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Pioneer Pharma, Innocoll enter license and distribution agreement for CollaGUARD

Innocoll, Inc. announced it has entered into a License and Distribution Agreement with Pioneer Pharma in China for CollaGUARD surgical adhesion barrier for the prevention of postoperative adhesions following abdominal and pelvic surgery.

19 Oct 2011

Multimodal analgesia is used less than 25% of the time prior to surgery

Many surgical patients are concerned about the level of pain they will experience. In a new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University identified that multimodal analgesia, a combination of pain medication and therapeutic measures to improve pain control, is used less than 25 percent of the time prior to surgery.

19 Oct 2011

PACBIS tool may help identify pre-surgical behaviors in parents, children

A clinical study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 highlighted a behavioral assessment tool that may help anesthesia providers identify pre-surgical behaviors in parents and children that lead to maladaptive behaviors in children after surgery.

19 Oct 2011

AAGL to showcase innovative surgical approaches, teaching tools at 40th Global Congress

Technology has radically changed the way surgeons practice medicine, and nowhere is this more evident than in the field of gynecologic endoscopy. AAGL, the oldest professional organization devoted to teaching minimally invasive treatment for women's health problems, will showcase a number of innovative surgical approaches and teaching tools among the hundreds of postgraduate courses and practice labs offered at its annual Global Congress, November 6-11, 2011 at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, FL.

19 Oct 2011

African-Americans donate exclusively to family members for living kidney transplants

Family matters, especially when it comes to African-Americans and living kidney donation. In a study conducted at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, researchers found that African-Americans donate almost exclusively to family members for living kidney transplants, as compared to Caucasians.

19 Oct 2011

Electron-beam sterilized dialysis membrane may increase risk of thrombocytopenia

Patients who had undergone hemodialysis using dialyzers that had been sterilized with the use of electron beams were more likely to develop thrombocytopenia, according to a study in the October 19 issue of JAMA.

19 Oct 2011

UCSD unveils Center for the Future of Surgery

Every year, millions of patients undergo lifesaving surgeries. The outcome of each procedure is driven by dynamic factors such as the patient's health, drugs and instruments used, team communication, and the wisdom of the surgeon's hand. To advance safety and innovation in today's operating rooms, the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego has unveiled the Center for the Future of Surgery (CFoS) ─ the largest state-of-the art facility in the nation dedicated to catalyzing novel surgical technologies, techniques and teaching methods.

19 Oct 2011

Jersey Shore completes first procedure with Abiomed's Impella 2.5 heart pump

Jersey Shore University Medical Center announces the completion of its first procedure with Abiomed's Impella 2.5 heart pump. Jersey Shore is the first and only regional hospital to include the World's Smallest Heart Pump in their portfolio of treatment options to assist critically ill heart patients.

19 Oct 2011

Christie introduces hand-held version of VeinViewer

Christie Medical Holdings, Inc. today announced the market launch of the company's newest product, VeinViewer Flex. With the addition of this fifth-generation VeinViewer, following the recent launch of VeinViewer VisionXTND, Christie now provides a full portfolio of three product tiers that addresses the needs of every major health care market segment.

18 Oct 2011

FDA clears Spineology's Rampart line of Interbody fusion implants

Spineology Inc.,the innovator in anatomy-conserving spine surgery, announced today that it has received FDA clearance for, and is initiating launch of, the new Rampart™ line of Interbody fusion implants.

18 Oct 2011

BIOTRONIK introduces line extension to its popular 4 F compatible, self-expanding stent system

BIOTRONIK AG, a leading manufacturer of vascular interventional devices, announced the introduction of a line extension to its popular 4 F compatible, self-expanding stent system dedicated for the treatment of long disease segments in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and infrapopliteal arteries.

18 Oct 2011

National Centre for Bowel Research and Surgical Innovation to be set up in London

A national research centre for bowel disease is to be set up in London to bring the Cinderella area of medicine to the forefront of surgical innovation.

18 Oct 2011

Older patients drive more safely after surgery and anesthesia care

A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 found that older patients drove more safely than their younger counterparts after surgery and anesthesia care at an ambulatory surgery facility.

18 Oct 2011

FDA clears Cook Medical's Evolution Duodenal Controlled-Release Stent

Cook Medical announced today that its Evolution Duodenal Controlled-Release Stent was recently granted 510(k) clearance by the Food & Drug Administration.

18 Oct 2011

Obese children require much smaller doses of anesthetic propofol

A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 this week found that obese children required much smaller doses of the anesthetic propofol than non-obese children to bring about a safe level of unconsciousness.

18 Oct 2011

St. Jude Medical commences use of renal denervation catheter and generator system

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the first use of the company's renal denervation catheter and generator system, as part of a feasibility study of the new technology. The technology was developed as a treatment for resistant hypertension (high blood pressure that is not well controlled by drug therapy).

18 Oct 2011

Obese asthmatic children more likely to have respiratory complications during or after surgery

A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 found that obese asthmatic children were nearly two times as likely to have at least one respiratory complication during or after surgery compared to their lean peers.

18 Oct 2011

Patients with AB blood type 20% less likely to die after CABG surgery

A new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 focused on whether blood type affects survival after heart surgery. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center studied more than 15,000 patients to determine if a specific blood type puts patients at a higher risk for death or complications after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

18 Oct 2011

Study evaluates pain associated with surgical incisions/scars before repeat cesarean procedures

A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 in Chicago is perhaps the first to evaluate pain associated with surgical incisions or scars before repeat cesarean (CS) procedures, and the data could lead to improved care for a rapidly growing and unique group of patients.

18 Oct 2011

Tailored postoperative treatment plan for women at high risk for severe pain after cesarean delivery

Nearly one third of children in the U.S. are born by cesarean delivery, a surgery that puts women at risk for persistent pain and postpartum depression. A new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 investigated whether an increase in pain treatment in patients at high risk for severe pain after surgery reduces these complications after a cesarean delivery.

18 Oct 2011

Medical Procedure News

Pioneer Pharma, Innocoll enter license and distribution agreement for CollaGUARD

Multimodal analgesia is used less than 25% of the time prior to surgery

PACBIS tool may help identify pre-surgical behaviors in parents, children

AAGL to showcase innovative surgical approaches, teaching tools at 40th Global Congress

African-Americans donate exclusively to family members for living kidney transplants

Electron-beam sterilized dialysis membrane may increase risk of thrombocytopenia

UCSD unveils Center for the Future of Surgery

Jersey Shore completes first procedure with Abiomed's Impella 2.5 heart pump

Christie introduces hand-held version of VeinViewer

FDA clears Spineology's Rampart line of Interbody fusion implants

BIOTRONIK introduces line extension to its popular 4 F compatible, self-expanding stent system

National Centre for Bowel Research and Surgical Innovation to be set up in London

Older patients drive more safely after surgery and anesthesia care

FDA clears Cook Medical's Evolution Duodenal Controlled-Release Stent

Obese children require much smaller doses of anesthetic propofol

St. Jude Medical commences use of renal denervation catheter and generator system

Obese asthmatic children more likely to have respiratory complications during or after surgery

Patients with AB blood type 20% less likely to die after CABG surgery

Study evaluates pain associated with surgical incisions/scars before repeat cesarean procedures

Tailored postoperative treatment plan for women at high risk for severe pain after cesarean delivery

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