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Br J Nurs
February 1998
Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University.
In the current climate of changing nursing and medical roles, discussions about the role of the operating theatre nurse have been rekindled, with particular emphasis being placed on the role of the nurse as 'assistant' to the surgeon. This article examines perioperative roles and identifies and discusses the factors that have stimulated their development. It is argued that these roles are not necessarily new and that their recent re-emergence may have as much to do with the sustained drive to reduce junior doctors' hours as the need to enhance the quality of patient care.
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September 1991
Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Intraoperative ultrasound is not a technique which has been widely accepted by neurosurgeons in this country, not least because bulky probes and machines become more of a hindrance than an asset in theatre. The development of new smaller probes, including ones small enough to visualize the brain through a conventional burr-hole has rekindled interest in this subject. Its use for guidance in tumour biopsy, cyst aspiration and catheter placement, as well as volume estimations and determining the completeness of tumour resection, are outlined.
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May 1991
Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University.
Congress was the scene of conspicuous debate about human gene therapy during the 1980s. Congressional interest was sparked primarily by concerns about germ-line gene therapy expressed by clerics and public interest groups. The initial debate was provoked by Martin Cline's misadventures in 1980 and rekindled in 1983 by congressional resolution against germ-line intervention sponsored by Senator Mark Hatfield.
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