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Correct your Cataracts with Cataract Surgery
It’s natural to have questions about cataracts and possible treatment options. Review our list of common cataract and cataract surgery questions at mycataracts.com.
Surgeons should tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines say
The world’s largest surgeons’ organization says a “patient needs to be informed” when a doctor runs more than one operating room at the same time.
Should patients be able to record their surgeries?
Patients across the country are seeking to push "record" in doctors' offices and operating rooms to document instructions and also catch malpractice.
Study shows patients prefer iPads to doctors when discussing surgery
Often patients undergo procedures without real informed consent being achieved due to technical language, jargon and time pressure, with up to half of patients finding it difficult to understand what their doctor tells them. Now a group of Australian doctors has prepared patients for surgery using iPads, and found that patients' understanding was much better than after a face-to-face consultation.
Having Heart Surgery? How 2 Techniques Can Open Your Artery Blockages
What you should know about PCI vs. CABG procedures
Who Performs Eyelid Surgery Procedure?
Facial plastic surgery is a broad medical practice that someone who delivers great results from facelift may not always be able to do the same with eyelid surgery procedure, as suggested by renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Karan Dhir<br>The most crucial step to achieve good results from eyelid surgery procedure is to find a “qualified” surgeon who must meet the stringent requirements stated below<br>Appropriate board…
Pills for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed, study says
CHICAGO (AP) — A new study says surgery isn't always needed for appendicitis and that antibiotics instead can often do the trick. The results from Finland contradict decades of thinking about the best way to treat an inflamed appendix. The condition has long been thought to be a medical emergency because of the risk for a burst appendix, which can be life-threatening. But advances in imaging tests make it easy to determine which patients face that danger.
Why this anesthesiologist rarely cancels surgeries
Our favorite surgery is one that you sail through safely.
Why surgery patients may wind up back in the hospital
A new study looks at the most common reasons emergency surgery patients need to be readmitted
How Doctors Can Treat an Inflamed Appendix Without Surgery
This Person Is Documenting How Intense And Painful Jaw Surgery Can Be
"The worst part was the nosebleeds. ... I had two panic attacks because I could barely breathe."
Ask the Strategist: What Do I Need When Recovering From Surgery?
Scheduled for Surgery? How about Some Unnecessary Tests!
Surgery can be risky. People with major cardiovascular or respiratory illnesses undergoing major surgeries, for example, are at risk for major surgical complications, even death. But healthy people receiving less intense interventions typically fly through with nary a concern. Nevertheless, … Continue reading →
Treat the Disease or Correct the Cause?
There is a big difference between treating the disease and correcting the cause.
What are the barriers to solving the upcoming vascular surgeon shortage?
Increasing the number of 0+5 integrated vascular surgery residency programs would help to alleviate a projected shortage of vascular surgeons.
Where are all the women in surgery?
For decades, women have been discouraged from entering the surgical specialties. That’s changing, thanks to concerted efforts by medical schools and teaching hospitals.
How Fast Can You Sign Out Reports in OpNote?
Surgeons come out of surgery, log in to OpNote, select the appointments. They make any changes to their defaults, and then sign out. No transcription, no rev...
How to Make Surgery Safer
Human error makes going under the knife much more dangerous than it should be. Hospitals are finding new ways to significantly reduce those risks.
What to Expect from Surgery and Recovery
Whether a woman is facing the decision to have breast surgery as a treatment option for cancer or she is being proactive and having a preventive procedure done to reduce the risk of ever having cancer,
Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed
When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of antibiotics instead.
