News tagged with general surgery
Surgical treatment within six months of lumbar disc herniation
A new study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that patients with herniated lumbar disc symptoms were significantly worse if the patients had symptoms for more than six months prior to treatment, compared to t ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 25, 2011 |
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New study finds gender, racial/ethnic disparities in general surgery board certification
An analysis of a national cohort of recent medical school graduates may provide insight into why women and graduates of some minority groups are relatively underrepresented among general surgeons, particularly those certified ...
Surgery
Apr 30, 2012 |
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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
Sep 21, 2012 |
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New database aims to improve emergency general surgery care and outcomes
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, have successfully created and implemented an emergency general surgery registry (EGSR) that will advance the science of acute surgical care by allowing ...
Other
Feb 06, 2012 |
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