the risk of complications, procedure length and the patients and radiologists exposure time to x-rays. Treating a patient suffering from a left atrial flutter. Before the ablation, electrophysiological analyses are carried out, as well as a 3D map of the heart in order to precisely locate the areas in the

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves. Care performed on an intubated patient on a ventilator.

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves.Care performed on an intubated patient on an artificial respirator and under dialysis. Ultrasound performed internally before the catether break by the resuscitator

Fibroscopy performed on an intubated patient and under ECMO (oxygenation by extracorporeal membrane) suffering from Covid-19. Medical resuscitation service - Jacques Cartier Hospital - Massy.

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Photo essay at Lyon hospital in France. Department of urology. Prostatectomy. This hospital has a robotic surgical system (Da Vinci Surgical System made by Intuitive Surgical) designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. Visiport Plus Optical Trocar.

Surgical team anesthetizing patient

Epidural. Anesthesiologist injecting the analgesic cocktail into the epidural area.

Surgeons examining patients electrocardiography in operating room

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Joshua Franck, from San Diego, assists Capt. Brian Quin, Pacific Partnership 2024-1 mission commander, with putting on a surgical gown aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), anchored off of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 17, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 6, 2022) - Cmdr. Andrew Parsons, from San Diego, checks a childs vitals before surgery aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Reportage in the orthopedic surgery service in Léman hospital, Thonon, France. Operating theatre.

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves.Care performed on an intubated patient on an artificial respirator and under dialysis. Ultrasound performed internally before the catether break by the resuscitator

Reportage in an operating theatre during a hysterectomy using the da Vinci robot®. The surgeon positions the robot"s mechanical arm.

Report from the Gynecological Surgery Department of Antoine-Béclère Hospital (92). Myomectomy (surgical removal of a uterine fibroid) by laparotomy. Anesthesia.

Prostatectomy performed by the telesurgery robot Da Vinci, which four articulated arms and camera are controlled at distance by a surgeon. Limoges hospital, France.

Patient undergoing egg retrieval procedure

Reportage in the maternity service of Métropole Savoie hospital in Chambéry, France. A planned cesarean delivery.

Photo essay at Lyon hospital. Department of urology. Phalloplastie, operation of plastic surgery to create a phallus, required to complete a change of sex, following a hystéro-ovariectomie.This takes place in two steps. Here step 2. Step 1: it's the creation of a neo-penis from a fragment of skin taken from the arm. The skin, the nerves, the veins and the arteries are taken from the not dominant arm to constitute the urethra, the acorn and the penis. The vaginal cavity is blocked and the big lips are used for the scrotum. The nerves which innervate the clitoris are protected, they will innervate the penis, in order to keep an orgasmic capacity after the intervention. Step 2: after the penis found its sensibility, testiculaires implants and implant are added to make an erection possible on demand. Here, intubation of the patient.

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and doctors are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses and gloves. Management of a patient who died of COVID 19 and transfer to a hospital death room.

Tam Duc Cardiology Hospital. Operating theater. Cardiac surgery. Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves. Care performed on an intubated patient on an artificial respirator and under dialysis. Break of a catether by the resuscitator and an intern after an ultrasound.

Report at the maternity hospital of the Abbeville hospital. Cesarean delivery of a woman pregnant with twins. Scheduled intervention. Presence in the operating room of obstetrician gynecologist, internal doctor, nurse, midwife.

Installation of a full Decathlon diving mask transformed into an artificial respirator for patients with Covid-19. Medical resuscitation service - Jacques Cartier Hospital - Massy.

Reportage in the orthopedic surgery service in Léman hospital, Thonon, France. Operating theatre. A nurse looks after a patient who has just undergone carpal tunnel surgery, while the anaesthetist reassures her.

Woman undergoing a myomectomy (removal of one or more uterine fibroids) in the obstetrics unit of the Rouen University Hospital.

Woman Having Eggs Removed As Part Of IVF Treatment

Patient in the shock ward in the intensive care unit of a university hospital. Transosseous traction is performed in anticipation of an operation that will take place the next morning

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves. Care performed on an intubated patient on an artificial respirator.Pause of a catheter by a nurse.

Photo essay at Lyon hospital. Department of urology. Surgical treatment of erectile dysfunction with a penile prosthesis. Preparation of the prosthesis.

