http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A University of Michigan study from the "Online First" edition of Anesthesiology found cardiac arrest was associated with improved survival when it occurred in the operating room (O.R.) or post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) compared to other hospital locations. The findings offer evidence that the presence of anesthesia providers in these locations may improve outcomes for certain patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-survival-cardiac-highest-room-post-anesthesia.html Cardiology Wed, 01 May 2013 10:35:48 EST news286623340 Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of a hospital's service quality, but new Johns Hopkins research suggests that it doesn't necessarily reflect the quality of the surgical care patients receive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-patient-satisfaction-hospital-quality-surgical.html Health Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:00:01 EST news285423634 Injuries caused by needles and other sharp instruments are a major occupational hazard for surgeons—with high costs related to the risk of contracting serious infectious diseases, according to a special article in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-sharps-injuries-major-health-impact.html Surgery Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:46:47 EST news284125601 Treating varicose veins with vein-stripping surgery is associated with higher costs than closing the veins with heat, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-catheter-based-varicose-vein-treatments-cost-effective.html Cardiology Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:40:01 EST news282405118 The skin cancer growing on Carolyn Bohlmann's nose was not a very aggressive variety. But it was deep and located right on her nostril. The tricky part was not so much removing it – MOHS surgery, the procedure Bohlmann had, is a fairly common outpatient procedure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-nose-skin-cancer.html Surgery Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:36:22 EST news282306955 Since the mid-1800s, doctors have used drugs to induce general anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery. Despite their widespread use, little is known about how these drugs create such a profound loss of consciousness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-brain-regains-consciousness-video.html Neuroscience Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:40:24 EST news281637617 Laparoscopic surgeons may improve certain aspects of surgical performance by regularly playing on a Nintendo Wii, according to research published February 27 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Gregorio Patrizi and colleagues from the University of Rome, Italy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-wii-playing-surgeons-laparoscopic-procedures.html Surgery Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:00:02 EST news281206205 In an airplane crisis—an engine failure, a fire—pilots pull out a checklist to help with their decision-making. But in an operating room crisis—massive bleeding, a patient's heart stops—surgical teams don't. Given the complexity of judgment and circumstances, standard practice is for teams to use memory alone. In a new study published in the January 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, however, researchers at Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health, have found that teams using checklists have markedly better safety performance. Specifically, the research shows that clinicians provided with checklists in a novel study using advanced simulation of surgical crises were three-fourths less likely to miss key life-saving steps in care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-checklists-rooms-crises.html Surgery Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:00:09 EST news277577641 Doctors may soon be using a system in the operating room that recognizes hand gestures as commands to tell a computer to browse and display medical images of the patient during a surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-surgeons-gestures-mri-images.html Surgery Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:21:59 EST news277039310 (AP)—On the day of their son's surgery, the family woke before dawn. They saddled their horses and set out across the 12-mile-long carpet of sand to the nearest town, where they hoped the reputed doctor would cure their frail, feverish baby. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-traditions-chad-underfed-children.html Health Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:50:01 EST news275559581 (HealthDay)—Typical operating room distractions and interruptions (ORDIs) potentially increase the likelihood of surgical errors among surgical trainees, according to a study published in the November issue of the Archives of Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-evidence-premise-distractions-surgical-errors.html Surgery Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:50:01 EST news274030386 (Medical Xpress)—A study has found that young, less-experienced surgeons made major surgical mistakes almost half the time during a "simulated" gall bladder removal when they were distracted by noises, questions, conversation or other commotion in the operating room. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-young-surgeons-special-room-distractions.html Surgery Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:04:11 EST news273420236 Surgical teams at Cedars-Sinai have reduced surgical site infections by more than 60 percent for patients who undergo colorectal procedures by introducing evidence-based protocols that are easy to follow and relatively low in cost. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-surgical-site-infections-colorectal-surgery.html Surgery Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:00:55 EST news273327515 Although patients may feel anxious waiting weeks from the time of their first doctor visit to evaluate their breast until they have breast cancer surgery, new findings from Fox Chase Cancer Center show that these waits are typical in the United States. Results were published on Monday, November 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-medicare-patients-weeks-breast-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:00:10 EST news272541115 (HealthDay)—A new device meant to help surgeons determine in the operating room if they have removed all cancerous breast cancer tissue may help reduce repeat surgeries after lumpectomy without compromising cosmetic effects, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-device-breast-cancer-surgeries.html Cancer Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:10:01 EST news266666143 Neurosurgeons and researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute are adapting an ultraviolet camera to possibly bring planet-exploring technology into the operating room. