New research published in The Lancet suggests that the publication of death rates for individual surgeons in England, launched for the first of a new group of 10 specialties last week, is unlikely to correctly identify poorly ...
Jul 4, 2013
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For a year and a half, the University of Michigan Health System turned one of its head and neck surgery practices into a laboratory.
May 29, 2012
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Delirium is the medical term for an abrupt, rapid change in mental function that goes well beyond the typical forgetfulness of aging. Delirium can cause you to become confused, potentially aggressive, agitated, sleepy, and/or ...
Aug 21, 2018
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Researchers from Stanford University's department of surgery (Stanford, Calif.) have created an algorithm that aims to protect operating room team members who perform urgent and emergency operations from Coronavirus Disease ...
Apr 6, 2020
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Surgical scorecards, a tool that gives direct feedback to surgeons about their procedure costs in the operating room, may significantly reduce costs without impacting clinical outcomes, according to a study published in the ...
Oct 3, 2023
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China's economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a COVID outbreak that has caused some districts to shut down businesses and left hundreds of thousands of people facing quarantine or other restrictions.
Dec 14, 2021
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Among more than 15,000 patients who underwent cardiac surgery, slow gait speed before surgery was associated an increased risk of death following surgery, according to a study published online by JAMA Cardiology.
May 11, 2016
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The number of suicides on Japanese railways increases after several days of bad weather, according to a study released Thursday, which urged train operators to increase patrols during rainy periods.
Sep 26, 2013
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(HealthDay)—The risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) is significantly elevated with lengthier waits in the operating room prior to surgical incision, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of Spine.
Jul 11, 2013
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A research group led by Prof. Xu Tiantian from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have proposed a magnetically controlled guidewire robot system ...
Sep 11, 2023
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