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Study demonstrates clinical accuracy of Masimo's noninvasive, continuous hemoglobin monitoring technology

Masimo announced today that a new clinical study demonstrating the clinical accuracy of its noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin (SpHb®) monitoring technology breakthrough was presented last week at the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) Annual Meeting.

19 Jan 2011

Kidney transplant surgeon receives Loyola's Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Award

Each year, Loyola University Health System presents its prestigious Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Award to an employee who provides inspirational service to others in the spirit of the slain civil rights leader.

19 Jan 2011

NQF implements quality measures pertaining to ambulatory emergency and urgent care

To improve healthcare quality and give patients and providers more information about the results of care, the National Quality Forum has endorsed 16 ambulatory care measures, with a particular focus on emergency and urgent care.

19 Jan 2011

Loyola offers new, nonsurgical treatment for Dupuytren's contracture

Loyola University Health System is among the first centers to offer a new, nonsurgical treatment for Dupuytren's contracture, a debilitating condition that curls fingers toward the palm.

19 Jan 2011

Deep brain stimulation stabilizes motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease over time

Parkinson's disease symptoms begin subtly and worsen as damage to certain brain cells continues. But an electrical stimulation device implanted deep in the brain and programmed remotely, along with medications, may provide some control of "motor symptoms" common to the disease, such as shaking, stiffness, and loss of muscle control.

19 Jan 2011

Loyola introduces wheelchair yoga program for hospitalized patients

"There is a growing body of evidence to support the use of yoga as a health and healing tool and a complement to standard medical interventions and therapy," said Dr. Walsh, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

19 Jan 2011

Neuroform EZ Stent System helps neurosurgeons to treat brain aneurysms

A new device to treat brain aneurysms with stents improves access to the blood vessels allowing endovascular neurosurgeons to offer the minimally invasive technique to patients with complex cases. Dr. Demetrius Lopes, an endovascular neurosurgeon at Rush University Medical Center, was the first in the U.S. to use the new delivery system, called the Neuroform EZ Stent System.

19 Jan 2011

First successful transcatheter implantation of 27mm transapical aortic valve prosthesis

JenaValve™ Technology, Inc., a medical device company specializing in developing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) systems, announced today a significant clinical milestone: the first-ever successful transcatheter implantation of a 27mm transapical aortic valve prosthesis.

19 Jan 2011

New findings show reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent CD

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have for the first time shown that reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent Crohn's disease may be the cause for their increased risk for vitamin D deficiency.

19 Jan 2011

UMMS begins MBL-HCV1 Phase 2 trial to prevent hepatitis C virus infection in liver transplant patients

Following a successful Phase 1 study for safety, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School today announced the beginning of a Phase 2 clinical trial testing the ability of a human monoclonal antibody they developed to prevent hepatitis C virus infection of a donor liver in transplant patients.

19 Jan 2011

Medtronic recieves conditional approval from FDA to modify CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Clinical Trial

Medtronic, today announced it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to modify its CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Clinical Trial.

19 Jan 2011

GE Healthcare becomes US distributor and reseller of Veran's ig4 navigation system

GE Healthcare and Veran, a provider of proprietary 4D registration capability for precise targeting of lesions via its FDA cleared platform, today announced a strategic supplier agreement in which GE Healthcare becomes the exclusive distributor and reseller of Veran's ig4 navigation system in the United States.

18 Jan 2011

SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System helps eliminate occurrence of retained surgical sponges: Study

Results of a multi-year, independent clinical research study on retained surgical sponges published in the February edition of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety show that the institution implementing the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge® System eliminated the occurrence of retained surgical sponges and the costs associated with these preventable surgical errors.

18 Jan 2011

Medical mistakes, doctor ratings gain state-level attention

In Wisconsin, the issue of access to reports on medical mistakes is part of a bill being considered in the state legislature. In Minnesota, physicians are seeking a delay to the plan to provide ratings based on cost and quality.

18 Jan 2011

Cardiac surgery market to reach over $4.4 billion by 2017

According to a new report by iData Research, the leading global authority in medical device and pharmaceutical market research, percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) and percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) devices are expected to enter the U.S. market in 2011 and grow to almost $1.3 billion by 2017.

18 Jan 2011

Potential device to treat post-operative cognitive decline

It's called post-operative cognitive decline, a syndrome in which patients experience memory loss or other forms of cognitive dysfunction after surgery or critical illness.

18 Jan 2011

Hotspur announces successful completion of GPSCath Catheter in peripheral angioplasty surgery

Hotspur Technologies, announced today that Dr. Greg Sampognaro, Interventional Cardiologist at P & S Surgical Hospital in Monroe, Louisiana, successfully completed the first use of the GPSCath Balloon Dilatation Catheter in an intervention to treat a blocked peripheral artery.

18 Jan 2011

6.3% of surgeons report suicidal thoughts

As many as one in 16 surgeons reported having suicidal thoughts in the previous year, but few sought help from a mental health clinician, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

18 Jan 2011

Drug-coated stents hold promise for treatment of clogged leg arteries

Drug-coated stents hold promise as a safe and lasting solution for the treatment of clogged leg arteries, suggest two-year results of the Zilver PTX Trial being presented at the 23rd annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET). Blocked leg arteries are a symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which affects 8 to 12 million Americans.

18 Jan 2011

Vaccine to prevent MRSA infections after bone and joint surgery

University of Rochester Medical Center orthopaedic scientists are a step closer to developing a vaccine to prevent life-threatening methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections following bone and joint surgery.

18 Jan 2011

Surgery News and Research

Study demonstrates clinical accuracy of Masimo's noninvasive, continuous hemoglobin monitoring technology

Kidney transplant surgeon receives Loyola's Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Award

NQF implements quality measures pertaining to ambulatory emergency and urgent care

Loyola offers new, nonsurgical treatment for Dupuytren's contracture

Deep brain stimulation stabilizes motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease over time

Loyola introduces wheelchair yoga program for hospitalized patients

Neuroform EZ Stent System helps neurosurgeons to treat brain aneurysms

First successful transcatheter implantation of 27mm transapical aortic valve prosthesis

New findings show reduced vitamin D absorption in patients with quiescent CD

UMMS begins MBL-HCV1 Phase 2 trial to prevent hepatitis C virus infection in liver transplant patients

Medtronic recieves conditional approval from FDA to modify CoreValve U.S. Pivotal Clinical Trial

GE Healthcare becomes US distributor and reseller of Veran's ig4 navigation system

SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System helps eliminate occurrence of retained surgical sponges: Study

Medical mistakes, doctor ratings gain state-level attention

Cardiac surgery market to reach over $4.4 billion by 2017

Potential device to treat post-operative cognitive decline

Hotspur announces successful completion of GPSCath Catheter in peripheral angioplasty surgery

6.3% of surgeons report suicidal thoughts

Drug-coated stents hold promise for treatment of clogged leg arteries

Vaccine to prevent MRSA infections after bone and joint surgery

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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