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High Speed CT System Enters the Market

Jun 05, 2012

A CT scanner (Aquilion Prime CT system, Toshiba) capable of generating 160 unique slices per rotation has been approved by the FDA. The system was designed for facilities that perform a variety of adv...

Spinal Surgery Device Approved

Jun 05, 2012

The FDA has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for a sheathed bipolar sealer (Aquamantys SBS 5.0, Medtronic) for use in spinal surgeries. The device provides hemostatic sealing capabilities for both i...

A Look at Births in 2010

Jun 05, 2012

Preliminary data in a report from the CDC indicate that births in the United States dropped 3% between  2009 and 2010 to about 4 million. According to the report, available at www.cdc.gov/nchs, the c...

Analyzing Outcomes With Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements

Jun 05, 2012

Metal-on-metal total hip replacement appears to be associated with high failure rates, according to a large British analysis. Among metal-on-metal replacements, failure occurred earlier with large hea...

Intrauterine System Beneficial in Endometriosis-Related Pain Relief

Jun 05, 2012

A levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system appears to be effective and well accepted by patients in the long-term treatment of those with moderate-to- severe endometriosis-related pain following c...

Improving Cancer Care Decision-Making

May 30, 2012

When patients are facing a cancer diagnosis, they often need help understanding their treatment options as well as the risks and benefits of each choice. Treatment decisions can become fraught with em...

Admission Site Tied to Mortality in Sepsis

May 30, 2012

Admission for sepsis through the ED, when compared with direct admission to the hospital, appears to be associated with lower early and overall inpatient mortality. Results from a large national sampl...

Wide Disparity in Hospital Charges for Appendicitis. Why?

May 23, 2012

If you wonder why hospitals are under fire for outrageous and often baffling accounting practices, look no further than a brief paper published last month in Archives of Internal Medicine. Hospital...

Diabetes-Related LEAs: The Impact of Location

May 22, 2012

About 80,000 lower-extremity amputations (LEAs) are performed each year on patients with diabetes in the United States. Statistical analyses have shown that the annual incidence of LEA in older patien...

CAD & Prostate Cancer Risk

May 22, 2012

Coronary artery disease (CAD) appears to be significantly associated with a 35% increased risk for a prostate cancer diagnosis, according to findings from an American study. CAD was also associated wi...

Trends in Physical Activity Recommendations

May 22, 2012

According to CDC research conducted between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of adults whose healthcare providers recommended exercise or physical activity increased from 21.0% to 30.3% in men and from 2...

Discharging Patients After Elective PCI

May 22, 2012

Among Medicare recipients, PCI is one of the most commonly performed cardiac procedures in the United States, with more than 1 million procedures being performed each year. Research has shown that the...

Treatment Trends in Laryngeal Cancer

May 15, 2012

Of the 13,000 Americans diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in 2010, 3,660 were projected to die from the disease. Traditionally, early-stage disease has been treated using radiation therapy (RT) or surgi...

Procalcitonin & Antibiotic Decisions

May 08, 2012

The advent of antibiotic therapy has led to dramatic reductions in mortality and morbidity due to bacterial infections and sepsis. The overuse of antibiotics to treat infections, however, may expose p...

ACC.12 Highlights for Surgeons

May 08, 2012

New research was recently presented at ACC.12, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Cardiology, from March 24-27 in Chicago. The features below highlight just some of the studies t...

Treating Degenerated Bioprosthetic Heart Valves

May 08, 2012

Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation (viv-TAVI) in patients with degenerated, surgically implanted bioprosthetic heart valves appears to achieve high technical success rates, accordi...

Avoiding PAVR Complications in Select Patients

May 08, 2012

A Canadian study has found that vascular and bleeding complications following percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) appear to be markedly reduced with careful patient selection, advanced interv...

Surgical Ablation System Approved for AF

May 08, 2012

The FDA has approved a surgical ablation system (Synergy, AtriCure) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is indicated for use in patients with persistent and long-standing persistent AF d...

Use of PCI & DES in Older Patients

May 08, 2012

Results of a large national study of older patients undergoing PCI suggests that those aged 85 or older appear most likely to decline use of drug-eluting stents (DES). However, the investigation showe...

Multivessel PCI: Coming to a Consensus

May 01, 2012

When PCI is used to treat multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), single-vessel or multivessel interventions can be performed in one or more stages. About half of all patients with CAD have blockag...

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