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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) undergoing surgery may be more likely to develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT; blood clot in a deep vein in the thigh or leg) or pulmonary embolism (PE; blood clot in blood vessels in the lungs) following surgical procedures, according to a study published Online First by Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-patients-inflammatory-bowel-disease-post-operative.html Inflammatory disorders Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:34:23 EST news238088039 The odds of dying appear to increase for patients treated at hospitals with higher proportions of minority trauma patients, although racial disparities may partly explain differences in outcomes between trauma hospitals, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-link-percentage-minority-trauma-patients.html Other Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:17:55 EST news235671456 A survey of patients receiving treatment in a teaching facility found that patients prefer to be informed of trainee participation in their care, and consent rates appear to vary based on scenarios describing increased levels of resident participation, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-survey-consent-important-surgery-patients.html Other Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:50:39 EST news235669814 Surgery to correct gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, can preserve lung function in patients with end-stage pulmonary disease both before and after transplantation, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings, published today in the Archives of Surgery, suggest that esophageal testing should be performed more frequently among these patients to determine if anti-reflux surgery is needed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-anti-reflux-surgery-airway-function-lung.html Other Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:43:44 EST news235669400 When Army Ranger Leroy Petry's hand was blown off by a grenade as he was saving his comrades in battle, he knew just what to do. He used his remaining hand to twist a tourniquet around his arm to avoid bleeding to death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-do-it-yourself-battlefield-medicine.html Other Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:09:02 EST news232646914 Avoiding HLA-DR mismatching appears to be beneficial in pediatric kidney transplant patients, however the likelihood of finding a matching donor must be considered against the wait time for a possible donation, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-factors-pediatric-kidney-transplant.html Other Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:40:04 EST news230225991 The rate of adverse events and harm reported at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical centers appears to have decreased, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-incorrect-surgical-procedures-veterans-health.html Other Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:39:19 EST news230225948 A surgeon's behavior in the operating room affects patient outcomes, healthcare costs, medical errors and patient- and staff-satisfaction, says a commentary in the July issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-surgeons-civility-room-benefits-patients.html Other Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:30 EST news230221532 Medically treated patients with mild or no symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are at higher risk for developing esophageal cancer than those with severe GERD symptoms, according to a University of Pittsburgh study published in the current issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-esophageal-cancer-higher-medically-gerd.html Cancer Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:23 EST news230221276 The risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be nearly twice as high for patients undergoing open surgery for colorectal problems, versus those undergoing laparoscopic colorectal (LC) resections, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-colorectal-surgery-blood-clots-higher.html Other Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:00:36 EST news227793563 Most hospitals follow established practice guidelines for surgery involving Medicare beneficiaries with cancer, but in some cases their practice patterns diverge from the guidelines, according to a report published Online First today by Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-hospitals-surgical-cancer-patients-medicare.html Cancer Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:00:02 EST news227793611 Surgical house staff and attending physicians who are reminded about the charges for ordering daily blood drawing for routine blood work appear to reduce the amount of routine blood tests ordered and the charges for these laboratory tests, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-surgical-staff-phlebotomy-affect.html Other Mon, 16 May 2011 17:03:13 EST news224784180 Obese patients appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing a surgical site infection after colectomy (procedure involving either partial or full removal of the colon), and the presence of infection increases the cost associated with the procedure, according to a report published online today that will appear in the September issue of Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-links-obesity-postoperative-infection-colon.html Other Mon, 16 May 2011 16:57:44 EST news224783846 (Medical Xpress) -- Antibiotics rather than surgery may be the better treatment for cases of appendicitis in which the appendix hasn't burst, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-antibiotics-surgery-appendicitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:07:57 EST news223193237 Excessive alcohol consumption appears to be associated with changes in some surgical skills performed on virtual reality simulator testing the following day, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-previous-day-alcohol-consumption-affect-surgical.html Other Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:40:01 EST news222362796 Surgical patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders appear to be at higher risk for poor surgical outcomes, according to a report published online today by the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study will appear in the August print issue of the journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-do-not-resuscitate-poor-surgical-outcomes-non-emergency.html Other Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:23:39 EST news222362606