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Patients with RA have lower expectations about postsurgical outcomes after TKA

Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their postsurgical outcomes, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City.

6 Nov 2011

K2M adds two additions to family of ALEUTIAN Interbody Systems for lumbar applications

K2M, Inc., a spinal device company developing innovative solutions for the treatment of complex spinal pathologies and minimally invasive procedures, today debuted two additions to the family of ALEUTIAN Interbody Systems at the 2011 North American Spine Society Annual Meeting in Chicago.

5 Nov 2011

$Commercial implants of ALFApump System for refractory ascites performed at Vienna General Hospital$

Commercial implants of ALFApump System for refractory ascites performed at Vienna General Hospital

Major milestone achieved in the commercial launch of new technology in the treatment of patients with refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis.

5 Nov 2011

Novel technique could help avoid wrong-level thoracic spine surgery

It does not happen often, but nearly 50 percent of spine surgeons perform surgery on the wrong level of the spine sometime during their career.

5 Nov 2011

SJH&MC the first in Southeast Michigan to offer Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

A unique treatment involving the use of hot chemotherapy is being offered at St. John Hospital and Medical Center. SJH&MC is the first hospital in Southeast Michigan and one of only approximately 20 centers nationwide to offer the treatment.

5 Nov 2011

Researchers develop new image sensors for 3-D endoscopes

The surgeon carefully guides the endoscope through the patient's nasal cavity to the operation zone. It is a delicate procedure for which the surgeon has to prepare in detail before commencing the actual intervention.

5 Nov 2011

More than 36,000 people join Cancer Research UK's Voice for Radiotherapy campaign

More than 36,000 people have joined Cancer Research UK's Voice for Radiotherapy campaign to call on the government to improve radiotherapy services in England.

5 Nov 2011

Bluewater Surgical signs distribution agreement with SurgLine

China Nuvo Solar Energy, Inc. today announced that SurgLine, Inc. has signed an agreement with Bluewater Surgical, Inc. to a western distributorship. Bluewater surgical plans to offer SurgLine products for spine surgery, sports medicine, trauma surgery and more to acute care hospitals and physician owned surgery centers as an alternative to the high priced medical device providers in the marketplace.

5 Nov 2011

Chemotherapy plus radiation improves overall survival for patients with stage II NPC

The combination of chemotherapy and radiation significantly improved the 5-year overall survival of patients with stage II nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), according to a phase III study published Nov. 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

5 Nov 2011

HeRO graft device provides long-term AV access for hemodialysis patients

University Hospitals Case Medical Center physicians are utilizing a novel approach to solve a long standing problem for chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis.

5 Nov 2011

Ansell launches GAMMEX Powder-Free glove with AMT Antimicrobial Technology in Europe

Global leader in healthcare protection and safety solutions lands CE Mark for GAMMEX Powder-Free Gloves with AMT Antimicrobial Technology.

5 Nov 2011

First U.S. transcatheter aortic heart valve implant performed at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center today became the first in the United States to implant the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve as an FDA-approved standard of care.

5 Nov 2011

Miracor's PICSO system safe and feasible during elective PCI

Miracor Medical Systems announced today that data will be reported during next week's "TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) 2011" scientific meeting in San Francisco.

5 Nov 2011

New UBC technology can accurately detect brain aneurysms

University of British Columbia researchers have developed new technology for monitoring brain aneurysms - an approach that is potentially less invasive and more accurate than current methods, and one that is simple enough for patients to use at home for frequent monitoring.

5 Nov 2011

Nanocomposite brain probe induces less scarring after implantation

A hard probe inserted in the cerebral cortex of a rat model turns nearly as pliable as the surrounding gray matter in minutes, and induces less of the tough scarring that walls off hard probes that do not change, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found.

4 Nov 2011

Riverview to participate in Atlantic C-PORT-E Elective Angioplasty trial

In May 2009, Riverview Medical Center became part of a research study sponsored by Johns Hopkins University called the Atlantic C-PORT-E Elective Angioplasty trial. Riverview was selected to participate in this research study for its high level of experience and outstanding cardiovascular services.

4 Nov 2011

Women and men ages 45 to 64 more likely to be hospitalized for knee replacement surgery

Women and men ages 45 to 64 were 2.5 times more likely to be hospitalized for knee replacement surgery in 2009 than in 1997, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

4 Nov 2011

UCSD experts use hybrid OR to perform first-ever coronary revascularization procedure

UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center experts have performed San Diego's first-ever coronary revascularization procedure using a hybrid operating room, the only facility of its kind in the region. The state-of-the-art operating room allows patients to be treated in one place at one time without having to schedule multiple procedures.

4 Nov 2011

Longer looks: A doctor's dilemma on C-sections; apology for a death sparked a hospital's change

I was the obstetrician on hospital duty that Sunday morning, so I introduced myself and learned that the patient, pregnant with her first child, wished to have as few interventions as possible. Respecting her desire, we decided to reevaluate her in a few hours to see how her labor had progressed. But would she get her wish? ... the odds were greater than 1 in 4 that this woman would end up not with the natural delivery she wanted, but with a surgical delivery in one of the two operating rooms down the hall.

4 Nov 2011

Young woman gets double hand transplant

In a surgical feat a 28 year old woman who lost her hands and feet to an infection about four years ago is recuperating after undergoing a double hand transplant.

3 Nov 2011

Medical Procedure News

Patients with RA have lower expectations about postsurgical outcomes after TKA

K2M adds two additions to family of ALEUTIAN Interbody Systems for lumbar applications

Commercial implants of ALFApump System for refractory ascites performed at Vienna General Hospital

Novel technique could help avoid wrong-level thoracic spine surgery

SJH&MC the first in Southeast Michigan to offer Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

Researchers develop new image sensors for 3-D endoscopes

More than 36,000 people join Cancer Research UK's Voice for Radiotherapy campaign

Bluewater Surgical signs distribution agreement with SurgLine

Chemotherapy plus radiation improves overall survival for patients with stage II NPC

HeRO graft device provides long-term AV access for hemodialysis patients

Ansell launches GAMMEX Powder-Free glove with AMT Antimicrobial Technology in Europe

First U.S. transcatheter aortic heart valve implant performed at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

Miracor's PICSO system safe and feasible during elective PCI

New UBC technology can accurately detect brain aneurysms

Nanocomposite brain probe induces less scarring after implantation

Riverview to participate in Atlantic C-PORT-E Elective Angioplasty trial

Women and men ages 45 to 64 more likely to be hospitalized for knee replacement surgery

UCSD experts use hybrid OR to perform first-ever coronary revascularization procedure

Longer looks: A doctor's dilemma on C-sections; apology for a death sparked a hospital's change

Young woman gets double hand transplant

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