Archive: 10/04/2013
Need your appendix out? How about scarless surgery through the navel
A new study suggests that surgery for appendicitis that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to traditional appendectomies. Published early online in the British Journal of Surgery, the ...
Apr 10, 2013
Rates of childhood squint surgery have plummeted over past 50 years
Rates of surgery to correct childhood squint in England have tumbled over the past 50 years, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Apr 10, 2013
Half of all patient complaints in Australia are about three percent of doctors
Half of all formal patient complaints made in Australia to health ombudsmen concern just 3% of the country's doctors, with 1% accounting for a quarter of all complaints, finds research published online in BMJ Quality & Safety.
Apr 10, 2013