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Surgical residents perform better in OR if they receive structured training in simulated environment

New research has shown that surgical residents who received structured training in a simulated environment perform significantly better when they start operating on patients.

Surgery created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First child to receive stem cell trachea transplant doing well after two years

The follow-up of the procedure, carried out in 2010 at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), shows that the new organ has strengthened and does not appear to have induced any signs of rejection. The 13-year-old boy who received ...

Surgery created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bolus epidural fentanyl cuts post-spinal decompression pain

(HealthDay)—Intraoperative bolus epidural fentanyl is effective at alleviating early postoperative pain after lumbar canal decompression, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in The Spine Journal.

Surgery created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New classification of fat grafting techniques proposed

(HealthDay)—As the use of fat grafting in plastic surgery continues to evolve, a new way of classifying fat grafting techniques has been proposed that aims to match the technique to the specific clinical ...

Surgery created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Imaging device quantifies change in port wine stains

(HealthDay)—A newly developed spatial frequency domain imaging (SFDI) device can be used to quantify biochemical compositional changes in port wine stain (PWS) lesions after laser therapy, according to ...

Surgery created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Single-port kidney removal through the belly button boosts living-donor satisfaction

In the largest study of its kind, living donors who had a kidney removed through a single port in the navel report higher satisfaction in several key categories, compared to donors who underwent traditional multiple-port ...

Surgery created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Positive long-term results for endoscopic forehead-lift

(HealthDay)—Patients who undergo endoscopic forehead-lift procedures report high satisfaction and lasting results, according to research published in the September/October issue of the Archives of Facial Pl ...

Surgery created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Survival after general anesthesia vastly improved: study

(HealthDay)—The number of people who survive surgery when general anesthesia is used has improved dramatically over the past 50 years, Canadian researchers report.

Surgery created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Surgeons recreate eggs in vitro to treat infertility

Regenerative-medicine researchers have moved a promising step closer to helping infertile, premenopausal women produce enough eggs to become pregnant. Today, surgeons at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for ...

Surgery created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Postoperative program prevents respiratory complications: study

(HealthDay)—A simple and inexpensive program can reduce the risk of life-threatening and costly respiratory complications that are common after surgery, according to a new study.

Surgery created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel one-step system for restoring voice in throat cancer patients

Patients who have lost their voice box through disease such as throat cancer may be able to speak immediately after a procedure to create a small opening at the throat. A novel system developed through an ...

Surgery created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rising eye injury rates seen with robotic prostate surgery

(HealthDay)—The number of eye injuries associated with robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy—complete removal of the prostate—increased nearly tenfold in the United States between 2000 and 2009, although ...

Surgery created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Some face transplant patients may regain sensory, motor function

(HealthDay)—Within a year after having face transplant surgery, some patients regain sensory and motor functions such as the ability to speak, chew food and smile, experts have found.

Surgery created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fat-derived stem cells hold potential for regenerative medicine

(Medical Xpress)—As researchers work on reconfiguring cells to take on new regenerative properties, a new review from Penn Medicine plastic surgeons sheds additional light on the potential power of adipose-derived stem ...

Surgery created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Woman benefits from precision-guided needle to glue shut dangerous and disfiguring blood vessel growth

(Medical Xpress)—Using a technique performed at Johns Hopkins but rarely elsewhere, imaging specialists and surgeons have successfully used precision, image-guided technology to glue shut a tangle of abnormal ...

Surgery created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0