Baxter International Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TISSEEL [Fibrin Sealant] to include general hemostasis in surgery when control of bleeding by standard surgical techniques is ineffective or impractical.
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BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) — The Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MedCAC) has voted that there’s not enough evidence to provide a clear answer on what is the best treatment — surgery, stents, or medication — for Medicare patients with carotid atherosclerosis.
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FzioMed, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received CE Mark approval to market DYNAVISC adhesion barrier gel in Europe for tendon and peripheral nerve surgery.
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More than 250,000 hip fractures occur every year in the U.S., often resulting in hospitalization, surgery, nursing-home admission, long-term disability, and/or extended periods of rehabilitation…
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New findings from a research study led by physicians at Scripps Health reveal that the investigational drug cangrelor has the unique properties of achieving very fast blood thinning effects when needed to protect from heart attacks, but also dissipates rapidly so patients can undergo surgery without the excessive bleeding often associated with blood thinning medications.
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Researchers in Finland found that annual cumulative incidences of partial and total knee arthroplasty, commonly known as knee replacement surgery, rose rapidly over a 27-year period among 30 to 59 year-olds in that country, with the greatest increase occurring in patients aged 50 to 59 years…
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(MedPage Today) — The maker of staples used in thoracic surgery has recalled all lots of two product lines after receiving reports of 13 serious injuries and three deaths.
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(MedPage Today) — The maker of staples used in thoracic surgery has recalled all lots of two product lines after receiving reports of 13 serious injuries and three deaths.
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A study led by Russell R. Russo, MD, a third-year Orthopaedic Surgery resident at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has identified a new source of life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis - “bath salts.”
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ProFibrix B.V., a leader in the development of innovative products for hemostasis, today announced that its U.S. multicenter Phase II clinical trial with Fibrocaps in spinal, peripheral vascular and general surgery resulted in a highly statistically significant reduction in mean time to hemostasis (TTH) and incidence of hemostasis at 3, 5 and 10 minutes, as [...]
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