Doctors performing operation

Installation of a full Decathlon diving mask transformed into an artificial respirator for patients with Covid-19. Medical resuscitation service - Jacques Cartier Hospital - Massy.

Reportage in the orthopedic surgery service in Léman hospital, Thonon, France. Operating theatre. An anaesthetist monitors a patient.

Gastroenterologist performing a gastrointestinal fiberoptic endoscopy. A flexible fibre-optic endoscope is introduced through the mouth and navigates inside the digestive tract. The images obtained by the endoscope are displayed on a monitor (left).

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients in need of respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and doctors are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses and gloves. Management of a Covid 19 patient, transferred by Samu 91. First examinations and analyzes carried out by the doctor and all nursing staff.

Reportage in the interventional neuroradiology service in Pasteur 2 Hospital, Nice, France. Treating a cerebral aneurysm through embolization. This endovascular treatment consists of introducing a catheter into the brain and filling the aneurysm with platinum coils in order to clot it and prevent it splitting. The embolization is carried out under fluoroscopic guidance. The technician prepares operating theatre.

Photo essay at Lyon hospital, France. Department of urology. Sex reassignment sugery (transgender FtM). Here hystero-ovariectomy under laparoscopy. Operation which precedes the phalloplasty (hysterectomy, ovariectomy, vaginectomy).

Photo essay at Lyon hospital. Department of urology. Phalloplastie, operation of plastic surgery to create a phallus, required to complete a change of sex, following a hystéro-ovariectomie.This takes place in two steps. Here step 2. Step 1: it's the creation of a neo-penis from a fragment of skin taken from the arm. The skin, the nerves, the veins and the arteries are taken from the not dominant arm to constitute the urethra, the acorn and the penis. The vaginal cavity is blocked and the big lips are used for the scrotum. The nerves which innervate the clitoris are protected, they will innervate the penis, in order to keep an orgasmic capacity after the intervention. Step 2: after the penis found its sensibility, testiculaires implants and implant are added to make an erection possible on demand.

Reportage in the orthopedic surgery service in Léman hospital, Thonon, France. Operating theatre. Two nurses get ready before surgery.

Patient is put under anaesthetic before operation, Germany, Europe

Organ graft. Surgical team performing tegumentary restitution (body reconstitution) on corpse of organ donor after organ retrieval. Beaujon hospital, Clichy, France.

Emergency services of the Abbeville hospital, COVID area, transfer of a patient, diagnosed negative, to a medical department.

Reportage in the maternity service of Métropole Savoie hospital in Chambéry, France. A planned cesarean delivery. Surgeon and patient before the intervention.

Medical resuscitation service at the Jacques Cartier hospital in Massy. Nurses wait for a new patient to maintain an artificial respirator.

A surgery team operating on a patient in an operating room

Reportage in the Interventional Cardiology and Rythmology service in Saint George Clinic in Nice, France. Radiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmia using the Stereotaxis robotic system. This operation consists of inserting a catheter into the heart, emitting radio waves that will cauterize cardiac tissue responsible for rhythmic irregularity. The Stereotaxis robotic system is a magnetic navigation system. It uses a rotating magnetic field enabling the ablation catheter to be guided from a distance. The system consists of two giant magnets placed on each side of the operating table. The operation is carried out under radioscopic control. It is a more precise technique that reduces the risk of complications, procedure length and the patients and radiologists exposure time to x-rays. A patient suffering from atrial fibrillation. A technician sterilely dresses another.

Photo essay at Lyon hospital in France. Department of urology. Prostatectomy. This hospital has a robotic surgical system (Da Vinci Surgical System made by Intuitive Surgical) designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach.

Report at the maternity hospital in Abbeville, department of the Somme. Birth of twins by cesarean section. The twins placed in the incubator are taken to the treatment room so that the pediatrician, the pediatric nurse, the nurse, the midwife carry out clinical examinations of the newborn before finding the dad for a skin-to-skin session.

Medical resuscitation service at the Jacques Cartier hospital in Massy. Room of a patient on artificial respiration affected by Covid 19. Placement of a peripheral venous catheter allowing to have a vascular route to administer therapies.

