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The Effect of a Level 1 Trauma Center on the Performance of Nearby Level 2 Trauma Centers
Collaboration opportunities abound when varying levels of trauma service are located within close proximity to one another. Annals of Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 17, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Incidental Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors May Not Be So Incidental
A study finds that incidentally discovered, nonfunctioning pancreatic endocrine tumors can be aggressive, even when small, and require attention. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 16, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Cost Awareness Reduces Test Ordering
When healthcare providers are made aware of the cost of phlebotomy tests, they significantly reduce the number of tests ordered. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 16, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Muscle Transfer Restores Kids' Smiles (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Transfer of muscle tissue from the leg to the face in children with facial paralysis led to a restoration of their ability to smile, a small retrospective study found.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 16, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Obesity Linked to Infection After Colon Surgery
Pay-for-performance policies should account for link between obesity and colorectal surgery site infections when reimbursing physicians willing to care for high-risk populations. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 16, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

AUA: Robotics Blamed for Spike in Prostate Surgery (CME/CE)
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Adoption of robotic technology fueled rapid growth in the use of radical prostatectomy at a time when the incidence of prostate cancer decreased, investigators reported here.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 16, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

FDA Panel Narrowly Endorses Bone Graft Device
(MedPage Today) -- GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- An FDA advisory panel narrowly recommended approval for an investigational bone graft device that uses a growth factor protein to regrow bones in the foot and ankle.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 13, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Ultrasonic Dissection vs Standard Surgical Technique
Commentary on a study on ultrasonic dissection vs standard surgical technique for hemicolectomy and total gastrectomy, published February 2011 in the British Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 13, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news

Bone Graft Device Raises Concerns for FDA Reviewers
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- An investigational bone graft device for foot and ankle surgery called Augment raised safety and efficacy concerns for FDA staff reviewers.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 11, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Vaginal Mesh Surgery Effective for Bladder Prolapse Repair: Report
But, study finds higher rates of serious complications vs. standard procedure
Source: Surgery News - Doctors Lounge - May 11, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Gynecology, Nursing, Surgery, Urology, News, Source Type: news

AATS: Quality, Not Volume, Drives CABG Outcomes (CME/CE, with audio)
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Excellent coronary artery bypass graft results can consistently be obtained even in relatively low-volume programs, according to an analysis of a university-based community hospital quality improvement program.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 11, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

FDA Wants More Data on Metal Hips
(MedPage Today) -- In an expansion of its review of metal-on-metal hip implants, the FDA announced that it has ordered device manufacturers to conduct post-market surveillance studies.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 11, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

A Randomised Controlled Trial to Evaluate and Optimize the Use of Antiplatelet Agents in the Perioperative Management in Patients Undergoing General and Abdominal Surgery--The APAP Trial (ISRCTN45810007)
For patients on long-term aspirin therapy, do the risks of possible thromboembolic events after withdrawal outweigh the bleeding risks associated with its continuation during the perioperative period? BMC Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 11, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Antibiotics Less Effective Than Surgery for Appendicitis
Treating acute appendicitis with antibiotics was not noninferior to emergency appendectomy, but identifying predictive markers on CT scans might allow improved targeting of antibiotic treatment. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 10, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Weight-Loss Surgery Seems No Riskier for Seniors
Study found few differences in adverse events, mortality, though hospital stay was longer
Source: Surgery News - Doctors Lounge - May 9, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Surgery, Geriatrics, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news

Risk for Problem Drinking May Rise After Gastric Bypass
Study founds odds were nearly double compared to those who got other weight-loss procedures
Source: Surgery News - Doctors Lounge - May 9, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Surgery, Nutrition, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

No Easy Fix for Nephrology 'Brain Drain'
(MedPage Today) -- The field of nephrology needs to get creative in making itself more appealing to young medical students, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 9, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Best Heart Transplant Outcomes Seen at High-Volume Centers
High-risk patients urged to seek care at hospitals where teams are most familiar with the surgery
Source: Surgery News - Doctors Lounge - May 9, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Nursing, Surgery, Organ Transplants, News, Source Type: news

Vitamin D Insufficiency Linked to Aggressive Breast Tumors
Breast cancer patients with suboptimal vitamin D levels are more likely to have more aggressive tumors and worse prognostic markers than those with adequate vitamin D levels. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 9, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Is Out-of-Hospital Hypertonic Resuscitation Beneficial?
Commentary on a study on the effect of hypertonic resuscitation at the site of injury, published March 2011 in the Annals of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 9, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news

Growth Factor-Enriched Autologous Plasma Improves Wound Healing After Surgical Debridement in Odontogenic Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report
A novel treatment helped cure this patient of odontogenic necrotizing fasciitis--a potentially lethal infection. Journal of Medical Case Reports
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 9, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Gastric Bypass May Help Prevent Heart Disease in Teens: Study
Cholesterol levels improved even better in young patients than adults, study found
Source: Surgery News - Doctors Lounge - May 8, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Cardiology, Surgery, Diabetes, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news

SCAI: Alcohol Septal Ablation May Be on Par with Myectomy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- BALTIMORE — Percutaneous alcohol septal ablation appears to be as safe as isolated septal myectomy for patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, across clinical settings and regardless of patient volume, a database study showed.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 7, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

