Archive: 20/09/2012
Replacing intravenous catheters only when clinically necessary is safe and could save
New research published in the third Article in The Lancet surgery-themed issue suggests that the millions of intravenous catheters used each year can be safely changed only when clinically necessary, overturning 40 years ...
Sep 20, 2012
Survival after general anaesthetic dramatically improved worldwide over past 50 years
Survival after a general anaesthetic and within 48 hours of surgery has greatly improved worldwide over the past 50 years, according to the second Article in The Lancet surgery-themed issue.
Sep 20, 2012
Europe-wide study finds death rates after surgery double that of recent estimates
National estimates of death following general surgery have been too optimistic, suggests the first large-scale study to explore surgical outcomes across Europe published in the first Article in a special Lancet theme issue ...
Sep 20, 2012