http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. New research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) is a powerful tool for assessing outcomes of uncommon, high-risk surgical procedures, including pancreatic necrosectomy. This is the first time that national data on this particular procedure has been available and analyzed, and the data from ACS NSQIP showed that patients undergoing pancreatic necrosectomy had better outcomes than predicted. http://www.physorg.com/news179662181.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:30:07 EST news179662181 Located in areas of the foot that can be hard to visualize with X-rays and other imaging techniques, injuries to the ankle area of the foot are the most frequently misdiagnosed of all foot fractures. Delayed diagnosis can have serious consequences, sometimes leading to permanent disability. A new review article published in the December 2009 issue of The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) shows that a detailed description of the injury, recognition of subtle diagnostic imaging clues, and targeted physical exam can help avoid long-term injuries and disabilities that may occur as a result of these uncommon fractures. http://www.physorg.com/news178896705.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:02 EST news178896705 Surgeons who are burned out or depressed are more likely to say they had recently committed a major error on the job, according to the largest study to date on physician burnout. The new findings suggest that the mental well-being of the surgeon is associated with a higher rate of self-reported medical errors, something that may undermine patient safety more than the fatigue that is often blamed for many of the medical mistakes. http://www.physorg.com/news178201343.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:04 EST news178201343 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has found that the majority of surgeons treating prostate cancer in the United States have extremely low annual caseloads, potentially leading to increased rates of both surgical complications and cancer recurrence. http://www.physorg.com/news177872932.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:20:01 EST news177872932 (AP) -- A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue. http://www.physorg.com/news177572464.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:11:03 EST news177572464 A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the treatment of their disease when their care is coordinated in a timely fashion. http://www.physorg.com/news177248797.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:30:02 EST news177248797 New research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that African-American patients with colorectal cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease and are less likely to undergo surgical procedures compared with Caucasians, suggesting that improvements in screening and rates of operation may reduce differences in colorectal cancer outcomes for African-Americans. http://www.physorg.com/news177248427.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:10:04 EST news177248427 Doctors in northern Peru have removed almost a kilogram of nails, coins and scrap metal from a man's stomach, a surgeon that operated on him said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news177186771.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:33:16 EST news177186771 The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone. Each knee has two menisci: one on the inside of the knee joint and one on the outside. In recent years, more children have been diagnosed with tears to this area (meniscal tears); however, according to a literature review published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), prospects for a full recovery are high. http://www.physorg.com/news176400523.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:40:01 EST news176400523 A new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that the establishment of an acute care surgery service can help surgeons at academic medical centers provide more timely care to the growing number of patients who are transferred from the emergency room or smaller hospitals and who require an immediate operation. http://www.physorg.com/news174309523.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:30:01 EST news174309523 According to a new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, although breast-conserving surgery (BCS), commonly known as lumpectomy, is increasingly being used to treat older women with nonmetastatic invasive breast cancer, there are still significant socioeconomic and geographic disparities in the use of this type of therapy. For example, women in the Northeast and Pacific West are significantly more likely to receive BCS than those in the South and parts of the Midwest. http://www.physorg.com/news174309458.html Medicine & Health Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:40:01 EST news174309458 New research published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons offers important insights into the long-term impact of a major disaster on routine surgical services in a hospital. In the study, researchers at Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, showed that although Hurricane Katrina resulted in a significant loss of surgical staff and an increase in the number of uninsured patients undergoing operations, greater cost efficiencies were achieved. http://www.physorg.com/news173099484.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:50:02 EST news173099484 Trauma patients who sustain multiple fractures are often in serious condition when they arrive at the emergency department. A review article published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) explains that trauma patients who have several orthopaedic injuries and are considered to be in unstable condition should only have a few hours of surgery when first arriving at the hospital. This principle is known as 'damage control'. http://www.physorg.com/news171031402.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:43:48 EST news171031402 Training methods for surgeons who perform breast cancer sentinel lymph node resection were found to be effective in almost 97% of surgeons assessed, according to a new study published online August 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news170350491.