News tagged with acute surgery
Some heart attack rates declining and survival improving
Coronary syndromes vary in severity, ranging from unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most severe diagnosis. Little data exist ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Patients may not have to stop taking anti-platelets for some surgeries
Despite the common clinical practice among surgeons to discontinue their patients' anti-platelet therapy prior to surgery, a recent study of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) indicated that this practice may ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Lucky break: Quit smoking after fracture surgery for better healing
Smokers who refrain from using tobacco during the six-week period following emergency surgery for an acute fracture heal more quickly and experience fewer complications than patients who continue to smoke during the healing ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Restrictions on female plasma may not be warranted
Three years after the U.S. blood banking industry issued recommendations that discourage transfusing plasma from female donors because of a potential antibody reaction, Duke University Medical Center researchers discovered ...
Feb 11, 2010 |
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Timing of surgery for knee injuries may not affect outcomes
Multiple-ligament knee injuries resulting from traumatic knee dislocations - such as high impact car accidents or certain sports are uncommon, and the optimal timing of surgical repair or reconstruction has not been definitively ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Implementation of acute care surgery service provides more timely patient care
A new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that the establishment of an acute care surgery service can help surgeons at academic medical centers provide more timely ...
Oct 09, 2009 |
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