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Wrist Acupuncture or Acupressure Prevents Nausea From Anesthesia
• Alternative Medicine • • Surgery • Apr 15 09

Up to 80 percent of patients who have surgery complain of nausea and vomiting afterwards, but stimulating an acupoint in their wrists can… Wrist Acupuncture or Acupressure Prevents Nausea From Anesthesia   

 
 

Clinic-Owner Urologists Perform More Surgeries Than Peers
• Surgery • • Urine Problems • Mar 28 09

A new study finds that Florida urologists who own outpatient surgery clinics perform more kidney-stone surgeries than their colleagues do, raising questions about whether… Clinic-Owner Urologists Perform More Surgeries Than Peers   

 
 

Silicone Ear Looks Just Like the Real Thing
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Mar 18 09

To look at Matthew Houdek, you could never tell he was born with virtually no left ear.

A surgery at Loyola University Health System… Silicone Ear Looks Just Like the Real Thing   

 
 

Patients who gave up smoking before surgery had half as many complications afterwards
• Surgery • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 12 09

More than a third of patients who took part in an eight-week smoking cessation programme before and after planned surgery were able to give… Patients who gave up smoking before surgery had half as many complications afterwards   

 
 

Weighing the Options after Life-Altering Stroke
• Surgery • • Stroke • Mar 12 09

Choosing to have aggressive brain surgery after suffering a severe stroke generally improves the patients’ lives and allows them to live longer, according to… Weighing the Options after Life-Altering Stroke   

 
 

Never Ending Pursuit - Advancing Patient Safety, Satisfaction Throughout the Surgical Experience
• Surgery • Mar 09 09

In recognition of National Patient Safety Week March 8-14 the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, are working together to… Never Ending Pursuit - Advancing Patient Safety, Satisfaction Throughout the Surgical Experience   

 
 

Light anesthesia linked with awareness in surgery
• Surgery • Feb 27 09

While the number of patients who report awareness during surgery general anesthesia is low, there are several factors that appear to increase the risk,… Light anesthesia linked with awareness in surgery   

 
 

Gallbladder Revmoal Through Vagina Offers Minimally Invasive Alternative
• Surgery • Feb 25 09

Physicians at Northwestern Memorial Hospital successfully removed a patient’s gallbladder through the vagina, making them the first in the Midwest and the third in… Gallbladder Revmoal Through Vagina Offers Minimally Invasive Alternative   

 
 

Not Too Old for Joint Replacement
• Rheumatic Diseases • • Surgery • Feb 25 09

Knee replacement surgery can improve the quality of life even for very elderly patients, according to a study presented today at the 2009 Annual… Not Too Old for Joint Replacement   

 
 

Children and Orthopaedic Surgical Emergencies
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • • Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 25 09

Severe musculoskeletal conditions in children include bone and joint infections, a hip problem known as slipped epiphysis, and elbow fractures. These can lead… Children and Orthopaedic Surgical Emergencies   

 
 

When to Have That Joint Replacement?
• Arthritis • • Surgery • Feb 25 09

Hispanic and African-American patients tend to have poorer joint function before undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery, according to a new study presented… When to Have That Joint Replacement?   

 
 

Getting on the Ball, Post-ACL Surgery
• Surgery • Feb 25 09

Most competitive high school athletes receiving anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery are able to return to their sport at the same level, and… Getting on the Ball, Post-ACL Surgery   

 
 

Researchers Explore New Driver of Transplant Rejection: Platelets
• Public Health • • Surgery • Feb 17 09

Platelets, tiny and relatively uncharted tenants of the bloodstream known mostly for their role in blood clotting, turn out to also rally sustained… Researchers Explore New Driver of Transplant Rejection: Platelets   

 
 

Survival after surgical complications appears better at teaching hospitals for whites but not blacks
• Surgery • Feb 17 09

Survival after surgery appears higher at teaching hospitals than at non-teaching hospitals, but this benefit is experienced by white patients and not black patients,… Survival after surgical complications appears better at teaching hospitals for whites but not blacks   

 
 

White Patients Have Better Surgical Survival than Blacks in Teaching Hospitals
• Public Health • • Surgery • Feb 16 09

Elderly patients who undergo surgery at teaching-intensive hospitals have better survival rates than at nonteaching hospitals, but these better survival rates apparently occur… White Patients Have Better Surgical Survival than Blacks in Teaching Hospitals   

 
 

Surgery often unnecessary for low back pain
• Backache • • Surgery • Feb 14 09

Many people with lower back pain caused by spinal disc degeneration need not resort to surgery for relief, according to a research review.

… Surgery often unnecessary for low back pain   
 
 

New Surgical Option for Wrist Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Surgery • Feb 14 09

Breaking a fall, such as a tumble on the sidewalk, with your hands and wrists is everyone’s natural reflex. But, if you fall hard… New Surgical Option for Wrist Arthritis   

 
 

Treating appendicitis by laparoscopic surgery may not be worth the cost
• Surgery • Feb 03 09

New research published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that a traditional, “open” appendectomy may be… Treating appendicitis by laparoscopic surgery may not be worth the cost   

 
 

Study Examines Impact of Managed Care on Stroke Prevention Surgery
• Neurology • • Stroke • • Surgery • Dec 29 08

Policymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients… Study Examines Impact of Managed Care on Stroke Prevention Surgery   

 
 

Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland
• Cosmetics • • Surgery • Dec 22 08

A woman who had suffered severe facial trauma got essentially a whole new face in a first-of-its-kind operation at the Cleveland Clinic, hospital… Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland   

 
 

Irkutsk-based surgeons performed a unique operation
• Surgery • Dec 22 08

On August 11th, a very unusual child was born. The baby-boy was named Nikita. Another body was growing on the baby’s stomach - it… Irkutsk-based surgeons performed a unique operation   

 
 

New Surgery Shows Promise in Treatment of Scoliosis
• Surgery • Dec 01 08

Since the time Tricia Ann Vinson was first diagnosed with scoliosis in sixth grade, the condition had become increasingly painful and debilitating.

Vinson—now 23—started… New Surgery Shows Promise in Treatment of Scoliosis   

 
 

Plastic surgeons warn of malnutrition in body contouring patients
• Cosmetics • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Nov 14 08

Identifying malnutrition before surgery in massive weight loss patients seeking body contouring will significantly decrease surgical complications, accelerate wound healing, improve scar quality and… Plastic surgeons warn of malnutrition in body contouring patients   

 
 

Surgeons Use Exciting New Tools to Provide Safer, Cost-Effective Care
• Surgery • Oct 15 08

Two studies presented at the 2008 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons demonstrate how surgeons are using existing materials in innovative ways.… Surgeons Use Exciting New Tools to Provide Safer, Cost-Effective Care   

 
 

More hand-washing won’t curb hospital infections
• Infections • • Surgery • Sep 17 08

Although hand hygiene is an important method of hospital infection control, increasing the frequency of hand washing by doctors and other healthcare workers does… More hand-washing won’t curb hospital infections   

 
 
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