Articles Tagged With: surgery
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Medical Marijuana Landscape Has Evolved Dramatically Over Past Decade
Cannabis use is ubiquitous across the nation as states continue to legalize marijuana, both for medicinal and personal uses. Surgery patients who ingest the drug are at a higher risk of complications, which is why surgery center directors and physicians should understand legal, medical, and other implications of cannabis use.
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Telemedicine May Be Effective Tool for Monitoring Certain Neurological Conditions
Also, diagnosing particular disorders by video could be as accurate as in-person visits.
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Study: Preoperation Preparation Can Lead to Faster Discharge
Eating healthy and reducing stress before surgery could lead to a shorter hospital stay after the procedure.
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Perioperative Management of Direct Oral Anticoagulants
A simple protocol for managing atrial fibrillation patients on direct oral anticoagulants perioperatively was shown to produce low levels of major bleeding and thromboembolism for 30 days postoperatively.
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Cardiac Constriction vs. Cardiac Restriction
The five Mayo Clinic Doppler echocardiographic criteria for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis (CP) were tested in a group of surgically confirmed CP compared to a group of cardiac biopsy proven amyloid restrictive cardiomyopathy. Interventricular septal bounce and an elevated mitral annular medial e’ were found to be the most accurate criteria, especially if used together.
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Flu Vaccine May Help Heart Bypass Patients Heal Faster
Researchers found receiving the shot before surgery could reduce inflammation.
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Mycobacterium chimaera Granulomatous Encephalitis
Lau and colleagues describe a novel infectious problem — diffuse granulomatous encephalitis due to Mycobacterium chimaera infection occurring after cardiac surgery.
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Patients' Views on Adverse Events Following Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Patients see poor functional outcomes as severe adverse events following pelvic floor surgery.
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Predicting Recurrence After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
SYNOPSIS: Prediction models can provide helpful information regarding the risk of recurrence after prolapse surgery.
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Limb Ischemia and Gangrene
Although many cases of extremity pain are the result of mild, self-limited issues, ischemia and gangrene are catastrophic causes of pain that initially can present with nondescript findings. To limit tissue loss and optimize patient outcomes, emergency physicians must be able to distinguish benign limb pain from the earliest stages of high-risk, life- and limb-threatening disease.