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FDA provides update on three-part study of LASIK procedure

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today provided an update on a three-part study of LASIK (Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusis), a vision improvement procedure.

20 Oct 2010

Nitric oxide inhalation reduces pain in sickle cell disease patients

Inhaling nitric oxide appears to safely and effectively reduce pain crises in adults with sickle cell disease, researchers report.

20 Oct 2010

Cataract surgery also reduces car crashes

Cataract surgery not only improves vision and quality of life for older people, but is also apparently a way to reduce the number of car crashes. The research will be presented today's at the Scientific Program of the 2010 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) - Middle East-Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) Joint Meeting.

20 Oct 2010

Aspirin before cardiac surgery reduces postoperative cardiocerebral complications

A study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2010 Annual Meeting revealed that use of aspirin before cardiac surgery reduced postoperative cardiocerebral complications, including stroke, myocardial ischemia, heart block and cardiac arrest by more than 33 percent when compared to patients who did not use aspirin.

20 Oct 2010

Smokers have more complications and higher death rate after surgery than non-smokers

Results from a clinical study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010 found that smokers have significantly more complications post-surgery than non-smokers, including a higher death rate.

20 Oct 2010

Study finds ketamine-propofol combination effective for pediatric procedural sedation

Procedural sedation and analgesia is an essential element of care for children requiring painful procedures in the emergency department. The practice of combining ketamine and propofol, two common medications used in emergency departments, has become more popular. However, until recently, it was unclear whether this practice was superior to the use of either agent alone, especially in children.

20 Oct 2010

Preoperative statin therapy prior to coronary bypass surgery improves survival rate

Findings from a study presented at this year's American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting reveal that patients who undergo preoperative statin therapy prior to coronary bypass surgery have a better survival rate.

20 Oct 2010

MD Anderson treats lung cancer with pencil beam scanning proton therapy

Pencil beam scanning technology, an even more advanced and targeted form of radiation treatment known as proton therapy, is now being used to treat patients with lung cancer at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

20 Oct 2010

Inguinal lymph node dissection with spinal anesthesia improves prognosis in patients with malignant melanoma

A study presented at this year's American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting offers evidence that patients with malignant melanoma who undergo inguinal lymph node dissection with spinal anesthesia (a regional anesthetic) have a better prognosis than patients who undergo the same surgery with general anesthesia.

20 Oct 2010

Dexamethasone improves quality of life after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery

A study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego seems to confirm that a single, small dose of the steroid dexamethasone improves the post-surgical quality of life of patients receiving laparoscopic gallbladder surgery.

20 Oct 2010

Studies explore efforts to measure, improve hospitals' surgical outcomes

Hospital Compare, an HHS website that allows patients to compare hospitals online using various indicators of quality, is intended to help them choose better facilities for their medical care. But a new report in the Archives of Surgery says the website doesn't help Medicare beneficiaries in need of certain high-risk surgeries find better facilities.

20 Oct 2010

Japanese study finds proton beam therapy safe and effective for Stage I inoperable NSCLC

Proton beam therapy is safe and effective and may be superior to other conventional treatments for Stage I inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, according to a study in the October issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

20 Oct 2010

NHLBI launches multicenter study of body cooling treatment in infants and children after cardiac arrest

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling treatment in infants and children who have had cardiac arrest. The Therapeutic Hypothermia after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (THAPCA) trials total more than $21 million over six years.

20 Oct 2010

ReGen takes exception to FDA CDRH's plan to rescind Menaflex knee implant 510(k) clearance

ReGen Biologics Inc. is taking exception to the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH) Thursday announcement of a plan to rescind the 510(k) clearance of the company's Menaflex knee implant.

19 Oct 2010

Study estimates demand for radiation therapy will increase by 22% over next decade

Between 2010 and 2020, the demand for radiation therapy will exceed the number of radiation oncologists practicing in the U.S. tenfold, which could profoundly affect the ability to provide patients with sufficient access to treatment, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

19 Oct 2010

New Integra Flow Regulating Valve, Mini featured at 2010 neurological surgeons congress

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp will feature the new Integra™ Flow Regulating Valve, Mini, a smaller version of the Integra NPH™ Low Flow Valve, at the 2010 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, October 16-21, 2010. The Integra™ Flow Regulating Valve, Mini is Integra's newest implantable shunt valve used in the management of hydrocephalus and was designed with a lower profile than the Integra NPH™ valve to accommodate various patient populations, particularly patients with thin, fragile skin.

19 Oct 2010

Study reveals diagnostic strategies eliminate ionizing radiation exposure in IBD patients

At the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, Texas, several studies of the effectiveness of non-X-ray techniques to evaluate Crohn's disease revealed that diagnostic strategies such as capsule endoscopy (CE) and magnetic resonance enteroscopy (MRE) are useful in managing patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and avoiding ionizing radiation.

19 Oct 2010

Researchers identify new mechanism that could help develop effective chemotherapy drug

Information on proteins is critical for understanding how cells function in health and disease. But while regular proteins are easy to extract and study, it is far more difficult to gather information about membrane proteins, which are responsible for exchanging elements essential to our health, like copper, between a cell and its surrounding tissues.

19 Oct 2010

Annals of Vascular Surgery publishes Endologix's Powerlink System clinical trial results for AAA endovascular repair

Endologix, Inc. developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the publication of results from its pivotal, multicenter, prospective clinical trial of the Company's Powerlink System for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) using an anatomical fixation technique with a suprarenal aortic extension.

19 Oct 2010

Robot-assisted surgery effective for five-year prostate cancer control: Study

A first-ever, long-term study of patients who underwent robot-assisted surgery to remove their cancerous prostates found that nearly 87 percent of them had no recurrence of the disease after five years.

19 Oct 2010

Medical Procedure News

FDA provides update on three-part study of LASIK procedure

Nitric oxide inhalation reduces pain in sickle cell disease patients

Cataract surgery also reduces car crashes

Aspirin before cardiac surgery reduces postoperative cardiocerebral complications

Smokers have more complications and higher death rate after surgery than non-smokers

Study finds ketamine-propofol combination effective for pediatric procedural sedation

Preoperative statin therapy prior to coronary bypass surgery improves survival rate

MD Anderson treats lung cancer with pencil beam scanning proton therapy

Inguinal lymph node dissection with spinal anesthesia improves prognosis in patients with malignant melanoma

Dexamethasone improves quality of life after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery

Studies explore efforts to measure, improve hospitals' surgical outcomes

Japanese study finds proton beam therapy safe and effective for Stage I inoperable NSCLC

NHLBI launches multicenter study of body cooling treatment in infants and children after cardiac arrest

ReGen takes exception to FDA CDRH's plan to rescind Menaflex knee implant 510(k) clearance

Study estimates demand for radiation therapy will increase by 22% over next decade

New Integra Flow Regulating Valve, Mini featured at 2010 neurological surgeons congress

Study reveals diagnostic strategies eliminate ionizing radiation exposure in IBD patients

Researchers identify new mechanism that could help develop effective chemotherapy drug

Annals of Vascular Surgery publishes Endologix's Powerlink System clinical trial results for AAA endovascular repair

Robot-assisted surgery effective for five-year prostate cancer control: Study

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