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Elective surgery is surgery that is not urgently required due to an emergency. Elective surgery may be performed for medical purposes, such as cataract surgery, or for other work such as breast implants. These are procedures that the person requiring them decides to undertake, and which may be helpful, but are not necessarily essential.

eHealthInsurance releases six-point checklist to get the most out of Medicare coverage

19. November 2009 05:45
eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, that now offers a new online Medicare resource, www.eHealthMedicare.com, today released a six-point checklist to help Medicare recipients make informed decisions about their Medicare options. [More]

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CABG completed "off-pump" has no advantages in patient outcomes: Study

6. November 2009 02:03
A study of 2,203 cardiac surgery patients from Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers nationwide revealed that coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) completed "off-pump," meaning without a heart-lung machine, had no advantages in patient outcomes compared to the traditional "on-pump" procedure. [More]

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Perioperative oral dietary supplements before elective surgery offers no functional benefit

29. October 2009 05:07
Blood glucose levels in a lot of patients fed normal liquid food (NLF) and a high calorie diet (HCD) were high. There was no significant difference in the blood prealbumin levels. There was a significant increase in the blood cortisol levels in some patients. The stress of surgery may be tolerated by children by feeding up to 2 h before elective surgery. [More]

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H1N1 overwhelms hospitals; Sebelius addresses flu vaccine shortage

27. October 2009 11:42
Hospitals across the country are overwhelmed "as waves of flu patients arrive at their doors, doubling their emergency room volume," USA Today reports. "Just as significant is the effect on intensive care units: A relatively small number of flu patients are requiring intensive care, but some are so ill they will need round-the-clock care for weeks. [More]

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Heart surgery can be scheduled anytime: Study

23. September 2009 01:38
The October issue of the journal Anesthesiology contains a study reviewing potential adverse effects associated with the timing of a patient's heart surgery; but based on this study, there is no bad time of the day or week or year to have elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery. [More]

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Mortality index can be misleading in major specialties

15. September 2009 02:11
A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study. [More]

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Misleading information in hospital report cards can impact patients’ health care

9. September 2009 01:44
A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study. [More]

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Healthcare-acquired infection costs $1 billion per annum

3. September 2009 02:10
Infections caught in hospital are costing the Australian healthcare system more than 850,000 lost bed days, according to a new study by Queensland University of Technology. [More]

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Findings reveal that Americans have grown increasingly confident to pay for healthcare services

31. August 2009 05:41
A new report -- Thomson Reuters Healthcare Indexes(TM): Consumer Confidence -- found that consumer confidence related to healthcare expenditures increased 12 percent between March and July. [More]

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TekPackaging wins contract for manufacturing ear thermometer probe covers

21. August 2009 04:18
ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today announced that TekPackaging LLC (Tek) has been awarded a production contract to be the exclusive manufacturer of Thermoscan(R) ear thermometer probe covers for distribution worldwide. Thermoscan is the market leader and healthcare industry standard for electronic thermometers. [More]

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Australian national health system on the waiting list

13. July 2009 00:11
Any hope of a truly national health system as promised by Kevin Rudd in the run up to the last election now appears to have stalled, at least for the time being. [More]

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Elective surgery in Canberra a waiting game

9. June 2009 22:44
According to the latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) people living in Canberra wait on average 72 days for elective surgery which is more than double the national average of 34 days. [More]

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Wrist acupuncture prevents postoperative nausea and vomiting

14. April 2009 22:25
Up to 80 percent of patients who have surgery complain of nausea and vomiting afterwards, but stimulating an acupoint in their wrists can help reduce these symptoms, finds a new evidence review. [More]

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Opportunities for the health system in a sick economy

18. February 2009 11:53
With the interim report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission published yesterday the time for implementing reform could hardly be better. [More]

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After knee replacement exercise is crucial

2. February 2009 22:12
It may be uncomfortable at first, but doing exercises to strengthen your quadriceps after you've had knee replacement surgery due to osteoarthritis is critical to your recovery. [More]

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