Health
Acupuncture aids outcomes after heart valve surgery
Acupuncture after heart valve surgery is feasible and safe and has clinical benefit, according to a study recently published in JTCVS Open.
Oct 27, 2023
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News tagged with surgery patients
Diabetes
Study investigates type 2 diabetes remission diet impacts on metabolic health
People with type 2 diabetes who took part in a diet-assisted weight loss trial showed differences across a wide range of potential biomarkers of metabolic health one year later, according to the results of a new study.
Oct 26, 2023
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Surgery
Black and low-income teens have more ED visits, major complications after scoliosis surgery
New research by Nemours Children's Health has found that teens who are Black, publicly insured and of lower socioeconomic status (SES) tend to have more major complications after surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Endometriosis can complicate hysterectomies, study shows
Patients with endometriosis are more likely to experience complications during and after hysterectomies, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The findings, published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Cardiology
Study supports minimally invasive procedure as aortic stenosis treatment
Patients with a dysfunctional aortic heart valve who received a new, prosthetic valve through a minimally invasive procedure had similar outcomes at five years as those who underwent open-heart surgery, a new study shows.
Oct 24, 2023
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Medications
Surgeons find over-the-counter medications control pain after elbow surgery as effectively as opioids
Children who take only ibuprofen or acetaminophen after routine elbow surgery report similar pain control to patients who take opioids, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Surgery
Kidney disease found to impact weight loss after bariatric surgery
Early-stage chronic kidney disease has a negative impact on short-term weight loss outcomes after bariatric metabolic surgery, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in Obesity Surgery.
Oct 20, 2023
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Surgery
Largest US cardiac database shows excellent long-term survival after surgical aortic valve replacement
A study published today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery demonstrates outstanding long-term survival following low-risk isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
Oct 17, 2023
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Surgery
Study assessing patient satisfaction with non-opioid analgesia in the post-operative period presented
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery was held in Nashville, Tennessee, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. In a study presented at the meeting, Hector Perez, M.D., of Loma Linda University ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Medical economics
Anesthesiologist-led blood management found to save blood and reduce costs with same or better patient outcomes
Blood management programs that reduced or avoided transfusions saved a health system millions of dollars annually, with a return on investment of more than $7 for every dollar spent, while achieving the same or better outcomes, ...
Oct 16, 2023
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