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Predicting survival in liver transplant patients
A new model based on specific characteristics of the donor and the recipient may help predict survival after liver transplantation, according to a new study.
Nov 2, 2006, 21:15
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Many urinary stones can be treated without surgery
For many patients with urinary stone disease, treatment with a calcium-channel blocker or an alpha blocker can greatly improve their likelihood of passing their urinary stones, which may help these patients avoid surgery, according to an analysis by the University of Michigan Health System.
Oct 1, 2006, 23:21
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Mathematical tools for predicting facial surgery results
Cranio-maxillofacial surgery is a medical specialty focusing on facial and skull reconstruction. This surgery can help patients with such disorders as cleft palate, malformations of the upper or lower jaw, and problems with the facial skeleton due to injury. Intensive pre-operative planning is needed not only to ensure that the medical purposes of the surgery are achieved, but also to give patients a sense of what their faces will look like after the surgery is performed.
Sep 26, 2006, 22:48
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SALT protocol improves quality of donor lungs significantly
By performing simple clinical maneuvers to improve donor lung quality as part of the San Antonio Lung Transplant (SALT) protocol, researchers significantly increased the number of available donor lungs and transplant procedures without compromising recipient pulmonary function, length of hospital stay or survival.
Sep 15, 2006, 17:50
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Costimulation blockade: Will this lead to rejection-free transplants?
Years ago, the idea of attaching a donor limb onto a patient's body would have been the stuff of science fiction. But to date about two-dozen people around the world have received hand transplants.
Sep 8, 2006, 17:20
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Bringing space age to surgery equipment, procedures
Though robots were once the stuff of Star Wars and The Jetsons, commercially available systems have made robotic surgeries common in hospitals. Located just feet away from the surgeon, the systems are minimally invasive and offer surgeons better dexterity. Department of Defense-funded researchers want to take that capability to the next level so surgeries can commence on battlefields with the surgeon's work being done by a robot that's miles away and connected by communication links.
Aug 22, 2006, 20:18
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Hepatorenal syndrome patients best benefited by a combined liver-kidney transplant
New UCLA research shows that combined liver-kidney transplants appear to benefit patients with diseases in both organs, including patients with potentially reversible kidney failure who have been receiving dialysis for longer than two months. The Archives of Surgery will publish the findings in its August issue.
Aug 22, 2006, 04:29
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Botox Injections Help Minimize Facial Scars
Botulinum toxin, the same Botox used to treat facial wrinkles, helps facial wounds heal with less scarring, according to results of a study published in the August issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Aug 19, 2006, 22:11
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Microskin relieves emotional trauma for child burn victims
Spray-on skin is helping child burns victims cope with the trauma of scarring, according to a study by University of Queensland researchers at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane. A study has shown most children reported an improvement in the appearance of their scars and were happier when they used the product, called Microskin.
Jul 31, 2006, 11:51
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'Domino' transplant program makes best use of altruistic donated kidneys
A team of Johns Hopkins researchers reporting their early experiences with "domino" kidney donation suggest that wider use of this strategy could effectively double the benefit of the organs from these non-directed, altruistic living donors.
Jul 30, 2006, 02:34
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Contrast-enhanced sonography : new tool to assess blunt abdominal trauma
Contrast-enhanced sonography compared with sonography and CT proves to be a useful tool in the assessment of blunt abdominal trauma, concludes a study conducted by the departments of emergency, internal medicine, and radiology at the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy.
Jun 30, 2006, 11:10
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New tool to assess blunt abdominal trauma
Contrast-enhanced sonography compared with sonography and CT proves to be a useful tool in the assessment of blunt abdominal trauma, concludes a study conducted by the departments of emergency, internal medicine, and radiology at the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy.
Jun 30, 2006, 02:58
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Older blood associated with worse outcomes after repeat heart surgery
Older stored blood transfused into patients undergoing repeat heart surgery is associated with a significant increased risk of death, both during a patient's hospital stay and over the longer term following discharge, according to a new analysis by researchers from Duke University Medical Center and Columbia University.
Jun 22, 2006, 23:34
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Preventing spinal cord injury during aortic surgery
Surgery to repair aortic aneurysms often comes with a high price: neurological deficits, but new research points to a possible defense against spinal cord injury during aortic surgery. The paper by Roseborough et al., "The mitochondrial K-ATP channel opener, diazoxide, prevents ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rabbit spinal cord," appears in the May issue of The American Journal of Pathology.
Jun 22, 2006, 17:13
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Students Design New Way to Close Chest After Heart Surgery
To operate on the heart, surgeons usually cut through the breastbone. After correcting the heart problem, they reconnect the sternum by piercing it with steel wires, pulling the bone segments together and twisting the wires tight. Because this half-century-old technique poses some risks to both the surgeon and the patient, undergraduates at The Johns Hopkins University have invented a less intrusive and potentially safer chest closure system that threads locking polymer clasps through the ribs.
