Surgery News - Doctors Lounge

Needle-stick injuries are common but unreported by surgeons in training

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:51:56 PST

Resident surgeons fail to report needle-stick injuries risk serious infection such as HIV or hepatitis - N Engl J Med.

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:05:19 PST

Surgical technique allows magnetic maneuvering of tools inserted through the bellybutton or throat.

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:51:06 PST

Concentrating resources in large centres provides benefit for abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery.

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:41:20 PST

Gastric bypass surgery can lead to a vitamin deficiency that can cause Wernicke encephalopathy.

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:00:59 PST

Post operative heart attack, wound infection, nerve injury and urinary tract infection more common in obese.

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:52:34 PST

Research suggests carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by a shearing injury of the tissue that lines the tendons.

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:45:57 PST

Complications of include respiratory, bleeding, cardiac complications -- mortality rate 2 per 1,000.

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:51:22 PST

Stapling of hemorrhoids is associated with higher recurrence rates than hemorrhoid removal surgery.