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Elderly rectal cancer patients at risk for stoma non-reversal

Half of elderly rectal cancer patients who undergo low anterior resection do not have stoma reversal surgery within 18 months, show US data.

16 Jan 2013

Link between infections and venous thromboembolism in surgical patients

Despite receiving blood thinners and other clot prevention treatment, some patients still develop potentially lethal blood clots in the first month after their operations anyway, especially if they developed a surgical-site infection while in the hospital, according to results of a study at Johns Hopkins.

16 Jan 2013

UnitedHealth, Mayo partnering to merge insurance, care data

UnitedHealth announced it will partner with the Mayo Clinic to merge insurance and medical data to try to improve and standardize care in order to lower costs.

16 Jan 2013

Researchers identify new group of growth factor receptors that signal to brain tumours

One in 25,000 people worldwide is affected by neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a condition where the loss of a tumour suppressor called Merlin results in multiple tumours in the brain and nervous system.

16 Jan 2013

New system based on photonic biosensors can rapidly diagnose food allergies

Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of the Universitat de València, in consortium with various European companies and institutions, are developing a system based on photonic biosensors for rapid diagnosis of food allergies.

16 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: $4,000 a night for a 'cozy' hospital room; Texas effort to provide women's health care falls short

Call it the $55,000 cat bite. That's the rough total in medical costs (so far) for a cat bite on my hand that turned into an infection that turned into surgery that turned into a week in the hospital.

16 Jan 2013

SLU researchers examine health outcomes for obese transplant recipients

In a research review article published in the American Journal of Nephrology, Saint Louis University investigators examined data from multiple studies to better understand how obesity, an epidemic in the U.S., impacts kidney transplant patients.

16 Jan 2013

FDA approves new components of GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) has received FDA approval for the new large diameter 35 mm trunk-ipsilateral leg and 36 mm aortic extender components, as well as the lower profile 31 mm diameter trunk-ipsilateral leg and 32 mm aortic extender components of the GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis.

16 Jan 2013

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery’s new title is BJJ

A new era dawns: 2013 sees The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British Volume), our much trusted and reliable touchstone in orthopaedic literature, change name to 'The Bone & Joint Journal'.

16 Jan 2013

Knee cartilage repair success with new biomaterial

In a small study, researchers reported increased healthy tissue growth after surgical repair of damaged cartilage if they put a “hydrogel” scaffolding into the wound to support and nourish the healing process. The squishy hydrogel material was implanted in 15 patients during standard microfracture surgery, in which tiny holes are punched in a bone near the injured cartilage. The holes stimulate patients’ own specialized stem cells to emerge from bone marrow and grow new cartilage atop the bone.

15 Jan 2013

Sexual dysfunction not determined by hysterectomy technique

The prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder after hysterectomy does not vary with the surgical technique used, researchers report.

15 Jan 2013

Stroke need not delay bypass surgery

The time since a stroke need not determine when patients undergo elective coronary artery bypass grafting, say researchers.

15 Jan 2013

Morphine not first choice after neonatal surgery

Neonates and infants undergoing major surgery should be treated with postoperative intermittent intravenous acetaminophen as opposed to continuous morphine, research suggests.

14 Jan 2013

Dental diversion plan eases burden in busy EDs

Hospital emergency departments may benefit from having a diversion plan in place to deal with dental patients, say US researchers writing in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

14 Jan 2013

Neurolysis combats hip replacement sciatic nerve pain

Preliminary research suggests that neurolysis can significantly reduce neuropathic pain in patients who develop sciatic nerve palsy after total hip replacement.

14 Jan 2013

Obesity complicates kidney transplantation

The risk for delayed graft function in patients undergoing kidney transplant rises in line with their body mass index, say US researchers.

14 Jan 2013

Graft recommendation bursts onto eardrum repair scene

Researchers say that a 0.2-mm partial thickness graft is optimal for reconstruction of subtotal tympanic membrane perforation.

14 Jan 2013

Complications of suppurative otitis media characterized

Researchers emphasize the importance of an early and accurate diagnosis of chronic suppurative otitis media followed by surgical therapy to prevent complications.

14 Jan 2013

DESI technique identifies cancer type, grade and tumor margins in brain surgery patients

A new tool that could allow for faster, more comprehensive testing of brain tissue during surgery successfully identified the cancer type, grade and tumor margins in five brain surgery patients, according to a Purdue University and Brigham and Women's Hospital study.

11 Jan 2013