Zimbabwe: Doctors to perform first heart surgery since 2003
A surgeon says doctors will perform open heart surgery in Zimbabwe for the first time in over a decade.
View ArticleRemoval of complex renal tumors performed safely by robotic surgery in...
Robotic Nephrectomy for Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombus Has Favorable Outcomes and Reproducibility When Performed by Surgeons with Adequate Robotic Experience, According to First Multi-Institutional...
View ArticleStudy shows less invasive hysterectomies helped patients heal and saved The...
A move by The Ottawa Hospital to promote less invasive surgeries for women with severe gynecological problems has sped up patient recovery, led to fewer complications and saved the hospital money,...
View ArticleResearchers find transcatheter aortic valve replacement better for patients...
Aortic stenosis (AS), the narrowing of the aortic valve opening which restricts blood flow to the aorta, afflicts nearly 1.5 million people in the United States, with approximately 500,000 of them...
View ArticleIn obese prostate cancer patients, robotic surgery reduces risk of blood loss
In obese prostate cancer patients, robotic-assisted surgery to remove the prostate reduces the risk of blood loss and prolonged hospital stays, a Loyola Medicine study has found.
View ArticleMathematical simulation of open-heart surgery lends clues to kidney failure
No one can deny that open-heart surgery, where the heart is exposed and the blood is made to bypass it, is one of the most invasive of all medical procedures. Nearly a third of all patients undergoing...
View ArticleNew surgical tool for mitral valve repair shows success in first human...
Researchers investigating a novel device to repair the mitral heart valve report 100 percent procedural success in a safety and performance study, the first such study done in humans. The image-guided...
View ArticleContaminated machines in ORs linked to patient infections
Health officials are warning that small outbreaks of infections spread by contaminated operating room machinery during open-heart surgery could be more widespread than first thought.
View ArticleCDC: possible contamination of open-heart surgery devices
(HealthDay)—Some LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices might have been contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera during manufacturing, according to a...
View ArticleRare bacterial infection a threat to heart patients
A Queensland infectious diseases expert has warned more open-heart surgery patients could be diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection stemming from contaminated heater-cooler units.
View ArticleControversial test could be leading to unnecessary open heart operations
An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife unnecessarily, at a cost of nearly £75m, research by the University...
View ArticleMRI-powered mini-robots could offer targeted treatment
Invasive surgical techniques - cutting through the breastbone for open heart surgery or making a large incision to inspect an abdominal tumor - allow physicians to effectively treat disease but can...
View ArticleLess invasive procedure may benefit certain heart valve patients
New recommendations clarify which patients who have malfunctioning heart valves may benefit from artificial valves replaced through a minimally invasive procedure; clarify the need for antibiotics for...
View ArticleScientists show how cells react to injury from open-heart surgery
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute investigators have learned how cardiac muscle cells react to a certain type of injury that can be caused by open-heart surgery. The findings point to a new potential way to...
View ArticleConscious sedation is a safe alternative to general anesthesia for heart...
UCLA scientists have found that conscious sedation—a type of anesthesia in which patients remain awake but are sleepy and pain-free—is a safe and viable option to general anesthesia for people...
View ArticleWomen with aortic aneurysms fare much worse than men, new study finds
The findings, published today in The Lancet, show women fare worse than men at every stage of treatment, leading to the study's authors to call for urgent improvement in how the condition is managed in...
View ArticleNew magnet technology creates easy blood access for hemodialysis patients
A new, minimally invasive system which uses radiofrequency energy instead of open surgery to create access for patients needing hemodialysis is reliable, with minimal complications, according to data...
View ArticleDNA links deadly germs, tainted heart surgery devices to German factory
Contamination at a German factory that makes crucial machines used during open-heart surgery is the likely source of a global outbreak of deadly infections tied to the devices, the largest analysis to...
View ArticleInjectable tissue patch could help repair damaged organs
A team of U of T Engineering researchers is mending broken hearts with an expanding tissue bandage a little smaller than a postage stamp.
View ArticleWhich TAVR patients are at risk for hospital readmission? Research identifies...
As more elderly patients undergo the minimally invasive heart valve procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVR), concerns have been raised as to what causes some to be readmitted...
View ArticleClosure of left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain
Closure of the left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain, according to late-breaking research presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress. The results suggest that...
View ArticleKeyhole oesophageal cancer surgery as good as more invasive operations
Keyhole surgery for oesophageal cancer is as good as more invasive surgery in terms of survival, according to unpublished clinical trial results.
View ArticleTrial compares laparoscopic and open surgeries for pancreatic cancer
A randomized clinical trial has compared key-hole (laparoscopic) surgery and open surgery in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy, or the Whipple procedure.
View ArticleRegenerating heart muscle tissue using a 3D printer
The combination of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron's unique biomedical imaging and therapy (BMIT) beamline and the vision of a multi-discipline researcher from the University of...
View ArticleStudy shows minimally invasive valve replacements hold up well after five years
A minimally invasive procedure used to replace heart valves without open heart surgery appears to provide a durable remedy for people with a life-threatening form of heart disease in which the aortic...
View ArticleUrinary [TIMP-2]*[IGFBP7] may predict AKI after heart surgery
(HealthDay)—Elevated urinary levels of the proteins TIMP-2 and IGFBP7 are a potentially useful biomarker predicting moderate to severe acute kidney injury (AKI) in the early postoperative period after...
View ArticleSteady hand: how to do open-heart surgery in a quake
When the ground started shaking in Mexico City on September 19, many people ran out into the street.
View ArticleHeart surgery? Slate it for the afternoon, study says
The risk of serious heart problems after open heart surgery nearly doubles when the operation is performed in the morning rather than the afternoon, researchers said Friday.
View ArticleKeyhole surgery more effective than open surgery for ruptured aneurysm
The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ today.
View ArticleSurgery or antibiotics for appendicitis? Here's what patients chose
(HealthDay)—Even though appendicitis often resolves with the use of antibiotics, the overwhelming majority of Americans would opt for surgery instead, a new survey finds.
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