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New software helps prioritize medical procedures and treat people more efficiently

Many patients had to wait for lifesaving surgeries, such as organ transplants, due to the heavy burden COVID-19 caused by hospitals.

1 Jun 2020

Globaldata: Cardiovascular procedures not impacted by COVID-19 as heavily as other therapy areas

The COVID-19 crisis is not impacting cardiovascular procedures as heavily as it is other therapy areas, since the majority of these procedures are essential, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData estimates that 96.7% of cardiovascular procedures performed in the US are essential procedures.

30 May 2020

Study finds nitrous oxide use during labor to be safe with rare side effects

Researchers at the University of Colorado College of Nursing and the School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology at the Anschutz Medical Campus found that the use of nitrous oxide as a pain relief option for individuals in labor is safe for newborn children and laboring individual, and converting to a different form of pain relief such as an epidural or opioid is influenced by a woman's prior birth history and other factors.

29 May 2020

Survival probabilities in esophageal surgery increase with volume of hospital services

In complex surgery, is there a correlation between the volume of services provided per hospital and the quality of treatment results? This is the question addressed in eight commissions on minimum volumes that the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) awarded to the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

29 May 2020

Study: New biopsy methods can help improve benefit-harm ratio of PSA screening

The benefit of population-based PSA screening for men with an average risk of prostate cancer does not outweigh the harm caused.

29 May 2020

Radiation and surgery do not prolong survival in newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer

Up to now, women who present with a new diagnosis of breast cancer that is already in an advanced stage (stage IV) face an unanswered question about whether surgery and radiation to the tumor in the breast (local therapy) will prolong survival compared to the traditional treatment of systemic treatment alone.

29 May 2020

Cardiac surgery stalled as novel coronavirus spread

As the novel coronavirus spread across the globe in early 2020, hospitals worldwide scaled back medical procedures, including life-saving heart surgery, to deal with the emerging threat of COVID-19.

28 May 2020

Studies advance the understanding of sensory disconnection during sleep and anesthesia

During sleep and under anesthesia, we rarely respond to such external stimuli as sounds even though our brains remain highly active.

28 May 2020

Digital platform can help reduce healthcare-related infections in surgical environments

One in ten people in hospital care develops a healthcare-related infection. Together with Getinge, Semcon is developing a new digital platform to make it easier to identify where the risk of infections during surgery is greatest.

28 May 2020

Nimodipine-loaded biodegradable fibers to protect nerve cells after brain surgery

Brain surgery poses a major threat to nerve cells. Even slight injuries can kill the sensitive cells. The drug nimodipine could help prevent this.

27 May 2020

Scientists use microneedle patches to extract the skin’s interstitial fluid

The interstitial fluid is a major component of the liquid environment in the body and fills the spaces between the body's cells.

27 May 2020

COVID-19 delays elective surgeries

A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers found that it may take between seven and 16 months for surgeons to complete the backlog of elective orthopaedic surgeries that have been suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

27 May 2020

Early surgery improves outcome and survival in patients with hydrocephalus

Early surgery improved both outcome and survival in patients with the neurological condition hydrocephalus, while mortality was higher in those who had to wait, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

26 May 2020

Lung ultrasound use in COVID-19 patients

One point of discussion is the best approach to imaging infected patients, because computed tomography (CT) scanning, the gold standard method for chest imaging, can spread infection due to the need to transport the patient to specialized facilities.

24 May 2020

Kidney transplants: Volume of services correlated with quality of treatment outcomes

In complex operations, is there a correlation between the volume of service provided per hospital and the quality of the treatment outcome? This question is addressed in eight commissions on minimum volumes that the Federal Joint Committee has issued to the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

22 May 2020

Platinum-based chemotherapy may improve outcomes for some metastatic pancreatic cancer patients

Patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who had germline or somatic mutations in DNA repair genes had better clinical outcomes after platinum-based chemotherapy, as compared with patients without these mutations.

22 May 2020

RYGB surgery patients can benefit from anti-obesity medications

Researchers have discovered that anti-obesity medications such as phentermine and topiramate, used individually or in combination, can significantly reduce weight regain in patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, according to a retrospective study published online in Obesity, the flagship journal of The Obesity Society.

22 May 2020

Study to examine how stem cell transplant patients react to COVID-19 infection

A new study will look at how patients, who receive stem cell transplants for blood cancers and blood disorders, react to COVID-19 infection during their recovery.

22 May 2020

Bariatric surgery may alter gene expression in fat tissue

Altered gene expression in fat tissue may help explain why individuals who have regained weight after weight loss surgery still experience benefits such as metabolic improvements and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.

21 May 2020

Saliva testing allows quick, accurate and non-invasive SARS-CoV-2 detection

Saliva is one of the ways people can transmit the novel coronavirus to others, but it may also help combat coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Scientists are now looking into using saliva to test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent for COVID-19 disease.

20 May 2020

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New software helps prioritize medical procedures and treat people more efficiently

Globaldata: Cardiovascular procedures not impacted by COVID-19 as heavily as other therapy areas

Study finds nitrous oxide use during labor to be safe with rare side effects

Survival probabilities in esophageal surgery increase with volume of hospital services

Study: New biopsy methods can help improve benefit-harm ratio of PSA screening

Radiation and surgery do not prolong survival in newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer

Cardiac surgery stalled as novel coronavirus spread

Studies advance the understanding of sensory disconnection during sleep and anesthesia

Digital platform can help reduce healthcare-related infections in surgical environments

Nimodipine-loaded biodegradable fibers to protect nerve cells after brain surgery

Scientists use microneedle patches to extract the skin’s interstitial fluid

COVID-19 delays elective surgeries

Early surgery improves outcome and survival in patients with hydrocephalus

Lung ultrasound use in COVID-19 patients

Kidney transplants: Volume of services correlated with quality of treatment outcomes

Platinum-based chemotherapy may improve outcomes for some metastatic pancreatic cancer patients

RYGB surgery patients can benefit from anti-obesity medications

Study to examine how stem cell transplant patients react to COVID-19 infection

Bariatric surgery may alter gene expression in fat tissue

Saliva testing allows quick, accurate and non-invasive SARS-CoV-2 detection

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