Cardiology
Triathlete mom's aorta tears followed by two strokes in two days
The day before her daughter, Maddy, turned 16, Kelly Steinberg woke up feeling a surge of energy rush through her body as she turned on her side.
Mar 9, 2021
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News tagged with emergency surgery
Neuroscience
A new spinal cord injury treatment is getting patients back on their feet
Matt Wetschler was bodysurfing at Ocean Beach in San Francisco when he went for a wave and didn't come back up. Some other surfers saw his body floating like a log and pulled him ashore.
Sep 10, 2018
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Surgery
Watch and wait strategy could be better than emergency surgery for patients with severe levels of frailty
New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anesthetists) shows that for patients who are very frail, it may be better to adopt a "watch and wait" approach rather than proceeding to emergency surgery ...
May 20, 2022
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Surgery
Remove false teeth before general anesthetic, doctors warn
False teeth need to be taken out before a general anaesthetic, doctors warn in the journal BMJ Case Reports after a 72 year old's dentures got stuck in his throat during surgery to remove a harmless lump in his abdominal ...
Aug 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surgery? One type of anesthesia is preferable during COVID-19 outbreak
(HealthDay)—No one wants to be in the hospital during the coronavirus pandemic, but people who need emergency surgery may have no choice.
Apr 22, 2020
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Surgery
COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery are at increased risk of postoperative death
Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, a new global study published in The Lancet reveals. Researchers found that amongst SARS-CoV-2 infected patients ...
May 29, 2020
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Health
Physician burnout rates vary by medical specialty
(HealthDay)—Nearly half of physicians report being burned out, but rates vary substantially by medical specialty, according to an article published in AMA Wire.
Sep 10, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treatment for diverticulitis: Updated ASCRS guidelines published
Reflecting research-driven changes in clinical practice, a revised set of evidence-based recommendations for the medical and surgical treatment of left-sided colonic diverticulitis has been published in Diseases of the Colon ...
May 7, 2020
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Surgery
Australian lodges fork in penis for sexual pleasure
Shocked doctors had to perform emergency surgery on a man in the Australian capital Canberra after he lodged a 10 centimetre (four-inch) steel fork inside his penis for sexual pleasure.
Aug 20, 2013
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Cardiology
She was a prime candidate for a heart attack, if only she'd realized it
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News)—Just a few days after Dottie Lewis and her husband, Wayne, returned from vacation to their home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she started feeling poorly.
May 20, 2022
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