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Is a common shoulder surgery useless?
• Surgery • Nov 21 17
New research casts doubt on the true effectiveness of a common type of surgery used to ease shoulder pain.
A British research team tracked…
Better way to treat abscesses: Add antibiotic to conventional approach
• Surgery • Mar 03 16
UCLA researchers have found that doctors can use a specific antibiotic in addition to surgically draining an abscess to give people a better chance…
Laser-based imaging tool could increase accuracy, safety of brain tumor surgery
• Brain • • Surgery • Oct 15 15
Brain tumor tissue can be hard to distinguish from normal brain during surgery. Neurosurgeons use their best judgment in the operating room but often…
When stroke patients undergo surgery to remove blood clots, what anesthesia works best?
• Neurology • • Surgery • Sep 02 15
In carefully selected patients, minimally invasive surgery is enabling physicians to stop strokes in their tracks.
And as more stroke patients undergo such procedures,…
Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs, UCLA scientists report
• Neurology • • Surgery • Sep 02 15
A 39-year-old man who had had been completely paralyzed for four years was able to voluntarily control his leg muscles and take thousands of…
Energy expenditure increases after gastric bypass surgery
• Obesity • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Aug 11 15
Gastric bypass surgery often leads to a sustained weight loss. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have found part of the explanation: the operation enhances energy…
Two techniques of temporal migraine surgery are ‘equally effective’
• Surgery • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 30 15
Two migraine surgery techniques targeting a specific “trigger site” are both highly effective in reducing the frequency and severity of migraine headaches, according to…
Obese patients at high risk of post-surgery complications
• Obesity • • Surgery • Jun 10 15
Research from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is revealing the heavy surgical consequences of severe obesity.
The study, published in…
Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers after surgery increases risk of postoperative death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Surgery • Jun 04 15
Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for longer than two days after surgery is associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative death, according to…
Obesity linked to increased health care costs after plastic surgery
• Obesity • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Apr 30 15
After common plastic surgery procedures, obese patients have more complications and make more hospital visits—leading to higher healthcare costs, reports a study in the…
Northwestern medicine researchers solve mystery of deadly transplant infection
• Infections • • Surgery • Apr 28 15
When Harlan Dorbin passed away from a rare infection one month after his successful lung transplant surgery, his surgeon turned to Dorbin’s sister and…
Women fare better than men following total knee, hip replacement
• Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 26 15
While women may have their first total joint replacement (TJR) at an older age, they are less likely to have complications related to their…
Bariatric surgery appears to cut risks for serious asthma-related events
• Asthma • • Obesity • • Surgery • Mar 13 15
A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators suggests that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of asthma attacks - also called…
New study finds same patient mortality rates for experienced and new surgeons
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Surgery • Feb 23 15
There is no statistical difference between the patient mortality rates of new and experienced surgeons a study using a newly developed statistical methodology…
Lab tests and ultrasounds identify children who need surgical treatment for appendicitis
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Feb 19 15
Data from two standard diagnostic tests commonly obtained in children evaluated for abdominal pain - when combined - can improve the ability of emergency…
Bariatric surgery may reduce life expectancy for super obese diabetic patients
• Diabetes • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Feb 04 15
Bariatric surgery improves life expectancy for many obese diabetic patients, but it may cut life expectancy for patients who are super obese with very…
A second look at glaucoma surgery
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Surgery • Sep 18 14
Queen’s researcher says use of anti-inflammatory medicines after common eye surgery isn’t necessary
New research led by Queen’s University professor Robert Campbell (Ophthalmology) has…
Bone loss persists 2 years after weight loss surgery
• Surgery • • Weight Loss • Jun 24 14
A new study shows that for at least two years after bariatric surgery, patients continue to lose bone, even after their weight stabilizes.…
Metal allergies may affect joint replacement success
• Allergies • • Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 22 14
Metal sensitivities can lead to failure of replacement joints, and patients should be carefully evaluated for a possible reaction after the surgery, according to…
MRI-guided laser procedure provides alternative to epilepsy surgery
• Epilepsy • • Surgery • Jun 02 14
For patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) that can’t be controlled by medications, a minimally invasive laser procedure performed under MRI guidance provides…
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Study IDs surgical patients at risk
• Respiratory Problems • • Surgery • Apr 21 14
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a leading cause of respiratory failure after surgery. Patients who develop the lung disorder postoperatively are at higher…
Complications common for adults after tonsillectomy
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Apr 10 14
Adults have a high rate of complications after getting their tonsils removed, so plan for adequate recuperation after the surgery, researchers say.
“Most of…
Bariatric surgery beats medical therapy alone for managing diabetes
• Diabetes • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Mar 31 14
Gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy - two of the most commonly used bariatric surgeries - are more effective than intensive medical therapy alone when…
UEA research shows gastric surgery halves risk of heart attack in obese people
• Heart • • Obesity • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Mar 28 14
Obese people who have stomach surgery to help them lose weight will halve their risk of heart attack according to new research from a…
Cosmetic treatment can open the door to bacteria
• Cosmetics • • Surgery • Mar 11 14
Many people have ‘fillers’ injected into their facial tissue to give them ‘bee-stung lips’ or to smooth out their wrinkles. Unfortunately, a lot of…