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Risks of Spinal Cord StimulationVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=558KhZgllw0 Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says the risks of spinal cord stimulation will be infection, and bleeding. "For bleeding, we ask the patient to stop several medications prior to the procedure, and for infection everything is sterile and we give antibiotics during the procedure and during [...]

Risks of Spinal Cord Stimulation

Complications of Back SurgeryVideos

The most common and feared surgery complication is infection. However, spine surgery has its own unique set of complications and Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains some of them such as returns of disc herniation. He says always patients are concerned when they go to surgery.

Complications of Back Surgery

Complications after Back SurgeryVideos

In case of infection after surgery, it has to be addressed as early as possible . Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains if the patient continues to drain, he doesn’t put on antibiotics. It’s necessary to take him back to surgery.

Complications after Back Surgery

M.R.I and Low Back PainVideos

There are several reasons for M.R.I: weakness or progressive neurological deficits, suspicious for malignancy or infection and trauma. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, adds another reasons at this least: progressive symptoms of pain. The specialist affirms around 70 to 80 % of the patients just with an […]

M.R.I and Low Back Pain

Red Flags of Low Back PainVideos

Some of the red flags of low back pain are infection, cancer suspected, trauma, fracture, saddle anesthesia and loss of bladder. Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says if you have history of cancer you do not want to just let the back pain go or if it keeps increasing and […]

Red Flags of Low Back Pain

Risk Factor of ArthritisVideos

The main risk factors of arthritis are: age, gender, heredity, weight, injury, infection and, in some cases, job explains Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care. He says even nobody can reverse aging, but he affirms it’s possible to slowdown some of the processes. He advises their patients to […]

Risk Factor of Arthritis

Hernia Surgical Mesh ImplantsVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQcEfNSmw1k Dr. Michael Gonzalez Ramos, General Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms the risks of robotic surgery are the same as with open or traditional surgery: infection, bleeding, hematoma or any recurrence. Mesh is a synthetic material used for reinforcing the repair. There are other tapes of mesh, which are biological and they’re made [...]

Hernia Surgical Mesh Implants

Symptoms of SepsisVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pRYzjCWsHs Sepsis is an infection that reaches the bloodstream. It can cause changes in blood pressure and mental status, and requires immediate medical attention, explains Sandra Amador, ARNP, Medical Surgical Nurse with Baptist Hospital of Miami. The symptoms are: shivering, fever, pain, discomfort, sleepy, short of breath and pale or discolored skin, among others. She [...]

Symptoms of Sepsis

Causes of Neonatal SepsisVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYAR3XKqkyM Neonatal sepsis is an infection that babies get from their mothers. Dr. Majd M. Dardas, Neonatal Perinatal Physician with Center for Women and Infants at South Miami Hospital, explains what vertical transmissions are, and how contaminated amniotic fluid gets to the baby and causes infection. TranscriptSo dr. Dardis how do we see this happen [...]