Search Tag: Surgery
Treating-the-whole-human-in-intensive-care-patient-centred-outcomes-in-sepsis-surgery-and-trauma
2023 30 Nov
Intensive care impacts more than the patient, with ripple effects for families, employers and wider societies. Patient-centred outcomes reiterate the need for clinical therapies targeting the biological circuitry of the big-hitting syndromes like ARDS, sepsis, delirium, renal failure and recognising they persist beyond the veil of discharge....Read more
Interventional-radiology-proved-to-be-more-cost-effective
2023 13 Apr
A recent literature review was conducted to assess cost research in interventional radiology (IR). The evidence demonstrated that interventional radiology produces good clinical outcomes whilst also defeating surgery on cost effectiveness. 62 studies published between 2016 and 2022 were included in the study; assessment included adult and pediatric...Read more
Would-you-let-a-robot-assist-in-surgery
2023 04 Mar
In a recent article published in the Journal of Marketing titled "The Role of Advertising in High-Tech Medical Procedures: Evidence from Robotic Surgeries," the authors investigate whether direct-to-consumer advertising for robotic surgery is successful in persuading patients to choose it over other procedures. The researchers are affiliated with the...Read more
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
Arab-health-congress-14-conferences-to-visit
2020 16 Jan
Arab Health is to take place in Dubai (Dubai World Trade Centre and Conrad Dubai) on 27–30 January, 2020. This is the MENA region’s largest professional healthcare event, which this year will host 55,000+ attendees and 4,250+ e xhibiting companies from 159 countries. Part of the event is the 45th edition of Arab Health Congress, which...Read more
Eras-congress-2020
2020 26 Aug
ERAS CONGRESS 2020 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find ERAS on Social Media Read more
American-college-of-surgeons-acs-clinical-congress-2019
2019 27 Oct
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21st-annual-lynn-sage-breast-cancer-symposium
2019 03 Oct
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International-society-for-the-advancement-of-spine-surgery-conference-isass-2020
2020 26 Feb
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Aorn-global-surgical-conference-2020
2020 28 Mar
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Can-goal-directed-therapy-solve-the-economic-burden-of-postsurgical-complications
2019 30 May
How effective are less invasive or even noninvasive methods? The clinical and economic burden of post-surgical complications and the economic impact of Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy (GDFT) implementation. Improving the quality of care by reducing post-surgical complications, decreasing mortality, and decreasing hospital...Read more
When-does-striking-out-alone-work-best
2019 22 May
The case for the lone wolf and pack of wolves Author of lauded book ‘The Art of Innovation – Integrating Creativity in Organisations’, Dimis Michaelides puts forth how to get the balance right with sole and group creative problem solving. Health professionals are well aware of the value of collaboration. The surgery and...Read more