HRS: Increase in Implanted Devices Changes Rules for Surgery (with audio)
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- When patients who have an implantable electronic cardiac device need surgery, the device has to be considered as well as the operative procedure, and that requires a multidisciplinary approach, the head of the guideline writing team explains in this exclusive InFocus audio report.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 6, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Margin Index Does Not Predict Residual Disease in DCIS
Margin index is not a reliable method of predicting residual disease after breast-conserving surgery with close margins in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 6, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Surgery Beats Antibiotics as Appendicitis Tx (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotic management did not measure up to surgery for treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis, an open-label, noninferiority trial showed.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 5, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) 12th Annual Meeting
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape General Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 5, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conference Coverage Source Type: news

Screening Mammography Finds Smaller, Less Invasive Tumors
Breast tumors that are detected on screening mammography in women between 40 and 49 years of age are smaller and are less likely to have nodal metastases compared with tumors found on physical examination. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 4, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Ultrasound-Guided Breast-Sparing Surgery to Improve Cosmetic Outcomes and Quality of Life. A Prospective Multicentre Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Ultrasound-Guided Surgery to Traditional Palpation-Guided Surgery (COBALT Trial)
Can ultrasound-guided breast-conserving surgery provide better cosmetic outcome--and greater accuracy--in breast cancer patients with palpable tumors? BMC Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 4, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Perforation and Abscess Formation After Radiological Placement of a Retrievable Plastic Biliary Stent
Distal bowel perforation due to migration of a biliary stent is an exceedingly rare complication. How was it diagnosed in this patient? Journal of Medical Case Reports
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 4, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

CABG Loses Ground to Revascularization (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A marked decline in the rate of coronary artery bypass graft surgery led the way to a 15% overall decline in coronary revascularization procedures from 2001 to 2008, a nationwide survey showed.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 3, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

The Number of Women in Surgery Residency Programs Is Growing
Commentary on a study on the gender distributions of medical school graduates entering general surgery programs, published March 2011 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Medscape General Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 3, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news

Variation in Hospital Complication Rates and Failure-to-Rescue for Trauma Patients
What are the primary drivers of differences in hospital quality for outcome in trauma patients? Do high-mortality hospitals have higher rates of complications? Annals of Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 3, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Heart Bypass Surgery Rates Drop Dramatically, Study Finds
But researchers say it's still the best option for certain patients
Source: Surgery News - Doctors Lounge - May 2, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Cardiology, Nursing, Surgery, News, Source Type: news

Weight Reducing Operations for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Commentary on a study on the effect of gastric bypass vs sleeve gastrectomy on patients with type 2 diabetes, published February 2011 in the Archives of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 27, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news

Traditional Invasive vs. Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Can minimally invasive esophagectomy reduce the morbidity and accelerate the post-operative recovery associated with traditional open esophagectomy? BMC Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 27, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Probing Contaminated Wounds Reduces Surgical Site Infection
Surgical site infection in contaminated wounds can be dramatically reduced by a simple daily wound-probing protocol, which is not painful and can shorten the hospital stay. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 26, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Surgeon Rejects Sexism Charge
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The president-elect of the American College of Surgeons, who resigned over backlash from a controversial Valentine's Day article he wrote, responded to charges of sexism and defended himself.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - April 22, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Long-Term Quality of Life Lower After Surgical ICU Admission
More than 6 years after surgical admission to the intensive care unit, health-related quality of life was reduced, with a variety of health problems including decreased cognitive functioning. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 22, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

DNR Orders Associated With Poor Surgical Outcome
A study of more than 8200 patients concluded that the presence of do-not-resuscitate orders is associated with poor surgical outcome, even when patients undergo nonemergency procedures. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 21, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Ousted Surgeon Pushes Back Against Critics
Lazar Greenfield, MD, said he resigned as president-elect of the American College of Surgeons after women threatened to demonstrate over his "light-hearted" editorial that described semen as a mood-booster for them. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Higher 30-Day Mortality for Surgery Patients With DNR (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with "do not resuscitate" orders are more likely to die within 30 days of surgery, independent of other factors, a new study has found.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - April 20, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

MR-Guided Laser Ablates Liver and Kidney Tumors
A small pilot study has shown success using a magnetic resonance-guided laser technique to ablate small tumors in the liver and kidney. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Smoking Cessation Before Surgery Doesn't Promote Postoperative Complications
Many clinicians believe that stopping smoking within a few weeks before surgery raises risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. Is it true? Journal Watch
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Lethal Injection Opponents Play Whack-A-Mole
(MedPage Today) -- Successful efforts to keep U.S. states from using sodium thiopental to execute death-row prisoners have now shifted the battle to a new front, as overseas opponents of capital punishment are now trying to block access to a substitute drug.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - April 19, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Chest Wall Defect With an Extensively Encroached Heart and Severely Impaired Cardiac Function
A radiation-induced ulcer of the chest wall with cardiac encroachment may be rare, but it's a life threatening wound that requires carefully coordinated care. Wounds
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Wait Times for Cancer Surgery in the United States
Early detection of malignancies means increased demand for timely intervention. What are the factors associated with prolonged wait times for initial cancer surgery? Annals of Surgery
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Top Surgeon Resigns Over Controversial Editorial
Lazar Greenfield, MD, resigns as president-elect of the American College of Surgeons amid a furor over an editorial he wrote asserting that semen enhances a woman's mood. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Patients Who Can't Smell Don't Care (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with olfactory disorders attach less importance to their sense of smell in daily life than do healthy patients with fully functioning noses, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - April 18, 2011 Category: Surgery Source Type: news