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SSRIs may reduce risk of revision surgery following total hip or knee replacement

Patients who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), commonly prescribed medications used to treat anxiety and depression, may experience a reduced risk of revision surgery following total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR), according to new research presented today at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

14 Mar 2017

Patients can recover effectively, safely at home after total joint replacement surgery, study finds

Despite higher costs, many doctors recommend and some patients prefer, recovery at an in-patient rehabilitation facility following total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery.

14 Mar 2017

Study: Patients with elevated cholesterol levels face greater risk for rotator cuff surgery failure

Patients with higher cholesterol levels face a significantly greater risk for failure of minimally invasive (arthroscopic) rotator cuff surgery, according to a new study to be presented on Friday, March 17, at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

14 Mar 2017

Researchers discover new way to curb chronic pain

For millions of sufferers, there is nothing more debilitating than chronic back or joint pain. It can feel like a lifetime of misery.

14 Mar 2017

ASA encourages patients to take simple steps before surgery for safe outcomes

If surgery is in your future, it's never too early to prepare. Whether you're having an outpatient procedure or a major operation involving a hospital stay, the American Society of Anesthesiologists encourages you to take simple steps to be ready for the big day, starting with talking with your physician anesthesiologist, a vital member of your care team.

14 Mar 2017

New light-scattering tool helps doctors to accurately identify malignant pancreatic cysts

Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate among all major cancers, largely because physicians lack diagnostic tools to detect the disease in its early, treatable stages.

13 Mar 2017

New approach shows promise to prevent, treat cholesterol gallstone disease

According to current estimates, 20 to 25 million Americans have or will develop gallstones, representing almost 15% of adults. Although only a small percentage of individuals with gallstones develop symptoms, more than 700,000 individuals annually undergo surgical gallbladder removal and many more take medications to manage the condition or undergo stone-dissolving procedures.

13 Mar 2017

Seven facts about malignant hyperthermia that can help avoid dangerous consequences during surgery

When general anesthesia is required for surgery or another procedure, a patient's care team must be ready for anything—especially the rare, life-threatening syndrome known as malignant hyperthermia.

13 Mar 2017

BodyCap wins medical CE mark for ingestible connected pill e-Celsius

BodyCap, a company specialized in miniaturized wireless monitoring devices for e-health applications, today announces that it has obtained the medical CE mark for e-Celsius from the LNE Gmed certifying organization.

13 Mar 2017

Studies question use of readmission rate as metric in surgeries for ovarian cancer patients

To reduce costs and improve quality of care, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has made reducing readmission rates a priority, yet research studies presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 2017 Annual Meeting for Women’s Cancer question the use of the metric in surgeries performed in patients with ovarian cancer.

13 Mar 2017

Mayo study provides vital information on tumor sequencing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer is unknown.

13 Mar 2017

ACC releases updated appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization in SIHD patients

The American College of Cardiology, along with several partnering organizations, today released updated appropriate use criteria for performing coronary revascularization in patients with stable ischemic heart disease.

13 Mar 2017

New study aims to better define which type 2 diabetes patients benefit most from gastric surgery

Bariatric surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese people, reducing or eliminating the need for medications, and improve other serious health problems such as high blood pressure and sleep apnea, but it still remains to be determined which patients with type 2 diabetes will benefit most from surgery.

13 Mar 2017

Endostatin can decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells

Failure of hormone deprivation therapy, which is used to slow prostate cancer in patients, leads to castration-resistant prostate cancer, a lethal form of advanced disease with limited treatment options.

10 Mar 2017

UA researcher developing new technology to detect malware in implantable medical devices

Nearly a million new forms of malware are unleashed on the world every day. Manufacturers of software for smartphones, laptops and security cameras, as well as banks, retailers and government agencies, release upgrades frequently to try to protect customers and assets.

10 Mar 2017

Expert hopes to dispel myths behind becoming living kidney donor

It is no secret that the United States —in particular, New York — needs more people to register as living organ donors. According to the National Kidney Foundation, more than 100,000 people in the country are awaiting a kidney transplant.

10 Mar 2017

Newly developed hydrogels may pave way for novel eye surgery techniques

A newly developed elastic gel administered in liquid form and shown to turn jellylike within minutes after injection into rabbits' eyes to replace the clear gelatinous fluid inside their eyeballs, may help pave the way for new eye surgery techniques, says an international team of researchers led by Japanese scientists.

9 Mar 2017

Surgery News and Research

SSRIs may reduce risk of revision surgery following total hip or knee replacement

Patients can recover effectively, safely at home after total joint replacement surgery, study finds

Study: Patients with elevated cholesterol levels face greater risk for rotator cuff surgery failure

Researchers discover new way to curb chronic pain

ASA encourages patients to take simple steps before surgery for safe outcomes

New light-scattering tool helps doctors to accurately identify malignant pancreatic cysts

New approach shows promise to prevent, treat cholesterol gallstone disease

Seven facts about malignant hyperthermia that can help avoid dangerous consequences during surgery

BodyCap wins medical CE mark for ingestible connected pill e-Celsius

Studies question use of readmission rate as metric in surgeries for ovarian cancer patients

Mayo study provides vital information on tumor sequencing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

ACC releases updated appropriate use criteria for coronary revascularization in SIHD patients

New study aims to better define which type 2 diabetes patients benefit most from gastric surgery

Endostatin can decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells

UA researcher developing new technology to detect malware in implantable medical devices

Expert hopes to dispel myths behind becoming living kidney donor

Newly developed hydrogels may pave way for novel eye surgery techniques

Preoperative opioid use may lead to complications, readmissions and high costs post surgery

Impotence drugs may have life-prolonging effect on heart attack patients, research suggests

TSRI researchers develop new drug candidates to target prostate and triple negative breast cancers

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