In a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill compared the relative risks of laparoscopic hysterectomy (with morcellation) with ...
Mar 24, 2015
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A burst aneurysm (a local area of bulge) in the abdominal aorta—the largest blood vessel in the body -- is a deadly condition. In fact, about half of these patients don't make it to the hospital in time. Those who do ...
Mar 25, 2012
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(HealthDay)—People who undergo surgery to repair an abdominal hernia may underestimate how long their recovery will take, new research indicates.
Apr 3, 2014
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Using morphine to fight the pain associated with abdominal surgery may paradoxically prolong a patient's suffering, doubling or even tripling the amount of time it takes to recover from the surgical pain, according to researchers ...
Nov 12, 2013
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The findings, published today in The Lancet, show women fare worse than men at every stage of treatment, leading to the study's authors to call for urgent improvement in how the condition is managed in women.
Apr 25, 2017
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(HealthDay)—For patients at intermediate to high risk of pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery, lung-protective ventilation with the use of low tidal volumes and positive end-expiratory pressure is associated ...
Aug 1, 2013
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International surgical guidelines launched today will help to save thousands of lives in Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMIC) countries by standardising and improving practice in surgery.
Mar 24, 2020
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The best doctors strive to relieve their patients' burdens. A physician in Houston asked Rice University students to help him do so in the most literal way.
May 9, 2012
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Medical equipment that can be manufactured at low cost, is simple to use and can be easily maintained will help extend surgery to the 5 billion people worldwide who currently cannot get access to it, say researchers.
Jun 13, 2022
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Cigarette smoke reduces the production of a Fallopian tube gene known as "BAD", which helps explain the link between smoking and ectopic pregnancy. The finding, from scientists led by Drs Andrew Horne and Colin Duncan at ...
Jul 3, 2012
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