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-galaxy-exploring-camera-room.html Surgery Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:46:40 EST news261305057 (HealthDay) -- Circulating perioperative nurses can help reduce surgical errors and incidents in the cardiovascular operating room (OR) and improve patient safety, especially with regard to surgical prepping and aseptic technique, according to research published in the June issue of the AORN Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-circulating-nurses-recover-errors-cardiovascular.html Cardiology Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:50:01 EST news258120415 Efforts to "green" operating rooms can result in cost savings for hospitals and reduce the environmental impact without compromising patient care, argues an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-greening-rooms-benefit-bottom-line.html Other Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:04 EST news258026387 For a year and a half, the University of Michigan Health System turned one of its head and neck surgery practices into a laboratory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-auto-industry-techniques-boost-morale.html Surgery Tue, 29 May 2012 09:55:33 EST news257504108 Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital discovered that blockages in the right coronary artery and those in bending areas of the coronary artery are the most common places for dissection, a tear in the artery that can occur during balloon angioplasty of the coronary arteries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-coronary-angioplasty-affect-patient-outcomes.html Cardiology Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:02:18 EST news251834527 (HealthDay) -- Double gloving during surgery reduces the risk for transmission of bloodborne pathogens to medical personnel as well as minimizing the transfer of health care-associated infections to patients, according to a study published in the March issue of the AORN Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-gloving-exposure-pathogens.html Surgery Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:00:01 EST news250350324 Measure twice and cut once is a well-known phrase among surgeons, but this is not always what happens. To better prepare new surgeons for the operating room, University of Houston (UH) computer scientists are working with medical researchers at the Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE) to improve existing training processes. At the core of their effort is understanding the role of stress on a surgeon's path to competency. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-uh-methodist-team-surgeons-room.html Surgery Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:03:01 EST news250250562 Patients admitted to hospitals in the future may find themselves equipped with a small ultrasound transmitter. With the help of their mobile phones, health care personnel will be able to keep track of where their patients are as well as any delays in their scheduled treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-patient-tracking.html Other Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:35:29 EST news249899641 Nearly one in three women who have breast cancer surgery will need to return to the operating room for additional surgery after the tumor is evaluated by a pathologist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-women-breast-cancer-surgeries-university.html Cancer Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:28:24 EST news249647296 Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time of coronary bypass surgery. Researchers hope that stem cell therapy may be developed into a novel treatment for the 50,000 Canadians diagnosed each year with advanced heart failure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ontario-cardiac-stem-cell-transplant.html Cardiology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:04:43 EST news246794665 (AP) -- At 10:25 a.m., a dark brown eye was removed from a man whose lids had closed for the last time. Five hours later, the orb was staring up at the ceiling from a stainless steel tray in an operating room with two blind patients - both waiting to give it a second life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-sri-lanka-donates-eyes-world.html Other Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:10:23 EST news246453013 (Medical Xpress) -- Even for highly trained physicians and surgeons, there’s no teacher like experience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-virtual-room-sharpen-surgeons-smarts.html Other Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:54:17 EST news243064423 (Medical Xpress) -- Using checklists to improve work practices has long been normal in the aviation and oil industry. Checklists are now also implemented worldwide in the operating room. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-surgical-checklists.html Other Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:40:04 EST news240580215 Residents in cardiac surgery who receive extra training on a take-home simulator do a better job once they get into the operating room, Dr. Buu-Khanh Lam today told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-heart-surgeons-in-training-benefit-hands-on-homework.html Cardiology Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:21:13 EST news238648864 Ovarian cancer is one of the most frequent forms of cancer that affect women. As tumors can initially grow unchecked in the abdomen without causing any major symptoms, patients are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage and have to undergo surgery plus chemotherapy. During the operation, surgeons attempt to remove all tumor deposits as this leads to improved patient prognosis. To do this, however, they primarily have to rely on visual inspection and palpation - an enormous challenge especially in the case of small tumor nests or remaining tumor borders after the primary tumor excision. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-imaging-technique-visualizes-cancer-surgery.html Cancer Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:23:08 EST news235646542