Surgery
Older surgery patients should be screened for frailty: study
(HealthDay)—Screening older surgery patients for frailty could improve their outcomes and chances for survival, researchers say.
Oct 7, 2016
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Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Surgery
High rate of career satisfaction for thoracic surgeons
(HealthDay)—Cardiothoracic surgeons report a very high level of job satisfaction, according to survey results published online Sept. 13 in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Sep 14, 2016
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Cardiology
Serious heart problem a family matter
(HealthDay)—A potentially deadly heart problem can run in families and occur at similar ages, a new study suggests.
Aug 25, 2016
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Surgery
Hospital data helps predict risk of pneumonia after heart surgery
Pneumonia is the most prevalent infection after open-heart surgery, leading to longer hospital stays and lower odds of survival.
Jul 26, 2016
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Surgery
Arteries over veins prove better for heart bypass surgery in patients with diabetes
Diabetic patients who undergo heart bypass surgery are living longer and have much better long-term outcomes when cardiothoracic surgeons use arteries rather than veins for the bypasses, according to a new study published ...
Jul 14, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Surgery tied to longer survival for lung cancer patients
(HealthDay)—Many patients with advanced stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) might live longer if treated surgically, but few patients are actually undergoing surgery, according to a study published online June 9 in ...
Jun 22, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer patients who have surgery live longer
Patients with late-stage, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have surgery have better survival rates than those who don't, but fewer of these patients are undergoing surgery, UC Davis researchers have found.
Jun 9, 2016
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Surgery
Older lung cancer patients experience excellent survival following surgery
Patients aged 65 years and older are living longer after lung cancer surgery, and with older people representing a rapidly growing proportion of patients diagnosed with lung cancer, this improved survival is especially significant, ...
May 5, 2016
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Cardiology
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery offers viable option for select heart patients
Patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve repair or replacement (mini-MVR) have similar outcomes as patients undergoing conventional surgery and also experience shorter hospital stays and fewer blood transfusions, ...
Mar 31, 2016
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Surgery
Taking statins before heart surgery can help reduce post-surgical complications
Using statins before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can help reduce cardiac complications, such as atrial fibrillation, following surgery and also can reduce the risk of death during and after surgery, ...
Jan 12, 2016
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