Report at the maternity hospital of the Abbeville hospital. Cesarean delivery of a woman pregnant with twins. Scheduled intervention. Presence in the operating room of obstetrician gynecologist, internal doctor, nurse, midwife.

Reportage in Robert Ballanger hospital's Intensive Care Unit in France.

Reportage on a cesarean under hypnosis, in the maternity ward of Saint-Grégoire hospital in Rennes, France. The anaesthetist hypnotises the patient while setting up the spinal anesthesia, then maintains the hypnotic state during the entire operation

Reportage in the Interventional Cardiology and Rythmology service in Saint George Clinic in Nice, France. Radiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmia using the Stereotaxis robotic system. This operation consists of inserting a catheter into the heart, emitting radio waves that will cauterize cardiac tissue responsible for rhythmic irregularity. The Stereotaxis robotic system is a magnetic navigation system. It uses a rotating magnetic field enabling the ablation catheter to be guided from a distance. The system consists of two giant magnets placed on each side of the operating table. The operation is carried out under radioscopic control. It is a more precise technique that reduces the risk of complications, procedure length and the patients and radiologists exposure time to x-rays. A patient suffering from atrial fibrillation. Intercardiac ultrasound.

Reportage on a cesarean under hypnosis, in the maternity ward of Saint-Grégoire hospital in Rennes, France. The anaesthetist hypnotises the patient while setting up the spinal anesthesia, then maintains the hypnotic state during the entire operation

Heart, transplant and doctors team doing surgery or emergency operation for treatment or healing anatomy in hospital. Rescue, medical and professional surgeon or healthcare teamwork collaboration

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and doctors are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses and gloves. Management of a patient who died of COVID 19 and transfer to a hospital death room.

Emergency services of the Abbeville hospital, COVID area, a nurse prepares with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) before entering the room of a patient with COVID symptoms.

83-year-old patient present at the hospital for a pulmonary puncture under CT control. Equipment is shared between emergencies.

Reportage in an operating theatre during a hysterectomy using the da Vinci robot®.

Doctors caring for patient in emergency care unit of a hospital taking blood sample

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves.

Reportage in the Interventional Cardiology and Rythmology service in Saint George Clinic in Nice, France. Radiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmia using the Stereotaxis robotic system. This operation consists of inserting a catheter into the heart, emitting radio waves that will cauterize cardiac tissue responsible for rhythmic irregularity. The Stereotaxis robotic system is a magnetic navigation system. It uses a rotating magnetic field enabling the ablation catheter to be guided from a distance. The system consists of two giant magnets placed on each side of the operating table. The operation is carried out under radioscopic control. It is a more precise technique that reduces the risk of complications, procedure length and the patients and radiologists exposure time to x-rays. A patient suffering from atrial fibrillation. Setting up electrodes.

Orthopedic surgery, Saint George Clinic, Nice, France, Treating a torn cruciate ligament using the Sambba technique, carried out under arthroscopy, reconstructing the torn ligament with a transplant taken from the knee, Carrying out a femoral tunnel. (Photo by: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images)

Patient in the shock ward in the intensive care unit of a university hospital. Transosseous traction is performed in anticipation of an operation that will take place the next morning

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tiana Bautista, from Murrieta, California, right, prepares a piece of dissolvable gel for surgical insertion during a tympanoplasty surgery aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) while anchored in Weno, Chuuk, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 15, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

Cosmetic surgery clinic. Buttock lipofilling. Lipofilling (also called liposculpture or lipomodeling) is a technique that consists of removing fat from areas where there is too much, to reinject it into the parts of the body that need to be reshaped. Buttock lipofilling makes the buttocks firmer, higher and more curved. Liposuction.

Reportage in the iLumens laboratory, during a day dedicated to ongoing training for midwives and obstetrician gynecologists, on the theme of resuscitation in the birthing room. The iLumens lab (University Lab for Medical Teaching using Digital and Simulation Technologies) is in Paris Descartes University and organises initial, specialised and ongoing training for all health care professionals.

Reportage at night in Robert Ballanger hospital's Intensive Care Unit in France. A nurse cleans a patient's catheter.

Training of medical interns in the ECMO technique, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Hair Transplant Procedure

Reportage in the gynecology surgery service of the Chambéry Métropole Savoie Hospital, France. Conservative hysterectomy by vaginal laparoscopy in a 44-year old patient suffering from adenomyosis and uterine lymphoma.

