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FDA Approves First Subcutaneous Heart Defibrillator

Sep 28, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a heart defibrillator that helps to restore regular heart rhythms with leads that can be implanted just under the skin (subcutaneously) instead of ...

A New Guide for Revascularizing Patients With CAD

Sep 27, 2012

In the December 6, 2011 Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the American Heart Association (AHA) published guidelines on the managem...

FDA Clears Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Penetrating Ulcers

Sep 26, 2012

Bolton Medical announced today that they have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft with Plus Delivery System. Specifically designed for th...

New Vascular Plug Reroutes Blood Flow

Sep 20, 2012

A new vascular plug (Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4, St. Jude Medical, Inc.) for use in transcatheter emboli­zation procedures within the peripheral vasculature has received 510(k) marketing clearance fro...

Repeat Incontinence Surgeries: Comparing Methods

Sep 20, 2012

Results of a population-based analysis of women aged 18 to 64 who underwent one or more stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgeries indicate that Burch procedures appear to have the lowest 9-year cumu...

Surgery Beneficial for Benign Meningiomas

Sep 20, 2012

For patients with benign intracranial meningio­mas, single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery appears to provide a high rate of tumor control. A ret­rospective review of 416 patients who underwent t...

The Impact of Early Readmission After CHF Surgery

Sep 20, 2012

Northwestern University investigators suggest that late mortality following cardiac surgery for congestive heart failure (CHF) appears to be predicted by readmission within 30 days. Independent risk f...

Microcatheter Delivers Therapy With More Efficiency

Sep 20, 2012

The FDA has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for an infusion catheter (Surefire High-Flow Micro­catheter, Surefire Medical, Inc.). The device features a tip that expands in reverse flow and collaps...

Post-Esophagectomy Delirium

Sep 20, 2012

An analysis of patients who had undergone esopha­gectomy found that postoperative delirium appears to affect about one-half of this population. More than one-third of study patients required psychoac...

Comparing Anesthesia Methods for Hip Fracture Surgery

Sep 20, 2012

Inpatient mortality and pulmonary complications appear to be lower with regional anesthesia than with general anesthesia in patients undergoing hip frac­ture surgery, according to University of Penns...

Brief Training Improves Safety Skills for Surgeons

Sep 20, 2012

British research suggests that just a half day of safety skills training of surgeons can provide positive edu­cational outcomes. Following a safety skills course, knowledge of safety, attitudes towar...

Analyzing Costs Associated With Cushing’s Disease

Sep 20, 2012

[sam_ad id="33" codes="true"]   Patients with Cushing’s syndrome—hypercortisolemia from any etiology—manifest a multitude of debilitating physical, metabolic, and psychiatric symptoms...

FDA Clears Thoracic-Length HeliFX Aortic Securement System

Sep 18, 2012

Aptus Endosystems, Inc., a medical device company developing advanced technology for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), announced today that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Assessing Personal & Professional Challenges for Surgeons

Sep 13, 2012

The integration of personal and professional lives appears to pose a substantial challenge for surgeons in the United States, according to results of a cross-sectional study. Among 7,197 participants,...

Alcohol Use Disorders & Bariatric Surgery

Sep 13, 2012

Among adults who have undergone bariatric surgery, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder appears to be greater in the second year after surgery (9.6%) than in the first year after the procedure (7.3%...

DBS Effective for the Long Term in Parkinson’s

Sep 13, 2012

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) appears to be stable over a period of 3 years for improving motor function in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to findings from a small investigation. Health...

Implant Helps With Urinary Incontinence

Sep 13, 2012

American investigators suggest that a prophylactic midurethral sling inserted during vaginal prolapse surgery appears to lower urinary incontinence rates at 3 and 12 months. Among women who received t...

Work Hours: Perceptions From Residents

Sep 13, 2012

Most surgery residents do not appear to perceive that quality of care would be noticeably improved by reducing work hours, according to findings from a survey of more than 6,000 surgery residents. Les...

Risk Factors for In-Hospital Falls After Orthopedic Surgery

Sep 13, 2012

Research has shown that in-hospital falls can increase morbidities and complications, prolong hospitaliza­tions, and increase healthcare costs. In-hospital falls are problematic for surgeons too beca...

FDA OKs LigaSure Small Jaw Instrument for ENT Surgeries

Sep 11, 2012

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the LigaSure curved, small jaw, o...

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