Surgery General
Nov 15, 2013
The Particulars: Previous research has shown that many patients with diabetes who undergo gastric bypass can experience remission of their diabetes along with significant weight loss. The effects of t...
Nov 15, 2013
The Particulars: CMS issued a national coverage determination (NCD) in 2006 that restricted bariatric procedures to be performed at centers of excellence. Data are lacking on the trends and outcomes o...
Nov 15, 2013
The Particulars: Telomeres—genetic biomarkers that play a role in cellular aging and disease development—have been shown to become shorter as people age. Studies also indicate a link between aging...
Nov 15, 2013
The Particulars: Recent research has questioned the validity of bariatric surgery accreditation and set the stage for CMS to evaluate such accreditation. Data are lacking on how outcomes of bariatric ...
Nov 15, 2013
The Particulars: Previous studies have found that the insurance approval process may limit access for some patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery. Delays can last weeks, months, or indefini...
Nov 15, 2013
According to the National Cancer Institute, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. However, modern chemotherapy and improved surgical techniques for ...
Nov 14, 2013
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have changed the way patients with cardiac arrhythmias are evaluated and treated. Asymptomatic patients often receive ICDs as part of a primary preventio...
Nov 14, 2013
Overview • Nearly 72 percent of patients with obesity and diabetes achieved diabetes remission at two years, compared with 16.4 percent of non-surgical patients • After 15 years, the number ...
Nov 14, 2013
ATLANTA, GA – NOV. 14, 2013 – The bariatric program at Stanford University saw hospital readmission rates drop by 75 percent and surgical-site infections decline by 60 percent after changes in pat...
Nov 06, 2013
New research is being presented at the First Annual Obesity Week 2013--an event co-locating the annual meetings of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery and The Obesity Society--...
Nov 06, 2013
Google Glass proof of concept - Philips Healthcare Source: Philips Healthcare Google Glass Delivers New Insight During Surgery Source: UC San Francisco...
Nov 01, 2013
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that intraprocedural stent thrombosis is associated with poor outcomes. However, little research has been conducted to evaluate the incidence and associate...
Oct 31, 2013
Research has shown that total hip arthroplasty (THA) can significantly improve function and quality of life and reduce pain. THA has yielded excellent results when assessed at 5 to 7 years after the p...
Oct 25, 2013
New research is being presented at TCT 2013, the 25th anniversary of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics annual meeting, from October 27 to November 1, in San Francisco. Meeting Highlight...
Oct 25, 2013
Da Vinci Surgical System is powered by state-of-the-art robotic technology that allows the surgeon's hand movements to be scaled, filtered, and translated into precise movements. Source: YouTub...
Oct 22, 2013
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a lateral and rotational deformity of the spine that afflicts roughly 2.5% of the population across most cultures. Only 10% of those diagnosed with AIS will ac...
Oct 21, 2013
Esophagoduodenoscopy is the current gold standard for stratifying risk in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, a potentially life-threatening emergency. However, this procedure is performed a...
Oct 21, 2013
Weight loss surgery (WLS) has been an effective treatment for many patients with clinically severe obesity and comorbid medical conditions. Despite its merits, WLS requires major lifestyle changes f...
Oct 16, 2013
An “intelligent knife” that can immediately determine whether tissue is healthy or cancerous was 100% accurate in the first study to test the device in the operating room. Known as the iKnife, ...
Oct 15, 2013
The Particulars: Time spent in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) has been identified as a source of much patient morbidity in previous studies. The incidence of PACU complications was last quantifi...