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Study links operating room design to shorter surgery time

A study published in HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal is believed to be the first of its kind to link operating room design to the length of knee- and hip-replacement surgeries.

Surgery

Long-term outcomes good for face transplant recipients, study finds

There have been 50 face transplants performed in 11 countries since the surgery was pioneered back in 2005, and long-term outcomes have been favorable, a new review finds.

Surgery

New technology could increase donor kidneys for transplants

Most people in need of a kidney wait three to five years on a national transplant list in the United States, according to the National Kidney Foundation. The most current list has more than 103,000 people on it.

Immunology

Mucin gel may help disk herniation patients after surgery

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a gel inspired by cow slime for patients suffering from disk herniation. By adding the mucin gel immediately after surgery, it is possible to create a protective barrier around ...

Surgery

Using buccal fat pad to reconstruct mid-face defects

A new study in Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine demonstrates the use of a buccal fat advancement-transposition (BFAT) flap for the reconstruction of a large midface defect caused by surgical resection of a cutaneous ...