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Nature Inspires Research Team’s Quest for Better Surgical Staples
While a 2016 study found no significant difference in infection rates between using traditional sutures versus staples, at least one rese...
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Outcomes best when laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed promptly
Aug 15, 2011
| Gastroenterology, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Newscast, Surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For best results, laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with acute cholecystitis should be performed within 48 hours of hospital admission, a Swiss team reports.
“Delaying surgery neither reduces perioperative complications nor shortens postoperative hospital stay,” Dr....
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Compression stockings reduce sleep apnea in patients with venous insufficiency
Aug 10, 2011
| Cardiology, Critical Care, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Newscast, Surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of compression stockings during the day by patients with chronic venous insufficiency leads to a reduction in nighttime apnea episodes, a French group has shown.
By reducing daytime fluid accumulation in the legs, the rostral shift of fluids to neck tissues at night is...
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RF ablation alternative to surgery in early liver cancer
Aug 3, 2011
| Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Oncology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Newscast, Surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a viable alternative in patients with early hepatocellular carcinoma who are not candidates for surgery, Taiwanese researchers report in a July 11th on-line paper in the Journal of Hepatology.
"For compensated patients in Barcelona Clinic Liver...
