http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) – among the most widely prescribed antidepressant medications – are associated with increased risk of bleeding, transfusion, hospital readmission and death when taken around the time of surgery, according to an analysis led by researchers at UC San Francisco and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-ssris-perioperative-period-higher-adverse.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:03 EST news286466126 According to a new study, the last few meals before surgery might make a difference in recovery after surgery. Fat tissue is one of the most dominant components that make up the body, and fat tissue is always traumatized during major surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-surgery-affect-recovery.html Surgery Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:44:39 EST news283081349 An innovative anti-bacterial spray that will kill MRSA is being developed by Norwich Research Park scientists thanks to funding from the University of East Anglia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mrsa.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:20:01 EST news283071825 Scientists at the University of York have developed a new medical tool which could help surgeons carrying out complex procedures in the operating theatre. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-mallard-dye.html Medical research Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:40:06 EST news280063573 Among infants undergoing major surgery, postoperative use of intermittent intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) for the management of pain resulted in a lower cumulative morphine dose over 48 hours, according to a study appearing in the January 9 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-post-operative-intravenous-acetaminophen-morphine-infants.html Surgery Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:00:01 EST news276864462 Acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function, is a serious and increasingly prevalent condition that can occur after major infections, major surgery, or exposure to certain medications. The incidence rates of the most serious form of AKI—which requires dialysis—increased rapidly in all patient subgroups in the past decade in the United States, and the number of deaths associated with the condition more than doubled, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-acute-kidney-injury-common.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:40:01 EST news274031960 (HealthDay)—New research suggests that surgical procedures, not stress, may lead to the spike in heart-related deaths known to occur in the weeks after a cancer diagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-surgery-spur-heart-deaths-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:20:01 EST news269714292 With their excellent sensitivity and specificity, the use of these extremely efficient tests on a world-wide scale would allow us to adapt antibiotic treatments to the individual's needs and to be more successful in controlling antibiotic resistance, particularly in hospitals. These works were published in September in two international reviews: Emerging Infectious diseases and The Journal of Clinical Microbiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-rapid-diagnosis-resistance-antibiotics.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:05:17 EST news269258707 Having received approval for sale in Europe and Canada, HemoSep is set to revolutionise the healthcare sector. HemoSep is a revolutionary surgical blood salvage technology which was developed at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Its developers believe that it has the potential to radically transform the way major surgery is carried out by reducing blood loss in patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-blood-salvage-technology-surgery.html Surgery Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:37:25 EST news267691037 Vitamin D is increasingly being recognized as important for good health. Vitamin D is a hormone made in the skin following sun exposure or acquired from diet and supplement intake. Previous medical research has shown that low body levels of vitamin D make people more susceptible to problems such as bone fractures, poor mental health and infections like the common cold. Until recently, there had been little consideration given to the role of vitamin D in more severe diseases, which is why Dr. Dayre McNally's recent publication in the esteemed scientific journal Pediatrics is so compelling. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pediatric-role-vitamin-d-critical.html Pediatrics Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:04:16 EST news266663046 Routine screening for ovarian cancer is ineffective and at times can do more harm than good, a panel of cancer specialists has concluded. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-routine-screening-ovarian-cancer-failure.html Cancer Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:16:59 EST news266588211 An observational study of nearly 1 million patients who underwent surgery suggests that preoperative hyponatremia (an electrolyte disorder in which sodium levels in the blood are low) was associated with an increased risk of complications and death within 30 days of surgery, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-links-hyponatremia-death-complications-surgery.html Surgery Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:00:03 EST news266501246 Women with severe aortic stenosis are 40% less likely to die after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) than men, reveals the latest data from the largest study to date of gender differences in outcomes after TAVI. The findings were presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Professor Karin Humphries from St. Paul's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-women-die-tavi-men.html Cardiology Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:30:01 EST news265370859 Oxidative stress may put obese patients at increased risk of developing kidney damage after heart surgery, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). Effective antioxidants or other therapies that reduce oxidative stress might help lower this risk, particularly among obese patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obese-patients-kidney-heart-surgery.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:01 EST news257094057 A team of scientists, led by the University of Liverpool, has made a major advance in the development of a diagnostic test for oesophageal cancer. The findings, achieved at STFC's ALICE accelerator facility, will lead to major improvements in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-breakthrough-diagnostic-oesophageal-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:20:04 EST news247896621 (AP) -- New advice for pregnant women: If you're getting a C-section, special inflating boots strapped on your legs may lower the risk of a blood clot. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-c-section-blood-clot-urged.html Health Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:13:59 EST news233853225 The first artificial heart valve designed to be implanted without major surgery appears to help patients who are too frail to undergo chest-opening surgery, according to federal health reviewers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-fda-favors-heart-valve-frail.html Cardiology Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:23:06 EST news230206970 A study from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London, sheds new light on why people who experience serious trauma or go through major surgery, can suffer organ damage in parts of the body which are seemingly unconnected to the injury. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-rogue-blood-cells-contribute-post-surgery.html Medical research Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:22:04 EST news228324063