Nov 08, 2012

Swedish research suggests that bariatric surgery appears to be considerably more efficient in preventing type 2 diabetes in obese patients than usual care. In the study, bariatric surgery was associat...

Nov 08, 2012

New research is being presented at the 2012 VEITHsymposium, the 39th annual symposium on vascular and endovascular issues, from November 14-18 in New York City. The features below highlight studies em...

Nov 07, 2012

Adrenalectomy procedures appear to be increasingly centralizing toward very high-volume hospitals— those that perform 15 or more procedures per year—according to results from a Temple University-b...

Nov 07, 2012

Administering intravenous recombinant human erythropoietin plus iron in anemic patients prior to valve replacement appears to improve postoperative survival and decrease blood transfusion use and hosp...

Nov 07, 2012

Investigators in Pittsburgh and Baltimore have found that surgery appears to be associated with high patient satisfaction and improved quality of life (QOL) in patients who underwent surgery for benig...

Nov 07, 2012

Supramalleolar osteotomy appears to be effective in treating ankle impingement for patients with an overcorrected congenital clubfoot deformity. Results from a small study found that the approach was ...

Nov 07, 2012

Morbidity appears to be significant in patients older than 80 who undergo nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, according to results from a small French analysis. For all patients in this age range, t...

Nov 07, 2012

Among patients undergoing CABG, open vein-graft harvesting and endoscopic harvesting appear to have similar mortality rates. An observational study of more than 235,000 Medicare patients found long-te...

Nov 07, 2012

Spanish research suggests that a local steroid injection and surgical decompression both appear to effectively alleviate symptoms of primary carpal tunnel syndrome. When assessed at 2-years follow-up,...

Nov 07, 2012

Ureteroscopy appears to be more favorable than shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral stones in regard to stone-free rates and costs, according to a literature review from Johns Hopkins. The review also ...

Nov 07, 2012

The Particulars: In recent years, hospitals have increasingly begun offering angioplasty in house as opposed to transferring patients to hospitals with emergency surgical back-up to perform such proce...

Nov 07, 2012

Previous research has shown that fatigue is an under­estimated cause of underperformance among physicians. The issue of production pressure and its effect on quality of care permeates every aspect of...

Oct 30, 2012

Innovative Questions in Vascular Surgery Addressed at the 39th Annual VEITHsymposium In New York. At the 39th VEITHsymposium, vascular experts will provide trial results and insight into some nov...

Oct 26, 2012

The Particulars: It has been estimated that patent foramen ovale rates are three times higher in patients with cryptogenic stroke than in the general population. However, the superiority of PFO closur...

Oct 26, 2012

The Particulars: Research does not clearly indicate whether stroke risk is lower for patients who undergo PCI or for those who undergo CABG. Data Breakdown: A meta-analysis of 83 trials involving n...

Oct 26, 2012

The Particulars: Previous research indicates that favorable results can be achieved with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in high-risk patients use either the transfemoral or transapical ...

Oct 25, 2012

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly being viewed by clinicians as a modern-day epidemic, affecting more than 2.2 million adults in the United States. AF is strongly age-dependent, affecting 4% of...

Oct 25, 2012

Administering a magnesium lozenge 30 minutes before surgery appears to reduce the incidence and severity of immediate postoperative sore throat (POST), according to a small analysis of patients underg...

Oct 25, 2012

A study conducted on mice has found that fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) appears to lead to better outcomes for resecting pancreatic cancer than bright light surgery (BLS). FGS also was associated w...

Oct 25, 2012

Researchers in New York have found that candidates for trial of labor after a cesarean (TOLAC) and for elective repeat c-section (ERCS) appear to know little regarding their risks and benefits associa...