News tagged with archives of surgery

Study compares duodenal switch vs. gastric bypass for morbid obesity

A study comparing bariatric surgical procedures for obesity suggests that even though undergoing the less commonly used biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch (DS) may be associated with higher early risks compared with ...

Surgery created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study links hyponatremia with increased risk of death, complications following surgery

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 ...

Surgery created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Minimally invasive approach to weight-loss surgery reduces complications, study shows

A study by researchers at Stanford University Medical Center has found that a popular weight-loss operation is safer and reduces hospital bills when done with minimally invasive techniques rather than open surgery, which ...

Surgery created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many physicians often fulfill patient requests for brand-name drugs instead of equivalent generics

More than a third of U.S. physicians responding to a national survey indicated they often or sometimes prescribed brand-name drugs when appropriate generic substitutes were available simply because patients requested the ...

Medications created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Preventing deadly blood clots: Study finds computerized checklist better at finding best preventive strategy

A computerized checklist system designed to help physicians identify and use the best methods of preventing potentially deadly blood clots in hospitalized trauma patients dramatically reduced the number of these dangerous ...

Cardiology created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study compares sleeve gastrectomy with medical treatment in obese patients with type 2 diabetes

A study comparing a bariatric surgical procedure with conventional medical treatment in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus suggests that surgery was associated with remission or improvement in diabetes-related ...

Sleep apnea created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

ER study shows drop in deaths after trauma injury

(HealthDay)—New research suggests that doctors are doing a better job of treating—and saving—emergency room patients whose injuries fall between mild and severe.

Surgery created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines outcomes of patients who refuse transfusion following cardiac surgery

Jehovah's Witness patients who undergo cardiac surgery do not appear to be at increased risk for surgical complications or death when compared to patients who undergo cardiac surgery and receive blood transfusions, according ...

Cardiology created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Open surgical and minimally invasive hernia repair techniques compared

The minimally invasive hernia repair procedure known as total extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty (TEP) was associated with higher patient satisfaction, less chronic pain and less impairment of inguinal (groin) sensation ...

Surgery created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight loss surgery may be associated with increased substance use following surgery

Patients who undergo bariatric weight loss surgery may be at increased risk for substance use (drug use, alcohol use and cigarette smoking) following surgery, particularly among patients who undergo laparoscopic Roux-en-Y ...

Surgery created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery appears to be safer than open procedure

A study that examined national outcome differences between laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass suggests that the minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure was associated with greater safety ...

Surgery created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Prescribing opioids for pain after short-stay surgery appears associated with long-term use

Prescribing opioids for pain to older patients within seven days of short-stay surgery appears to be associated with long-term analgesic use compared to those patients who did not receive prescriptions for analgesics after ...

Medications created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines health-care expenditures after bariatric surgery

A study suggests bariatric surgery to treat obesity was not associated with reduced health care expenditures three years after the procedure in a group of predominantly older men, according to a report in the July issue of ...

Surgery created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests obese patients have more advanced, aggressive papillary thyroid cancer

A review of medical records of patients treated at an academic tertiary care center suggests that obese patients present to their physicians with more advanced stage and more aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), ...

Cancer created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds surgical residents often fatigued

A study involving 27 orthopedic surgery residents suggests that surgical residents are often fatigued during their awake time, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery.

Surgery created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Archives of Surgery

The Archives of Surgery is a monthly professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association. Archives of Surgery publishes original, peer-reviewed clinical and basic research articles addressing new operative techniques, important clinical findings, and real-life lessons from top surgeons around the world.

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