An expandable tube that unblocks the bowel before surgery could lead to fewer cancer patients—diagnosed as emergencies—needing a colostomy bag.The Cancer Research UK-funded CReST trial presented at the 2016 American Society ...
Jun 4, 2016
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New research has shown that patients undergoing emergency surgery in lower income countries have a three times greater chance of dying than in higher income countries.
May 3, 2016
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An article recently published in the International Journal of Surgery highlights some of the challenges that England's NHS faces regarding emergency care for elderly patients.
Mar 17, 2016
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A new study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds that heart failure patients who underwent bariatric surgery to treat morbid obesity had a significant reduction in the incidence of heart failure ...
Feb 25, 2016
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A California man suffering from violent headaches learned just in time what was making him ill: a tapeworm larvae that had lodged in his brain.
Nov 5, 2015
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Federal health regulators have approved a drug to reverse the blood-thinning effects of the popular pill Pradaxa, which has been subject to thousands of reports of severe bleeding.
Oct 16, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Acute care revisits occur with considerable frequency among low-risk patients undergoing ambulatory operations, with a substantial proportion of revisits occurring in emergency departments, according to a research ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Research from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is revealing the heavy surgical consequences of severe obesity.
Jun 10, 2015
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Men benefit from one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms via ultrasound. Studies provide proof that their risk of dying is reduced, the abdominal aorta ruptures less often, and emergency surgery can be avoided more ...
Jun 10, 2015
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New research indicates that reducing emergency surgery for three common procedures by 10 percent could cut $1 billion in health care costs over 10 years.
Dec 19, 2014
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