Surgery
Airbags protect the kidneys during a crash
Airbags not only protect people from head and chest injuries during car accidents, they may also protect individual organs - particularly the kidneys.
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Kryptonite superglue improving the quality of life in heart patients recovering from surgery
New research shows that a surgical procedure using a cutting-edge super glue pioneered a year ago by Calgary researchers can improve the recovery of…
Cataract surgery saves lives, dollars by reducing auto crashes
Cataract surgery not only improves vision and quality of life for older people, but is also apparently a way to reduce the number of…
Studies Reveal a Need to Identify and Implement a Screening Procedure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Surgery
As Americans get heavier and heavier, the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea increases, and results from two clinical studies presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010 reinforce…
Children’s agitation after surgery may be preventable
Temporary combativeness after surgery—a complication affecting up to half of anesthetized children—may be preventable with drugs that decrease epinephrine production, according to a Medical…
Video gaming prepares brain for bigger tasks
Playing video games for hours on end may prepare your child to become a laparoscopic surgeon one day, a new study has shown. Reorganisation…
Study examines sepsis and septic shock after surgery
Sepsis and septic shock appear to be more common than heart attacks or pulmonary blood clots among patients having general surgery, and the death…
New Surgery Improves Outcomes for Severe Flat Foot Deformity
A surgery developed at Hospital for Special Surgery can improve patient outcomes in individuals with severe adult flat foot deformity, a problem that is…
Obesity surgery may curb ‘drive to eat’
Gastric bypass surgery may reduce the high drive to eat that is typically found in severely obese people, a new study suggests.
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Anesthesia & Analgesia Sees Jump in Impact Factor
Anesthesia & Analgesia (A&A), official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), has achieved a significant increase in its Impact Factor, a key…
Surgical Quality Measures Not Associated with Infection Rates
A study by investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine published in this week’s issue of JAMA found that public hospital comparison…
Prompt gallbladder removal in elderly associated with increased survival, lower costs
New research findings published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicate that delaying cholecystectomy, the surgical…
Nosebleed won’t stop? Coil surgery might help
A small study suggests that a surgical treatment generally used on patients with tumors and certain brain disorders may put a stop to nosebleeds…
Preventing Kidney Stones: From Lemonade to Surgery
We’ve all heard the expression, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Passing a kidney stone would qualify for one of life’s “lemons,” but…
Bariatric Surgery Lowers Obesity Risks in Pregnancy
Obese women who undergo bariatric surgery have substantially lower rates of hypertensive complications during pregnancy, a large retrospective study found.
Compared with…
Can Gastric Bypass Surgery Lead to Diabetes Remission in Non-Obese Patients?
Dr. Francesco Rubino, chief of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, is now enrolling overweight and mildly obese patients—those with a…
Study Shows Advantages of Robotic Surgery for Kidney Condition
A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that…
Spine stimulation may not help after failed surgery
A commonly used treatment for patients who still suffer chronic back and leg pain after having back surgery is essentially no better than…
Study identifies racial and ethnic disparities in surgical care
Minority patients in New York City appear less likely than white patients to have surgeries performed by surgeons or at facilities that have handled…
Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens
Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did…
Toronto hospital offers surgery for obese teens
Canadian teenagers suffering from severe obesity, due to an accompanying medical condition, can now seek surgery to help them shed pounds.
Toronto’s…
Risks of obesity outweigh risks of weight-loss surgery
It is a case of choosing a lesser evil in comparison to a bigger evil. Between staying obese and opting for a weight…
Intensive Insulin Therapy for Septic Shock Patients Does Not Show Survival Benefit
Treating adults with septic shock with intensive insulin therapy to counter elevated blood glucose levels associated with corticosteroid therapy did not result in a…
Preoperative CT useful for younger women with suspected appendicitis
Preoperative computed tomography (CT) may help reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a new study appearing…
Appendicitis may be related to viral infections
Can you catch appendicitis?
And if you do, is it necessarily an emergency that demands immediate surgery?
Yes and…
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