Lung :: New measures for indicating quality of lung surgery
Mayo Clinic surgeons have proposed a system of lung surgery quality indicators for surgeons and the public as a method to demonstrate best practices for obtaining positive patient outcomes.
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Aneurysm :: Early detection and treatment of aortic aneurysms a life-saver
Demetrios Spanos was shocked when his doctor discovered a potentially life-threatening weakening affecting his body?s largest blood vessel, the aorta, during a routine physical examination.
Weight Loss :: Weight loss surgery for obese kids more common
With improvements in surgical technique and increases in the number of dangerously obese children, a group of four hospitals is starting a study examining how children respond to various types of weight loss surgery.
NHS :: Ways to improve patient care under NHS
A leading expert on GP services published a major report emphasising that the best way to improve patient care, increase efficiency and improve value for money is to adopt Government reforms moving more care closer to patients’ homes into GPs’ surgeries, health centres and community hospitals.
Heart :: SCAI expert panel sets high standards for PCI without on-site cardiac surgical back-up
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), a leading organization for interventional cardiologists, today released a document recommending the adoption of stringent quality standards by those who perform percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in hospitals not equipped for cardiac surgery.
Pain :: Supplemental therapy can ease pain for people suffering from common jaw disorder
A new supplemental therapy that teaches pain coping and biofeedback skills can reduce pain, the potential for chronic pain and health-care costs for millions of Americans suffering from a common jaw disorder, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Von Willebrand Disease :: FDA approves new product to treat Von Willebrand Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Antihemophilic Factor/von Willebrand Factor Complex (Human), Alphanate. The product is approved for patients undergoing surgery or invasive procedures with von Willebrand disease (vWD) in whom the hormone desmopressin is either ineffective or contraindicated.
Liver :: Lessons learned from liver retransplantation
A new study on liver retransplantation (re-LT) over a 15 year period at a clinic in Germany found that indications for the surgery had changed and there were fewer rejections, complications, and recurrence of disease during that time.
Bladder Cancer :: New biomarker test could predict outcome for bladder cancer patients
A set of molecular biomarkers might better predict the recurrence of bladder cancer than conventional prognostic features such as the stage or grade of the malignancy at the time it is discovered, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Heart Disease :: Air pollution raises heart disease risk in women
Women living in areas with higher levels of air pollution have a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease and subsequently dying from cardiovascular causes.