Reportage on a cesarean under hypnosis, in the maternity ward of Saint-Grégoire hospital in Rennes, France. The anaesthetist hypnotises the patient while setting up the spinal anesthesia, then maintains the hypnotic state during the entire operation

Medical resuscitation service at the Jacques Cartier hospital in Massy. All of the beds in the ward since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients requiring respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns, doctors are mobilized with patients to ensure the permanence of care. To avoid contamination, all personnel must comply with the rules for wearing masks, coats, aprons, glasses, gloves.

Doctors caring for patient in emergency care unit of a hospital

Anesthesiologist attenting patient during surgery. Department of gastroenterological surgery, Limoges hospital, France.

Medical resuscitation service at the Jacques Cartier hospital in Massy. All of the beds in the ward since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients requiring respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns, doctors are mobilized with patients to ensure the permanence of care. To avoid contamination, all personnel must comply with the rules for wearing masks, coats, aprons, glasses, gloves.

Patient is put under anaesthetic before operation, Germany, Europe

Reportage at the maternity clinic. In the labour room, Anne-Laure has chosen to give birth without an epidural. Her husband, a midwife and a pediatric nurse are with her.

Team operating a woman on surgery table

Woman Having Eggs Removed As Part Of IVF Treatment

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 6, 2022) - Lt. Sydney Perles, from San Diego, right, and Lt.j.g. Abby Laughman, from Chillicothe, Missouri, perform surgery aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Organ graft. Surgical team performing tegumentary restitution (body reconstitution) on corpse of organ donor after organ retrieval. Beaujon hospital, Clichy, France.

Throughout the year, the hospital's nursing staff continues to train on new technologies and new recommendations.

Doctors preparing trauma room of a hospital

Nurse helping doctor with gloves

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves.Care performed on an intubated patient on an artificial respirator and under dialysis.

Medical intensive care unit at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy. All the beds in the service since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients needing respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns and physicians are mobilized with patients to ensure continuous care. To avoid any contamination, all staff must comply with the rules for wearing masks, gowns, aprons, glasses, gloves.

Gastroenterologist performing a gastrointestinal fiberoptic endoscopy. A flexible fibre-optic endoscope is introduced through the mouth and navigates inside the digestive tract.

Photo essay at Lyon hospital. Department of urology. Surgical treatment of erectile dysfunction with a penile prosthesis.

Reportage on the practice of hypnosurgery. Dr Perelmuter has been an anesthetist for 30 years and decided to train in hypnosis 10 years ago. Currently more than a quarter of surgical procedures that he takes part in are carried out under hypnosis. Hypnosedation results in an altered state of consciousness in the patient, who enters a hypnotic trance. It is a form of detachment which allows the patient to focus on pleasant things. Pain levels are altered, but this state fluctuates. During the procedures, theatre staff talk little so as not to disturb the patients trance. The use of hypnosedation allows local anesthetics to be used instead of general ones.

HAD AP-HP, report on the digital pen and the care of a patient: chemotherapy.

Medical intensive care unit at the Jacques Cartier hospital in Massy. Since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic, all of the beds in the department have been reserved for the reception of patients in need of respiratory assistance. Hospital agents, caregivers, nurses, interns, doctors are mobilized with patients to ensure continuity of care. At each change of team, all the nursing staff of the service meet for the transmissions. Moment allowing to take stock of the state of each patient and to adjust the medical protocol.

Reportage in the interventional scanner service in Pasteur 2 Hospital, Nice, France. Vertebroplasty- cementoplasty operation to treat a vertebral facture. The technique consists of injecting, under image guidance, a biocompatible cement mixture into the weakened vertebra to consolidate it.

Sorting and preparation for the return of sterilized surgical equipment by 2 operators in the sterilization exit room.

U.S. Army Col. Phillip Brown Jr., second from the right, commander of Joint Task Force-Bravo, and U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Arturo Manzanedo, right, chief of staff of JTF-B, visits with the orthopedic team at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 29, 2022. The U.S. Army and Air Force orthopedic team is integrated with the orthopedic staff at Hospital Escuela for four weeks as a part of the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022, a U.S. Southern Command operation led by JTF-B meant to strengthen partnerships and build resiliency.

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