Jun 7, 2006, 00:21
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British doctors carry out transplant with beating heart
Doctors at a hospital have successfully transplanted a beating heart into a 58-year-old patient in the first operation of its kind in Britain. The transplant was carried out two weeks ago at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, northeast of London. The male patient was doing 'extremely well', according to the hospital Monday.
Jun 5, 2006, 17:09
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Perceptions of Male Culture and "Surgical Personality" Deter Women from Pursuing Surgery as Career
Even though men and women are similar in factors they consider important in deciding on a career in surgery, the perception of surgery as an "old boys' club" and negative perceptions of the surgical personality may deter women from choosing the field, according to results of a small survey published in the April issue of the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Recent analyses have suggested that more general surgeons will be needed in the future, but fewer medical students are entering surgery residencies, according to background information in the article. About half of all entering medical students are women, who have historically been less likely to choose surgery as a career.
Apr 18, 2006, 18:53
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Pre Operative Blood sugar Control Reduces Post Operative Infection Rate
Patients with diabetes who have good control of blood glucose levels before having surgery may be less likely to have infections after their procedures, according to a study in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Apr 18, 2006, 14:18
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Older donor hearts just as good - Research
Patients who receive healthy hearts from donors 50 years of age and older appear to fare just as well as patients who receive younger hearts, and that may be good news for potentially expanding a small donor pool, a University of Alberta study has found.
Apr 15, 2006, 18:25
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Delayed Aortic Trauma Repair May Improve Survival
UC surgeons say that some blunt thoracic aortic trauma injuries can be safely repaired at a later time, allowing surgeons to first address related�and often fatal�injuries.
Apr 15, 2006, 18:14
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Another successful face transplant in China
Doctors in China have performed the country's first face transplant, and the second such operation in the world. A surgical team at the Xijing hospital in Xi'an replaced two-thirds of the face of 30-year-old Li Guoxing, who was disfigured after a bear mauled him two years ago, Zhang Yingzhi, the president of the hospital, said Friday.
Apr 15, 2006, 18:00
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Indian scientists identify second pancreatitis gene - cathepsin B
Indian scientists have discovered a second candidate gene - cathepsin B - responsible for the fatal tropical calcific pancreatitis disease that leads to a gradual destruction of the pancreas.
Apr 8, 2006, 05:34
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Another Implant of Total Artificial Heart TAH-t
A cardiac surgery team at Virginia Commonwealth University�s Pauley Heart Center has performed the first artificial heart implant on the East Coast. The CardioWest temporary Total Artificial Heart, or TAH-t, is the only total artificial heart approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Apr 5, 2006, 14:47
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Predicting successful outcomes in living-donor liver transplants
A new study on identifying which patients were likely to have poor outcomes following a living-donor liver transplant (LDLT) found that measuring how a certain non-toxic dye was eliminated by the liver shortly after surgery was an accurate indicator of liver function, and therefore a reliable indicator of the outcome of the procedure. The study used a simple non-invasive device to measure the dye, making it particularly useful in treating transplant patients.
Apr 5, 2006, 13:38
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2005 witnessed a dramatic rise in cosmetic plastic surgery procedures
The number of ethnic patients who chose to enhance their appearance or minimize the signs of aging through cosmetic plastic surgery took a substantial jump in 2005, with nearly 2.3 million procedures performed � an increase of 65 percent from 2004, according to statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Hispanics continue to lead all ethnic groups with more than 921,000 cosmetic procedures performed, up 67 percent from 2004; followed by African Americans with 769,000 procedures, up 67 percent; and Asians with 437,000 procedures, up 58 percent.
Mar 18, 2006, 01:58
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Drug-eluding stents seems to be a viable alternative to CABG for patients with severe coronary artery disease
Severe stenosis (blockage) to the left main coronary artery - a condition commonly called a "widow-maker"- can result in sudden death. For nearly 30 years, the gold standard for treatment has been coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
Feb 28, 2006, 17:50
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MRI can help rule out acute appendicitis in pregnancy
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help rule out acute appendicitis in pregnancy when ultrasound findings are inconclusive, according to a study in the March issue of Radiology.
Feb 28, 2006, 17:40
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Women's increased risk of mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery is due to infections
For years, experts have puzzled over the fact that women who have heart bypass surgery are far more likely than their male counterparts to die within days or weeks of their operation. This gender gap means many "extra" female deaths among the 270,000 Americans who have bypass surgery each year.
Feb 28, 2006, 17:27
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Xenon gas safe in surgery - Study
Scientists have successfully conducted the first clinical trial giving xenon gas to patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting in order to safeguard against postoperative brain damage that can occur following this procedure.
Feb 25, 2006, 10:09
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Different Drug-Releasing Coronary Stents Show Similar Effectiveness
Use of coronary stents that release the drugs sirolimus or paclitaxel produced similar results in patients with new coronary artery lesions, according to a study in the February 22 issue of JAMA.
Feb 23, 2006, 15:01
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