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Surgery General

Reviewing DBS for Parkinson's Disease

May 10, 2011

In 2002, the FDA approved the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for patients with Parkinsons disease. Although it isn’t a cure, DBS has been shown to help manage symptoms of the disease. A worksho...

Tonight's Cocktails Shake Up Tomorrow's Surgical Skills

Apr 25, 2011

No matter how experienced the surgeon, a study found that after a night of drinking, surgeons’ skills were subpar well into the following day. In the April issue of Archives of Surgery, a small stud...

Report: 20% of Orthopedic Surgeons' Imaging Orders Are Defensive

Feb 28, 2011

About 20% of scans ordered by orthopedic surgeons appear to be “defensive imaging,” primarily ordered to avoid malpractice litigation, according to a report presented at the annual meeting of the ...

Pediatric Surgery: Analyzing Informed Consent

Dec 21, 2010

When performing surgery in adults, the processes preceding the operation are often routine for surgeons and patients, but surgery is anything but routine for parents of pediatric patients undergoin...

Balancing Life With a Career in Surgery

Dec 21, 2010

Graduate surgical education has changed significantly during the past 20 years. Several events have changed the landscape considerably, including the elimination of the pyramidal training system in 19...

A Strategy to Prevent Postoperative Pneumonia

Nov 30, 2010

Postoperative pneumonia continues to create a burden on healthcare systems, often leading to increases in morbidity, length of hospital stay, and costs. Postoperative pneumonia is the third most commo...

Laparoscopy: Surgeons Suffer Occupational Injuries

Sep 29, 2010

Compared to open surgical techniques, there is no doubt that laparoscopy provides patients with improved safety, quicker recovery, shorter hospital stays, and cosmetic advantages — but at what cost ...

Laparoscopy: Patients Benefit, But Do Surgeons Suffer?

Sep 28, 2010

When compared with open surgical techniques, the benefits of minimally invasive surgery have been well documented in medical literature, including increased safety, quicker recovery, shorter hospital ...

Laparoscopy: Patients Benefit, But Do Surgeons Suffer?

Sep 24, 2010

While patients often reap the benefits of laparoscopic procedures, the surgeons who perform these operations appear to be experiencing occupational injuries. Catch the article in the next Physician's ...

Managing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Sep 14, 2010

Catheter-associated bacteriuria, the most common healthcare-associated infection, results from the widespread use of urinary catheterization. Oftentimes, the use of urinary catheters is inappropriate ...

Improved Communication Benefits Surgical ICUs

Sep 14, 2010

In complex environments like surgical ICUs, integrated team performance and effective communication skills are vital to positive patient outcomes. These skills are critical because breakdowns in commu...

How Operative Duration Affects Clinical Outcomes

Sep 07, 2010

Infectious complications, particularly surgical site infections (SSIs), are well documented to increase costs, morbidity, mortality, and length of stay (LOS). Surgical operative duration has long been...

Experimental Paint Kills MRSA Bacteria

Aug 24, 2010

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created nanoscale coating for surgical equipment, hospital walls, and other surfaces that safely and effectively kills methicillin resistant Staphy...

Risk of Dying from Coronary Heart Disease Drops 50%

Aug 13, 2010

When it comes to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), Americans seem to be heading in the right direction.  An article to be published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventiv...

Identifying High-Risk Patients for EVAR

Aug 04, 2010

Advanced cross-sectional imaging and enhanced screening efforts have enabled physicians to identify abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) with greater frequency. Several studies have compared the outcomes...

A Smoking Cessation Strategy for Thoracic Surgeons

Aug 04, 2010

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the United States, and almost 90% of all lung cancers are caused by smoking tobacco. The dangers of smoking are well document...

Beta-Blockade: Minimizing Cardiac Risk During Non-Cardiac Surgery

Jun 01, 2010

An estimated 6 million people undergo non-cardiac surgery each year, and up to a quarter of these procedures (eg, major intra-abdominal, thoracic vascular, and orthopedic procedures) are associated wi...

Cryosurgery for Localized Prostate Cancer

May 17, 2010

Most men currently diagnosed with localized prostate cancer are likely to have the disease eradicated by one of the available treatment modalities, but the focus on health-related quality of life asso...

Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Stomach Cancer

Apr 26, 2010

Approximately 22,000 people are diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma each year in the United States. Currently, surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment for this patient group. W...

Conference Highlights: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2010

Apr 12, 2010

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, or AAOS, held its 2010 annual meeting from March 9 to 12 in New Orleans. The features below highlight some of the news emerging from the meeting. For ...

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