News tagged with major surgery
75 percent would consider letting an unsupervised trainee perform surgery if it could be done quicker
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Three-quarters of surgical patients would consider allowing a competent unsupervised trainee junior doctor perform their entire operation if it meant they could have it done more quickly, according to a survey published in ...
Tiny robots used in surgical procedures
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Tiny robots that aid surgical procedures and medical checkups currently are the focus of intense research and study. In fact, some of these small-scale devices already are in practical use.
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Surgery remans an option for advanced lung cancer
Jul 27, 2009 |
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In recent years, oncologists have debated whether patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer would benefit from surgery.
Surgery safe for babies and toddlers suffering from seizures
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A new study published in Epilepsia reveals surgery for babies and toddlers suffering from epilepsy is relatively safe and is effective in controlling seizures. The findings also show that early surgery may have a positive impact ...
Waiting times too long for bariatric surgery
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Obesity is now acknowledged as a chronic disease with a number of related complications, and its prevalence has reached alarming epidemic proportions. While bariatric surgery is effective at treating the disease, access to ...
Risk factors identified for pneumonia after heart surgery
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the main cause of nosocomial infection in patients undergoing major heart surgery. An international study of 25 hospitals from 8 European countries, published in BioMed Central's open ...
Risk of blood clot after surgery higher and lasts longer than previously thought
Dec 04, 2009 |
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The risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts for longer than had previously been thought, concludes new research published in the British Medical Journal today.
Radiological treatment method spares patients surgery and offers 89 percent cost savings
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Pericardial effusion, the collection of fluid around the heart, typically occurs in patients following heart surgery and is usually treated using an invasive surgical drainage technique. However researchers have discovered ...
Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients (w/ Podcast)
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...
Half of eligible patients not getting mitral valve surgery, study
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Overblown fears about surgical risk and lack of awareness about the risk of not operating are among the reasons only half of eligible patients were referred for mitral valve repair, according to a study by doctors at the ...
Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep disordered breathing (SDB), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy ...
New study compares after-hours and daytime surgery success rates
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Patients who have after-hour orthopaedic surgeries risk a slightly higher rate of necessary follow-up surgeries, according to a study published in the September 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). The da ...
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