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COPD patients have decreased survival and increased costs in the year after surgery

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who undergo major surgery are more likely to die in the year after surgery and incur higher health care costs than similar patients without COPD, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.220733.

17 Jan 2023

Patients considering LASIK surgery should weigh the risks and benefits, expert says

Patients considering LASIK vision correction surgery should weigh the risks as well as benefits and see a doctor who can assess whether they are a good candidate for the procedure, according to an ophthalmologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

13 Jan 2023

Knee extension velocity while seated strongly predicts walking performance

"Speed or strength, which is more important?" may be a critical question for not only athletes but also knee surgery patients.

13 Jan 2023

Brain structures could predict an person's predisposition to accidental awareness under anesthesia

Brain structures which could predict an individual's predisposition to accidental awareness under anesthetic have been identified for the first time by neuroscientists in Trinity College Dublin.

12 Jan 2023

Investigational T-cell therapy shows antiviral efficacy and safety in cancer patients treated with stem cell transplant

Posoleucel, an investigational allogeneic off-the-shelf T-cell therapy that simultaneously targets six different viruses, demonstrated promising antiviral efficacy and safety in a phase II study of patients who had undergone stem cell transplantation to treat their cancer or other blood diseases.

11 Jan 2023

Medicare policy change may lead to increased inequities in access to heart transplants

A change to Medicare policy surrounding heart transplant may lead to increased inequities in access to transplant for patients with heart failure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

11 Jan 2023

Injectable hydrogel suppresses infections and promotes healing around prosthetics

Total hip and knee replacements are challenging enough for patients. When an infection occurs in the aftermath, the results are often disastrous, requiring potent antibiotics and revisionary surgery.

10 Jan 2023

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

In a new study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after they were treated with hair follicle transplants.

6 Jan 2023

Study finds older knee replacement designs to be just as effective as newer models

Older knee replacement designs are just as effective as newer models - according to new research from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and University of East Anglia.

6 Jan 2023

New method of donor-lung distribution could decrease deaths of candidates on transplant waitlist

A new method of donor-lung distribution is projected to decrease the number of candidate deaths who are on the waitlist for lung transplant, according to a study by Cleveland Clinic and the U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) published in The American Journal of Transplantation.

5 Jan 2023

Postoperative restrictive opioid protocols reduce long-term opioid use

Research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that putting a three-day limit on opioid prescriptions to treat surgical pain after hospital discharge reduces the number of patients who become chronic opioid users without compromising pain relief or recovery.

5 Jan 2023

Precise 3D imaging can help measure radiation during cancer treatment

Radiation, used to treat half of all cancer patients, can be measured during treatment for the first time with precise 3D imaging developed at the University of Michigan.

3 Jan 2023

Benefits, challenges in the use of transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement for congenital heart disorders

Patients with congenital heart diseases often suffer from obstructions in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), which carries blood from the heart to the lungs. These obstructions can be repaired with surgical procedures.

3 Jan 2023

Weighing risks of a major surgery: 7 questions older Americans should ask their surgeon

Larry McMahon, who turns 80 this month, is weighing whether to undergo a major surgery. Over the past five years, his back pain has intensified. Physical therapy, muscle relaxants, and injections aren't offering relief.

3 Jan 2023

Applicant numbers remain unchanged even after significant increase in plastic surgery residency positions

Historically plastic surgery has been considered one of most competitive and highly sought after residency programs.

30 Dec 2022

AI can improve the effectiveness of colonoscopy in the presence of Lynch syndrome

First study of AI-assisted colonoscopy for colorectal cancer surveillance in patients with genetic predisposition - People with Lynch syndrome have a higher hereditary risk of colon cancer.

28 Dec 2022

Improved targeting method personalizes MRI-guided HIFU for the treatment of tremor patients

UT Southwestern physicians have developed an improved targeting method, four-tract tractography, to personalize MRI-guided, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) used at UTSW to treat medication refractory tremor in essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.

27 Dec 2022

Computer vision machine learning approach accurately identifies previously placed thoracolumbar instrumentation

Identifying previously placed spinal hardware can be difficult and time consuming when a patient needs revision surgery.

27 Dec 2022

AI method can make time-sensitive, critical diagnosis easier and more accessible to pathologists

When a patient undergoes a surgical operation to remove a tumor or treat a disease, the course of surgery is often not predetermined.

23 Dec 2022

Japanese study reveals increase in incidence rates of renal replacement therapy attributed to nephrosclerosis

A new Japanese study reveals that the age-standardized incidence rates of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) due to chronic glomerulonephritis and diabetic nephropathy has decreased, while rates due to nephrosclerosis have increased considerably between 2006 and 2020.

23 Dec 2022

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COPD patients have decreased survival and increased costs in the year after surgery

Patients considering LASIK surgery should weigh the risks and benefits, expert says

Knee extension velocity while seated strongly predicts walking performance

Brain structures could predict an person's predisposition to accidental awareness under anesthesia

Investigational T-cell therapy shows antiviral efficacy and safety in cancer patients treated with stem cell transplant

Medicare policy change may lead to increased inequities in access to heart transplants

Injectable hydrogel suppresses infections and promotes healing around prosthetics

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

Study finds older knee replacement designs to be just as effective as newer models

New method of donor-lung distribution could decrease deaths of candidates on transplant waitlist

Postoperative restrictive opioid protocols reduce long-term opioid use

Precise 3D imaging can help measure radiation during cancer treatment

Benefits, challenges in the use of transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement for congenital heart disorders

Weighing risks of a major surgery: 7 questions older Americans should ask their surgeon

Applicant numbers remain unchanged even after significant increase in plastic surgery residency positions

AI can improve the effectiveness of colonoscopy in the presence of Lynch syndrome

Improved targeting method personalizes MRI-guided HIFU for the treatment of tremor patients

Computer vision machine learning approach accurately identifies previously placed thoracolumbar instrumentation

AI method can make time-sensitive, critical diagnosis easier and more accessible to pathologists

Japanese study reveals increase in incidence rates of renal replacement therapy attributed to nephrosclerosis

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