Increasing Global Surgery Volume Mandates Improved Safety, Availability
Surgery now occurs at a tremendous volume worldwide, resulting in a great need for public health efforts to improve the safety and availability of surgical services, according to the results of a study reported in The Lancet, published online June 25.
Cord Traction Best for Placenta Removal With C-Section
As a method of placenta removal following cesarean delivery, cord traction is associated with fewer complications and a shorter hospital stay than is manual removal, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers.
Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Benefit From Knee Replacement Surgery
After total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis of the knee, obese patients fare nearly as well as their normal-weight peers, a British research team reports in the July 24 online issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Percutaneous Thrombectomy an Option in Some Cases of Pulmonary Embolism
Combined clot fragmentation and thrombus aspiration appears to be beneficial in certain patients with massive angiographic pulmonary embolism (PE), according to Mexican researchers.
EU OKs Drug to Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade
European regulators have approved a breakthrough new medication to help patients emerge far more quickly from anesthesia than existing treatments, the drug's maker Schering-Plough Corp said on Tuesday. The drug, called Bridion, was approved by the European Commission, following a recommendation last month by an advisory panel in support of the drug, also known as […]
Adding PAND to Radical Gastrectomy Does Not Improve Survival in Gastric Cancer
Radical gastrectomy with extended (D2) removal of regional lymph nodes is the standard treatment for patients with potentially curable gastric cancer in Japan. However, adding para-aortic nodal dissection (PAND) to standard gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy did not improve survival, report Japanese researchers in the July 31 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
President Bush Signs H.R. 5501
President Bush Signs H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 MRS. BUSH: Welcome, everyone, to the White House. Thank you all very much for coming for this signing of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership […]
Mental Illness in Parents Tied to Increased Risk of SIDS
The risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is elevated in families where parents have been hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric illness or substance-abuse disorders, according to a national cohort study.
Head Covering May Increase SIDS Risk
Babies who die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are often found with their heads covered by bedding, and now new research suggests that this covering usually precedes death and may, in fact, be causally related.
Potential Neuroregulatory Basis for SIDS
SIDS cases had significantly more serotonergic system abnormalities than did controls. SummaryAlthough sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of mortality during the first year of life, no unifying neurophysiologic basis has been identified. The serotonergic (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) system of the medulla oblongata helps regulate autonomic and respiratory function and has been implicated […]
