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Patient satisfaction and quality of life similar across all appendicitis treatments

A new study published in the journal JAMA Surgery in February 2020 shows that patients with acute appendicitis that were successfully treated either by antibiotics or by appendectomy had identical satisfaction with their treatment and identical quality of life over the long term. The patients who were first treated conservatively and then had appendectomy had lower satisfaction rates.

19 Feb 2020

Scientists develop novel method for detecting blood vessels inside tumors

During neuroendoscopic surgery of, for example, brain tumors, the characteristics of the operating space, usually narrower than that of other endoscopic surgery, are determined by visual inspection through the endoscope.

19 Feb 2020

Higher case numbers correlated with better results in breast cancer surgery

In complex surgery, does a correlation exist between the volume of services provided per hospital or per surgeon and the quality of the treatment results?

19 Feb 2020

Racial disparities found in timing and type of treatment for colorectal cancer patients

In a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Associate Professor Dr. Cara Frankenfeld of the George Mason College of Health and Human Services found racial disparities in how the presence of cancer-related diagnostic and treatment technology is related to colorectal cancer patient outcomes in Georgia.

19 Feb 2020

Scientists design innovative mechanical controller for robot-assisted surgery

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology designed a new type of controller for the robotic arm used in robotic surgery.

19 Feb 2020

Tailoring care for older patients after emergency surgery can greatly improves outcomes

Tailoring care for older patients who have had emergency surgery can reduce complications and deaths, decrease the length of hospital stays and cut down on the need for alternate care at discharge, according to a new study led a University of Alberta researcher.

18 Feb 2020

Geriatric-specific characteristics linked to hospital readmission risk of elderly surgical patients

Researchers have examined new geriatric-specific characteristics that appear to raise the risk of elderly surgical patients having an unplanned hospital readmission within a month of initially leaving the hospital.

18 Feb 2020

New compendium on cardiomyopathies

Cardiomyopathy refers to diseases of the heart muscle causing cardiac myocyte injury and myocardial dysfunction, which impair structural and functional ventricular filling or ejection of blood in the absence of other structural or vascular heart diseases.

18 Feb 2020

Organs from hepatitis C-infected donors benefit many kidney patients

A new medical approach recommended by University of Cincinnati physician-researchers may reduce organ wait times, save money, boost quality of life and prolong life expectancy for kidney patients.

18 Feb 2020

First transplant of deceased donor's uterus in Sweden

The Swedish team responsible for uterine transplantation research has, for the first time, transplanted a uterus from a deceased donor. The operation proceeded without complications and the recipient is doing well.

18 Feb 2020

Updated colorectal cancer screening recommendations released

Patients at average risk of colorectal cancer who have a normal colonoscopy do not need to repeat screening for 10 years.

18 Feb 2020

Ink Rx? Welcome to the camouflaged world of paramedical tattoos

The first fingernail tattoo started off as a joke by a man who lost the tips of two fingers in a construction accident in 2018.

18 Feb 2020

Intratumoral heterogeneity linked to chemotherapy resistance in small-cell lung cancer

Small cell lung cancer accounts for 14% of all lung cancers and is often rapidly resistant to chemotherapy, resulting in poor clinical outcomes.

17 Feb 2020

Rutgers surgeon looks at link between WWI facial trauma and modern plastic surgery

Shahid Aziz has spent hours poring over the case histories of World War I soldiers who returned home with disfiguring facial injuries.

17 Feb 2020

Michigan Medicine pediatric surgeon uses incision-less surgery to correct hernia defects in kids

Health care providers are constantly evolving treatments for complicated conditions to provide patients with the greatest amount of benefit while avoiding any adverse effects, like scarring.

17 Feb 2020

Individual clinical judgments needed for prescribing aspirin in primary prevention

The most recent guidelines for primary prevention recommend aspirin use for individuals ages 40 to 70 years who are at higher risk of a first cardiovascular event, but not for those over 70. Yet, people over 70 are at increasingly higher risks of cardiovascular events than those under 70.

17 Feb 2020

Scientists develop new tool using machine learning to diagnose lymphedema

Scientists at the TSU Laboratory for Biophotonics, with specialists from the Tomsk Scientific Research Institute of Microsurgery, have developed a new tool for diagnosing lymphedema, a severe pathology that can develop after radical treatment of several oncological diseases.

17 Feb 2020

Surgery News and Research

Patient satisfaction and quality of life similar across all appendicitis treatments

Scientists develop novel method for detecting blood vessels inside tumors

Higher case numbers correlated with better results in breast cancer surgery

Racial disparities found in timing and type of treatment for colorectal cancer patients

Scientists design innovative mechanical controller for robot-assisted surgery

Tailoring care for older patients after emergency surgery can greatly improves outcomes

Geriatric-specific characteristics linked to hospital readmission risk of elderly surgical patients

New compendium on cardiomyopathies

Organs from hepatitis C-infected donors benefit many kidney patients

First transplant of deceased donor's uterus in Sweden

Updated colorectal cancer screening recommendations released

Ink Rx? Welcome to the camouflaged world of paramedical tattoos

Intratumoral heterogeneity linked to chemotherapy resistance in small-cell lung cancer

Rutgers surgeon looks at link between WWI facial trauma and modern plastic surgery

Michigan Medicine pediatric surgeon uses incision-less surgery to correct hernia defects in kids

Individual clinical judgments needed for prescribing aspirin in primary prevention

Scientists develop new tool using machine learning to diagnose lymphedema

New ligament repair procedure shows promise to relieve wrist pain, restore function

Surgical jackets and head covers do not reduce surgical site infections, study shows

A broken heart for Valentine’s Day turns to healing

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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