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Opioid use disorder treatment lowers risk of overdose after surgery, study finds

Although people with opioid use disorder (OUD) are significantly more likely to overdose or have a complication after major surgery than those without the disorder, using medications for the treatment of OUD before surgery may eliminate that extra risk, suggests a large, first-of-its-kind study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Racial and ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes cost lives

About 12,000 Black and Hispanic patients who died after surgery the past two decades may have lived if there were no racial and ethnic disparities among Americans having surgery, suggests a study of more than 1.5 million inpatient procedures presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Anesthesiologist-administered sedation improves discharge outcomes for patients after common procedures

Patients who had common procedures performed outside of the operating room (OR) were more likely to go home instead of to a long-term care facility when they were discharged from the hospital if their sedation was administered or directed by an anesthesiologist, rather than by a physician who is not a trained anesthesiologist, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Two simple solutions could help prevent postpartum hemorrhage

Two simple solutions could help prevent severe bleeding (postpartum hemorrhage) after cesarean delivery, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

AI-powered unbiased pain detection system holds promise for improving patient care

An automated pain recognition system using artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise as an unbiased method to detect pain in patients before, during and after surgery, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Virtual reality can help calm caregivers of surgery-bound children

Virtual reality (VR) may be an effective and reliable tool to alleviate the anxiety experienced by most parents or caregivers when their child undergoes surgery, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting.

15 Oct 2023

Shaking things up: Whole-body vibrations rev up metabolism in young men

This study found that repeated sessions of whole-body vibration significantly increased the resting metabolic rate in healthy young men. The results suggest potential applications of whole-body vibration in addressing metabolic health issues, such as obesity.

15 Oct 2023

New technique to control severe bleeding increases risk of death, study finds

A new technique used to control severe bleeding in injured patients has been found to increase the risk of death, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen, in Scotland, which was led by University of Alabama at Birmingham trauma surgeon and professor Jan Jansen, Ph.D. Jansen was a surgeon and researcher in Aberdeen before moving to the United States in 2017.

13 Oct 2023

Researchers identify genes that may improve success of fecal microbe transplants

Fecal microbe transplants from healthy donors can treat patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections. However, after tens of thousands transplants, little was known about which donor strains provide long-term engraftment, and which engraft early after the transplant.

13 Oct 2023

Opioid prescribing limits may not worsen patient experience after common surgeries

Worries that surgery patients would have a tougher recovery if their doctors had to abide by a five-day limit on opioid pain medication prescriptions didn't play out as expected, a new study finds.

13 Oct 2023

Impact of caffeine consumption on oxidation of fats: common themes and future research

The association between caffeine consumption and fat oxidation.

12 Oct 2023

Smart scalpels could pave the way for surgeries performed by robotic devices

Scalpels with built-in sensors could streamline training for surgeons and pave the way for procedures performed by robotic devices, a study suggests.

12 Oct 2023

Pitt scientists develop new approach to reduce side effects of organ transplants

Giving living donor liver transplant recipients an infusion of immune cells derived from their donor a week before transplantation is feasible, safe – and may lead to recipients being successfully weaned off immunosuppressant medications without rejecting the transplanted organ.

11 Oct 2023

New analysis reveals lack of diversity in surgical leadership in the U.S.

Women and those from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine (URiM) not only occupy few leadership roles in surgical departments but also tend to be clustered into certain leadership roles, according to a new analysis led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Oct 2023

Towards xenotransplantation: Genetically altered pig kidneys prove viable in non-human primates

Researchers used a genetically engineered porcine donor to develop kidney grafts.

11 Oct 2023

Delaying ACL surgery in children linked to higher risk of new knee injuries

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of medical records concludes that delaying surgical treatment of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in some children is associated with a higher risk of new tears in the meniscus and cartilage after the initial injury to the ligament, which helps join the thigh bone to the shin bone.

10 Oct 2023

Medical Procedure News

Opioid use disorder treatment lowers risk of overdose after surgery, study finds

Racial and ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes cost lives

Anesthesiologist-administered sedation improves discharge outcomes for patients after common procedures

Two simple solutions could help prevent postpartum hemorrhage

AI-powered unbiased pain detection system holds promise for improving patient care

Virtual reality can help calm caregivers of surgery-bound children

Shaking things up: Whole-body vibrations rev up metabolism in young men

New technique to control severe bleeding increases risk of death, study finds

Researchers identify genes that may improve success of fecal microbe transplants

Opioid prescribing limits may not worsen patient experience after common surgeries

Impact of caffeine consumption on oxidation of fats: common themes and future research

Smart scalpels could pave the way for surgeries performed by robotic devices

Pitt scientists develop new approach to reduce side effects of organ transplants

New analysis reveals lack of diversity in surgical leadership in the U.S.

Towards xenotransplantation: Genetically altered pig kidneys prove viable in non-human primates

Delaying ACL surgery in children linked to higher risk of new knee injuries

Thousands got Exactech knee or hip replacements. Then, patients say, the parts began to fail.

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