Surgery

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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Computerized Tomography Scanning Offers New Uses in Oral Surgery Recovery

Journal of Oral Implantology – Computerized tomography (CT) has proved a useful tool in reconstructive dental implant surgery where a bone graft is required.…    

Portable, Less Costly Peritoneal Dialysis Shows No Additional Catheter Risk Factors

Patients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo hemodialysis, a retrospective…    

Alcohol linked to complications after joint surgery

The more people drink before having a hip or knee replaced, the higher their risk for complications right after the surgery, a new study…    

Facelift Makes You Look 12 Years Younger

Patients who have undergone a facelift rate themselves as looking an average of 12 years younger after surgery, according to a study in the…    

Taking Unpleasant Surprises Out of Cosmetic Surgery

For some plastic surgery patients, expectations are unrealistically high. Basing their hopes on the before-and-after albums offered in surgeons’ offices, they expect to achieve…    

Too many narcotics prescribed after surgery: study

Many people who undergo urology procedures may be sent home with more narcotic painkillers than they need—leaving home medicine cabinets filled with the potentially…    

Amputation vs. Revascularization in Critical Limb Ischemia Patients

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA have published a study in the February Journal of Vascular Surgery®…    

Surgery for obstructive sleep apnea reduces daytime drowsiness

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo surgery to improve their breathing get a better night’s sleep and therefore are less drowsy during the…    

NFL Linemen Recover from Back Surgery, and So Can You

If NFL linemen can recover from back surgery and return to their spine-bruising careers, so can you get back into your “game” of horsing…    

Rural residents more likely to get some surgeries

People living in rural areas were more likely to get nine different surgical procedures—including both elective and non-elective surgeries—compared to people living in urban…    

Hoarseness rare in kids with cleft palate: study

Kids born with cleft palate were no more likely than kids in the general population to suffer from hoarseness in a new study of…    

Henry Ford Hospital study: Shoulder function not fully restored after surgery

Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains significantly different when compared to the patient’s opposite shoulder, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

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This new year, how motivated are you?

Personal motivation may be the biggest factor in determining the length of time it takes for a patient to return to work following a…    

Prenatal Knowledge of Cleft Lip/Palate Shows Little Advantage Over Birth Discovery

Many expectant parents look forward to routine ultrasounds as their first opportunity to “see” their baby. But the ultrasound can reveal that the fetus…    

Surgical instruments left in children rarely fatal, but dangerous

Surgical items, such as sponges and small instruments, left in the bodies of children who undergo surgery are quite uncommon and rarely fatal but…