News articles tagged with 'operation'
Operation makes dementia patients faster and smarter
— 25 Jan 2011 20:26 | HealthResearchers from the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital are the first in the world to show that an operation can help patients with dementia caused by white…
Awake despite anaesthesia
— 20 Jan 2011 16:10 | HealthOut of every 1000 patients, two at most wake up during their operation. Unintended awareness in the patient is thus classified as an occasional complication of anaesthesia - but being…
WHOI expertise, technology, tapped for search for Air France Flight 447
— 26 Mar 2010 14:27 | TechnologyThe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is part of an international sea search operation formed to locate the deep-sea wreck site of Air France Flight 447 and to retrieve the…
Risk of blood clot after surgery higher and lasts longer than previously thought
— 4 Dec 2009 08:27 | HealthThe risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts for longer than had previously been thought, concludes new research published on bmj.com today…
Stress urinary incontinence: Minimally invasive operations as effective as open surgery
— 7 Oct 2009 08:00 | HealthNew, less invasive surgical treatments for stress urinary incontinence in women are just as effective as traditional open surgical approaches, according to Cochrane Researchers. The…
How to reach proficiency in laparoscopic splenectomy?
— 16 Sep 2009 14:46 | HealthLaparoscopic splenectomy has become the gold standard intervention for the removal of the spleen, especially for benign causes. However, the organ's high anatomic location, fragility…
Many would consider letting an unsupervised trainee perform surgery if it could be done quicker
— 9 Sep 2009 17:00 | HealthThree-quarters of surgical patients would consider allowing a competent unsupervised trainee junior doctor perform their entire operation if it meant they could have it done more quickly,…
Operation for aneurysm yields nearly normal longevity
— 7 Jul 2009 15:16 | HealthPreventive operations are being used more and more often to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms. Even though the operation is now being offered to ever older and sicker patients, the long-term…
Caesarean section: Local anaesthetic reduces need for painkillers post-op
— 7 Jul 2009 14:18 | HealthGiving a local anaesthetic during a Caesarean section helps manage pain after the operation and can reduce consumption of painkillers, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers…
The decision about the incision: Is midline or transverse better for abdominal surgery?
— 1 Jul 2009 02:12 | HealthAn unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect…