Surgery

Study Identifies Steep Learning Curve for Surgeons Who Perform ACL Reconstructions

Patients who have their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed by surgeons who have performed less than 60 surgeries are roughly four to five times…    

Looking younger may be nose-job bonus

In a new study of people who’d had surgery to reshape their sniffers, observers looking at before and after shots decided the patients looked…    

Appendicitis racial disparities mostly unexplained

Poverty and unfavorable health insurance account for only a small portion of the gap in the number of white versus Hispanic or black children…    

Surgery complications down with better teamwork

Hospitals that introduced a program to boost communication and teamwork among doctors and nurses saw a decrease in surgery-related complications, according to a new…    

Preoperative aspirin therapy can benefit cardiac surgery patients, find Jefferson and UC Davis anesthesiologists and surgeons

Aspirin taken within five days of cardiac surgery is associated with a significant decrease in the risk of major postoperative complications, including renal failure,…    

Time of Operation Doesn’t Affect Mortality after Surgery

The timing of surgical procedures—afternoon versus morning or Friday versus Monday—doesn’t affect the risk of death after surgery, concludes a study in the December…    

Blacks with diverticulitis have worse outcomes

Blacks need emergency surgery more often than whites for a common type of intestinal disease, and they tend to fare worse afterwards, suggests a…    

Underweight people at higher post-surgery risk: study

People who are underweight have a 40 percent higher risk of dying in the first month after surgery than patients who are overweight, according…    

Pneumonia most common infection after heart surgery

Pneumonia - not a deep incision surgical site infection - is the most common serious infection after heart surgery, according to new research (Abstract…    

Medicare change tied to safer weight loss surgery

After Medicare changed its rules regarding coverage for weight loss surgeries in 2006, the cost for the procedures went down while safety measures increased,…    

Doctors separate conjoined twins in California

Surgeons in northern California successfully separated 2-year-old identical twin girls conjoined at the chest and abdomen after a painstaking, daylong operation, doctors said on…    

Children suffer unnecessarily from chronic postoperative pain

Are children suffering needlessly after surgery? UC Irvine anesthesiologists who specialize in pediatric care believe so.

An operation can be one of…    

Surgery halts seizures in many epileptics: study

Almost half of epilepsy patients who have surgery find that it stops their seizures completely for at least 10 years, scientists said on Friday,…    

ADHD Drug May Help Wake People Up After Surgery

The drug Ritalin, prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may help patients wake up after they’ve been placed under general anesthesia, a…    

UCLA launches program to provide face, hand and abdominal wall transplants

In a major step into a new transplantation frontier, UCLA has established a first-of-its-kind program to restore functionality and enhance quality of life for…    

Obese patients less likely to develop and die from respiratory distress syndromes after surgery

Researchers have discovered that obese adults undergoing surgery are less frequently developing respiratory insufficiency (RI) and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and that when…    

Surgical Complications Twelve Times More Likely in Obese Patients

Obese patients are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer a complication following elective plastic surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, according to new research…    

Severe complications from cataract surgery decline

Serious, potentially blinding complications from cataract eye surgery are uncommon, and have been declining since the 1990s, a new U.S. study finds.

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Noisy operations associated with increased infections after surgery

Patients who undergo surgery are more likely to suffer surgical site infections (SSIs) if the operating theatre is noisy, according to research published in…    

Is carpal tunnel syndrome cultural?

Every year, just more than four out of every thousand Swedish women are diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful condition caused by a…    

Culture barrier may affect surgeon job satisfaction

A new study suggests that surgeons who treat a high proportion of Hispanic patients tend to be less happy with their jobs than their…    

Jefferson doctors strengthen case for high-dose radiotherapy technique after radical prostatectomy

A widely-available yet expensive radiotherapy technique used to treat prostate cancer patients after surgery has promising benefits—higher dose and less damage to the rectum…    

For back, neck pain, artificial disc replacement has cost, outcome advantages over fusion surgery

When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but…    

Men Fuel Rebound in Cosmetic Surgery

Statistics released today (3/21/11) by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that more men are going under the knife. Overall cosmetic plastic…    

Safe to quit smoking before surgery, anytime

Despite earlier concerns, quitting smoking in the few weeks before a surgery doesn’t seem risky for patients, according to a new study.

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