How can robots and humans work together as effectively as possible in the operating room of the future? Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and TUM University Hospital investigated this question as part ...
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Surgeons are an integral part of the health care system, supplying critical and urgent care in nearly every field of medicine. But surgeons are already in short supply, with the gap between the number needed and the number ...
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Patients treated for rectal cancer at hospitals that are accredited by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) were less likely to have cancer left behind after surgery, ...
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A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that patients with mental health and/or substance use disorders who undergo surgery and receive music therapy are more medically complex and therefore may experience ...
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Giving whole blood or the component parts of blood are equally effective options for paramedics and emergency medical technicians to use in treating patients with severe, traumatic bleeding before arriving at the hospital, ...
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The survival rates of patients with esophageal and gastric cancers have improved. However, many survivors continue to experience long-term symptoms. On May 29, Kenneth Färnqvist will defend his thesis "The architecture of ...
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Fourteen years ago, NTNU surgeon Håkon Bolkan made a prediction about a training program he and his colleagues had newly begun to expand access to surgery in the West African country of Sierra Leone.
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A new systematic review and meta-analysis of studies presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (May 12–15) shows that diet and exercise interventions result in a lower proportion of fat-free mass loss ...
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Perioperative medicine is emerging as a transformative, comprehensive, system-wide approach to patient care before, during, and after surgery—that reduces complication rates and hospital days, provides better health outcomes, ...
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A 21-element recovery program for children undergoing gastrointestinal surgery reduced opioid use during hospitalization by 56%, according to a large clinical trial led by Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie ...
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