Surgery
Smart wound dressing provides suture-free closure of surgical incisions
"Sutures? That's practically medieval!"
Nov 29, 2021
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Biomedical technology
A gel-based sensor that detects wound infections
A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in Singapore has developed a gel-based sensor that can be used to detect infections in open wounds. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, ...
Surgery
'Surgery selfies' could spot serious infections early, study says
Smartphone pictures of post-surgical wounds taken by patients and then assessed by clinicians can help with the early identification of infections, a study has found.
Nov 18, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Low-cost sensors rapidly detect infections in wounds
Low-cost, screen-printed carbon sensors have been used to rapidly detect bacteria commonly found in wounds, which could pave the way for a real time medical device.
Sep 9, 2021
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Surgery
Researchers use an app to decrease infections following surgery
Volunteer surgeons and students take part every year in medical-surgical mission Medipinas, to perform free operations for patients with no resources in the Santa Maria Josefa Hospital Foundation of Iriga City, in the Philippines. ...
Jul 1, 2021
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Health
Emergency departments used for non-urgent cases
A new study has found that many people are still attending hospital emergency departments with problems that could be dealt with by a GP.
Jun 30, 2021
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Surgery
Dexamethasone treatment safe in surgery
A large scale trial by Monash University has definitively found a drug commonly used during anaesthesia before surgery to prevent nausea and vomiting does not increase the risk of a surgical wound infection as once feared.
May 5, 2021
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Medical research
Diamond-studded silk wound dressing detects infection and improves healing
Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds.
Oct 14, 2020
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Medical research
Negative pressure wound therapy does not cut infection risk in obese women after cesarean
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) does not appear to lower the risk of infection for obese women after cesarean delivery, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The treatment involves placing a ...
Sep 22, 2020
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Immunology
Rare immune cells drive gut repair
Scientists from King's College London have discovered an unexpected tissue reparative role for a rare immune cell type in the gut that could tip toward fibrosis or cancer if dysregulated. The breakthrough will have important ...
Sep 8, 2020
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