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Transplant beneficial for kidney failure in sickle cell
(HealthDay)—Patients with kidney failure who receive a kidney transplant, including those with sickle cell disease, have lower mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in the Clinical Journal of the American ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Medications
Guideline for reducing opioid use post-surgery leads to high pain management satisfaction
A prescribing guideline tailored to patients' specific needs reduced the number of opioid pills prescribed after major surgery with researchers reporting a greater than 90 percent patient satisfaction rate with pain management ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Model identifies risk of serious complications following surgery
Heart attack, kidney failure, stroke. These are just a few of the life-threatening complications that patients are at risk for following surgery. Now Jefferson researchers have developed an easy-to-use, web-based tool that ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Blood test for kidney rejection suggests new way to treat post-transplant patients
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered a blood biomarker that predicts kidney transplant rejection with a lead time of about eight months, which could give doctors an opportunity to ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Study shows economic impact of post-op delirium
Results of a study published today in JAMA Surgery reveal the impact post-operative delirium has on health care costs in the U.S. Data from the study shows that if delirium were prevented or made less severe for patients, ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Transplant patients may not need steroid treatment in the long run
Long-term use of a medication used to treat kidney transplant patients may not be necessary in individuals with low-to-moderate risk of organ rejection, according to the results of a study led by a University of Cincinnati ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Non-surgeon medical staff 'can perform safe operations'
Surgery performed by associate clinicians or medical professionals who are not qualified surgeons are as safe and effective as those performed by doctors, and should be promoted in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study suggests.
Feb 24, 2021
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Deceased organ donation rose among Blacks but still lags
(HealthDay)—Deceased organ donation increased among some racial groups, particularly among Black people, from 1999 to 2017, but substantial racial and ethnic differences remain, according to a study published online Feb. ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Waitlist policies may contribute to racial disparities in kidney transplant access
Despite efforts to address them, racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation persist in the United States. New research published in an upcoming issue of JASN indicates that policy changes surrounding patients' ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Post-transplant mortality among veterans enrolled in the VA and Medicare
In a study of kidney transplant recipients dually enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) and Medicare, use of the VA for all post-transplant care was linked with a lower risk of death than care provided outside ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Perception critical to women's breast reconstruction decision making
When women undergo surgical treatment for breast cancer, they often also have reconstructive surgery but new QUT research reveals many women feel left out of the decision making.
Feb 18, 2021
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Gynecologists negative to reconstructive surgery after female genital cutting
"Gynecologists in Sweden are a very polarized group regarding clitoral reconstruction, and our study is one of very few on the subject," says Malin Jordal, researcher and senior lecturer in caring sciences at University of ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Hospital hygiene: A closer look reveals realistic frequency of infection
A research team led by Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and the University of Bern found a correlation between the frequency of infections after surgery and performance in quality audits. Lower surgical site infection ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Study: Screen surgery patients for frailty
Patients should be assessed for frailty before having many types of surgery, even if the surgery is considered low risk, a review of two national patient databases shows.
Feb 17, 2021
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Delayed medical treatment of high-impact injuries: A lesson from the Syrian civil war
Following the civil war outbreak in Syria nearly ten years ago, Israel began admitting wounded Syrians into the country for humanitarian medical treatment.
Feb 16, 2021
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New surgery may enable better control of prosthetic limbs
MIT researchers have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can help amputees to better control their residual muscles and sense where their "phantom limb" is in space. This restored sense of proprioception should ...
Feb 15, 2021
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People with Alzheimer's have worse outcomes after an emergency revascularization
The risk of both mortality and rehospitalization after an elective revascularization procedure for coronary artery disease is similar for people with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD), but people with AD had worse outcomes ...
Feb 15, 2021
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Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery
Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study.
Feb 14, 2021
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New aggressive surgery approach improves ovarian cancer survival rates
A new aggressive surgery approach by the UCD Gynecological Oncology Group has helped improve the survival rates for women with ovarian cancer in Ireland.
Feb 11, 2021
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Surgical robots could make radical prostatectomy safer and less invasive
Researchers at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering have developed a minuscule robot that could revolutionize surgical procedures for treating prostate cancer, which affects one in nine men in the United States. ...
Feb 11, 2021
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