AUSTIN, Texas (MedPage Today) — As use of robotic surgery has proliferated, so have hospitals’ unsubstantiated marketing claims for the procedures, investigators reported here.
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CHICAGO (MedPage Today) — Elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes over the mid term appear similar regardless of a hospital’s onsite cardiac surgery capabilities, a trial found.
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(MedPage Today) — The AP reports that former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from heart transplant surgery. Details to come.
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Patients who have undergone sinus surgery can safely take an alternative pain medication that does not cause the side effects of narcotics such as fentanyl and Vicodin, a Loyola University Health System study has found.
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A drug targeting one specific receptor may provide the first effective approach to treatment for the common problem of memory loss after surgery and anesthesia, according to an experimental study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.
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Mederma, the #1 doctor-and pharmacist-recommended brand for scars for over a decade, announced today the introduction of Mederma Advanced Scar Gel, which reduces the overall appearance of scars caused by injury, acne, surgery or burns with just one daily application. Mederma Advanced Scar Gel contains Cepalin, the same proprietary botanical extract derived from onions used [...]
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Professor Laurence Kirwan, one of the world’s leading plastic surgeons, who has appeared on BBC Breakfast to comment on the PIP breast implant scandal and who wrote in the Mail on Sunday (British newspaper) how cosmetic surgery can prolong life, has said that more and more young women between the ages of 35 and 40 [...]
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Patients receiving a prescription within a week of surgery were 44% more likely to be opioid users a year later than those not receiving a prescription. Medscape Medical News
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CSL Behring announced today that the first patient has been treated as part of the REPLACE Phase III clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of fibrinogen concentrate (Human) (FCH) in controlling microvascular bleeding during aortic aneurysm surgery.
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(MedPage Today) — Revision of total hip replacement surgery within five years was significantly more common in British patients who received metal-on-metal implants, results of a large registry study indicated.
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