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Study Shows Surgeons Need Education on Injury Prevention

A study to test the knowledge of injury prevention principles among practicing surgeons found that the overall percentage of correct answers by the 79 responders was only 50%. More...
20 Aug 2001

Alliance to Develop Cancer Tests for Use in Surgery

A three-year collaboration to develop highly sensitive genetic tests for use during surgery to rapidly determine whether cancer has spread has been announced by the University of Pittsburgh and Cepheid. More...
16 Aug 2001

Cryosurgery for Treatment of Arrhythmias

A cryosurgery system uses specially designed malleable cryoprobes to create long linear lesions through the heart wall to block the aberrant electrical signals that cause arrhythmia. More...
15 Aug 2001

Teamwork Helps Surgeons Learn Procedures Faster

According to a recent study, surgical teams that emphasize teamwork and organizational learning in adopting a new procedure are likely to learn faster than others with equivalent experience. More...
14 Aug 2001

Pericardial Tissue Valves Show Long-Term Stability

A multicenter study has shown that patients who received a pericardial tissue heart valve to replace their malfunctioning aortic valve have experienced excellent long-term results 17 years after implantation More...
13 Aug 2001

Routine vs On-Demand Sedation for Colonoscopy

A study comparing the safety and tolerance of routine sedation with that of on-demand sedation for colonoscopy has found that routine administration of analgesic and sedative drugs before the procedure provides better tolerance than on-demand sedation. More...
10 Aug 2001

Resorbable Implants for Craniofacial Surgery

Resorbable implants are effective for craniofacial surgery and offer important advantages over titanium devices, including reduced surgical time, greater simplicity and ease of use, and a much less invasive follow-up procedure.
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06 Aug 2001
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