High satisfaction with pain treatment
An international research group with members from the University of Basel, several EU countries, Israel and the USA, analyzed patient satisfaction with pain treatment after surgery.
An international research group with members from the University of Basel, several EU countries, Israel and the USA, analyzed patient satisfaction with pain treatment after surgery.
by Bruce Sylvester: Post-surgical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy appears to entail an increased risk of anastomotic leak at the surgical junction among patients who have undergone non-elective… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: In the non-cardiac surgical setting, neither aspirin nor clonidine taken perioperatively appears to reduce the risk of acute kidney injury, researchers reported on Nov. 15,… read more.
Tracking neutrophil motility patterns could provide early diagnosis of life-threatening condition. A team of investigators has identified what may be a biomarker predicting the development of the dangerous… read more.
Three cardiac surgeons from the Montreal Heart Institute, Dr. Yoan Lamarche, Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy and Dr. Philippe Demers, are behind Aorta, a free app that provides specialists with… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins: Treating patients with T-cell lymphomas is fraught with challenges, requiring new approaches and sharper diagnosis, said Timothy Illidge, MD, PhD, Professor of Targeted Therapy… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins: The use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells — in which a patient’s own T cells are modified to fight cancer cells — is showing… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Compared with standard care, bariatric surgery appears to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by about 80% among obese persons, researchers reported on… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treating high-risk, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with both a stain and ezetimibe enhances prevention of heart attacks and strokes, researchers reported on Nov. 17,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with oral, frozen and encapsulated fecal material from unrelated donors has resulted in a 90 percent rate of resolution… read more.
Ger Walpole, CNS (Clinical Nurse Specialist), H.Dip Oncology Nursing, BNS(Hons), Sligo Regional Hospital, Sligo. Dr Andrew Hodgson, MB, BS, BSc (Hons), FRCPI, FFPath, FRCPath. Written by Karen Mas-Mollinedo… read more.
Prehabilitation reduces need for postoperative care by nearly 30 percent. Physical therapy after total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is standard care for all patients.
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