News articles tagged with 'operation' (Page 3)
Experts seek to save precious minutes in deploying ambulances
— 20 Jun 2008 09:29 | HealthEvery extra second it takes an ambulance to get to its destination can mean life or death. But how, besides driving faster, can ambulances get emergency services to people in need as…
Having heart surgery? Watch your blood sugar
— 9 Jun 2008 12:44 | HealthNearly half of all heart surgery patients may experience blood sugar levels high enough to require temporary insulin treatment after their operation, even though they've never had diabetes,…
Use of powerful anticoagulants to prevent pulmonary embolism may actually lead to more deaths
— 1 Apr 2008 12:06 | HealthCurrent US guidelines for the prescription of potent anticoagulants by surgeons who perform joint replacement operations could be doing patients more harm than good, according to Dr…
Chewing gum - the new post-operative medicine
— 28 Feb 2008 22:51 | HealthIn an article recently recommended by Bradley Kropp of Faculty of 1000 Medicine, researchers find chewing gum is a simple solution to the recovery of bowel function after gastrointestinal…
New training method for hip surgery
— 8 Feb 2008 11:48 | HealthDelegates at the British Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery Conference will hear that results from a pilot study saw graduates 95 per cent more confident using this robotic…