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:40:02 EST news170350491 Using a novel robot-assisted endoscopic technique, a team of surgeons at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea, has successfully treated 200 consecutive patients with thyroid cancer. The minimally invasive operation, which has several technical and cosmetic benefits that the traditional open operation does not offer, is described in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. http://www.physorg.com/news169915708.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:00:05 EST news169915708 Within a structured trauma program, trauma patients are equally likely to survive if they are treated by a novice surgeon or by the experienced trauma director, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news169816874.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:21:50 EST news169816874 New research findings published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons challenge the routine use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a means to improve surgical outcomes in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Researchers found that women diagnosed with breast cancer who received an MRI were more likely to undergo a mastectomy than breast conserving therapy (BCT), and may face delays in treatment. BCT is the removal of a tumor with a safe margin of normal tissue. http://www.physorg.com/news169473969.html Medicine & Health Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:30:02 EST news169473969 Physicians should recommend low to moderate levels of exercise to their pregnant patients, even if they have not exercised prior to pregnancy, states a report published in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). http://www.physorg.com/news168518862.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:00:03 EST news168518862 Health and population trends could increase demand for cardiothoracic surgeons in the United States far greater than the supply - diminishing and delaying care, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news167936202.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:10:02 EST news167936202 New research published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons reveals that African Americans with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), a rare cancer that begins in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, now have survival rates equivalent to those of Caucasians. Prior to 2000, African Americans were more likely to develop GIST and less likely to undergo surgical treatment for this type of cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news166792780.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:20:07 EST news166792780 Results of a survey published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons show that a large subset of surgical residents consider duty hour regulations (DHR) a significant barrier to their surgical education and express a desire for flexibility to work longer hours than current restrictions allow. http://www.physorg.com/news166787033.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:44:33 EST news166787033 (AP) -- British doctors designed a radical solution to save a girl with major heart problems in 1995: they implanted a donor heart directly onto her own failing heart. http://www.physorg.com/news166768188.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:30:23 EST news166768188 While major advances have been made in the understanding of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) anatomy and reconstruction, a literature review published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS) finds that there must be continued advances in basic science research in order to determine the best course of treatment for those with PCL injuries. http://www.physorg.com/news165646813.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:58 EST news165646813 People with ankle injuries who do not respond successfully to initial treatment may have a second chance at recovery, thanks to two new procedures developed to restore the injured area, according to a study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). http://www.physorg.com/news165644378.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:40:01 EST news165644378 Reviewing the records of 577 breast cancer patients, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers found that women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who receive a breast MRI are more likely to receive a mastectomy after their diagnosis and may face delays in starting treatment. The study demonstrates that, despite the lack of evidence of their benefit, routine use of MRI scans in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer increased significantly between 2004 and 2005, and again in 2006. http://www.physorg.com/news165172917.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:09:49 EST news165172917 Each percentage point increase in the African American population in a county appears to be associated with a decrease in the number of specialists within that county who diagnose and treat colorectal cancer, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In contrast, counties with a higher percentage of Asian Americans appear to have more colorectal cancer specialists. http://www.physorg.com/news164302548.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:36:24 EST news164302548 A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later. http://www.physorg.com/news163176812.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:53:59 EST news163176812 Leicester consultant surgeon who has developed a pioneering technique using microwaves to destroy liver tumours has treated more than 100 patients in the UK and other patients are now being treated internationally. http://www.physorg.com/news161347636.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 May 2009 11:47:49 EST news161347636 (AP) -- The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital. http://www.physorg.com/news160719520.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 05:40:40 EST news160719520 New research published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that dramatic disparities in breast cancer outcomes continue to exist for African-American women, regardless of the age at which they are diagnosed, extent of the cancer, type of treatment or socioeconomic status. The study represents the largest population-based analysis of breast cancer outcomes data to date, including more than 60,000 patients in the state of Florida. http://www.physorg.com/news160653818.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 11:04:42 EST news160653818