Feb 28, 2012

It is estimated that 20% to 25% of American adults have varicose veins, and 6% have more advanced chronic venous diseases (CVDs). While varicose veins were once considered a cosmetic problem, they are...

Feb 24, 2012

Alcohol abuse and dependence appears to be a significant problem among surgeons in the United States, according to a national survey published this month in Archives of Surgery. The online, anonymo...

Jan 24, 2012

During the transition from medical school to independent practice, residency training is critical for the development of physician confidence. According to recent studies, confidence in one’s own ca...

Jan 13, 2012

While inexperience is an obvious disadvantage in surgery, being in the profession for decades is also one — apparently.  A small study on the influence of performance of surgeons published in BMJ ...

Dec 06, 2011

In 2000, the Institute of Medicine distributed a report suggesting that many hospital errors were related to flaws within the healthcare delivery system. As a result of this report, patient safety ini...

Dec 02, 2011

A new study published in Surgical Endoscopy has found that surgeons can learn their skills quicker and handle stress better if they are taught eye movement control. Researchers identified the differen...

Dec 01, 2011

The American College of Surgeons held its 2011 Clinical Congress from October 23-27 in San Francisco. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from the meeting.   » Pred...

Nov 28, 2011

Despite the passing of 140 years since first being described, little is known about Charcot foot as a lower-extremity complication of diabetes. Charcot foot occurs in about 1% of patients with diabete...

Nov 22, 2011

New research presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, from October 22-26 in Honolulu addressed many important topics in pulmonary, critical care, a...

Nov 22, 2011

Surgical procedures account for the transfusion of almost 15 million units of packed red blood cells (RBCs) every year in the United States. “There has been intense interest in blood conservation an...

Nov 15, 2011

The American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting, Anesthesiology 2011, held on October 15-19 in Chicago, was a comprehensive education program in anesthesiology, focusing on transforming pati...

Nov 15, 2011

Previous investigations have shown that there are disparities in healthcare services provided to rural and urban residents. Removing these disparities has become a national priority because good healt...

Nov 01, 2011

Throughout many medical centers in the United States, laparoscopy has become the preferred strategy for performing a variety of bariatric surgical procedures. Advanced laparoscopic skills are required...

Nov 01, 2011

A growing number of studies have reported inverse relationships between hospital volume and surgical mortality, with lower mortality seen in higher-volume institutions. There have been numerous effort...

Oct 25, 2011

CDC data show that knee arthroscopy is one of the most frequently performed ambulatory orthopedic procedures in the United States. The surgery is now primarily used for the removal of loose bodies, de...

Oct 10, 2011

Each year, more than 40,000 women are diagnosed with endometrial cancer in the United States. This diagnosis, often resulting in the need for a hysterectomy, leads many patients to consider their trea...

Oct 03, 2011

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affects 2.2 million Americans and is reaching epidemic proportions since its prevalence grows as the older population continues to increas...

Sep 30, 2011

Most patients approve of teaching facilities and training residents. However, a new study has found that consent rates plummet when patients are given detailed information about the role a resident wi...

Sep 26, 2011

Surgeons are concerned that organ availability will decrease because new organ transplant guidelines call for stricter testing of organ donors. Issued by the CDC, the guidelines call for more upda...

Sep 26, 2011

Neck and low back pain accounts for between $50 billion and $75 billion in direct and indirect costs each year in the United States, and more than 1 million surgeries are performed to address these is...