Search Tag: Surgery
ASE 2022 - Association for Surgical Education Annual Meeting
2022 03 May
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Nonsurgical Orthopaedic Options Often Equal to Surgery
2022 07 Jan
University of Bristol researchers recently examined the outcomes of ten common orthopaedic operations, including knee, hip, shoulder, spine, and wrist surgeries. They found that surgical treatments were often no more effective than less invasive options like exercise, physical therapy, and pharmaceuticals. These surgical procedures often involve cost,... Read more
#EA21: Middle-Aged Men More Likely to Die After Surgery Than Middle-Aged Women
2021 19 Dec
New research presented at Euroanaesthesia 2021 shows that middle-aged men are nearly 50% more likely to die after surgery than middle-aged women. Previous studies also report sex differences in the risk of complications after surgery, but the results have been mixed. One study showed that men were at higher risk of complications and death after... Read more
Dr. Justin Hasenecker Started a New Position as Head of Handsurgery at ATOS Kliniken
2021 22 Oct
Dr. Justin Hasenecker recently started a new position as Head of Handsurgery at ATOS Kliniken. Before this, he worked as Senior Consultant and Head of the Hospital Ward in the Centre for Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery (FESSH Trauma Centre + SAV Hand, DGUV) in the Orthopaedic Clinic Markgröningen (Max Haerle). Dr Justin Hasenecker’s primary focus... Read more
Methylene Blue for Vasoplegic Syndrome Post Cardiac Surgery
2021 30 Sep
Post-operative cardiac surgical patients are encountered commonly in the intensive care unit. Methylene blue might be a useful treatment for patients with vasopressor-refractory vasoplegia but high quality evidence is lacking. C ardiac surgery is one of the most frequently performed major surgical procedures, with more than 1 million operations... Read more
A Long and Winding Road from Surgery to PORT?
2021 22 Mar
Researchers from the Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust (BSUH) presented results from a study on “ Time from Surgery to Post-operative Radiotherapy ” at the Annual Radiotherapy and Oncology Meeting of the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) from 17 to 19 March 2021. Survival rates are significantly worse for patients with head and... Read more
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Virtual Annual Meeting 2020
2020 01 Oct
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Rapidity of Change in Surgery
2020 28 Sep
In early July, Professor Derek Alderson stepped down as President of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS). Shortly before that, Prof Alderson discussed with HealthManagement.org the current challenges in education, research and leadership areas and shared his views on the future of surgery. One of your interest areas is improvement of surgical... Read more