SN || General Surgery

Rising to the challenge of glucose control before and after surgery

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 19:05

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Controlling hyperglycemia before and after surgery in patients with diabetes is a balancing act, but when done properly, it can reduce infections and wound complications,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Simultaneous colorectal/liver mets resection saves time and money

Posted on: 12/03/2014 - 19:50

MIAMI BEACH – For patients with colorectal cancer and liver metastasis, one-stage surgery cuts hospital time and expense. Compared to a staged approach, resecting both the primary and metastatic...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Volume matters: Whipple success hinges on surgeon experience

Posted on: 03/03/2014 - 18:55

MIAMI BEACH – Studies continue to confirm it: When it comes to complex surgical procedures, higher volume equals better outcomes. But like the chicken-or-egg conundrum, researchers are asking which...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

The future of obesity treatments could include endoscopically placed devices

Posted on: 24/02/2014 - 20:10

WASHINGTON – Endoscopically placed devices that include intragastric balloons and gastrointestinal liners are being evaluated for the treatment of obesity and could eventually fill some of the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

The future of obesity treatments could include endoscopically placed devices

Posted on: 24/02/2014 - 20:10

WASHINGTON – Endoscopically placed devices that include intragastric balloons and gastrointestinal liners are being evaluated for the treatment of obesity and could eventually fill some of the...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Multiple gut surgeries tip scale against laparoscopic gall bladder surgery

Posted on: 20/02/2014 - 14:00

NAPLES, FLA. – Only fewer prior abdominal surgeries predicted successful laparoscopic gall bladder surgery after percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placement in a review of 245 patients. Notably, the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Sleeve gastrectomy often worsens GERD

Posted on: 06/02/2014 - 16:10

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy not only fails to improve gastroesophageal reflux disease in most patients who undergo the weight-loss procedure, it actually worsens GERD symptoms in many of them and...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Genotyping adds little to optimized warfarin dosing

Posted on: 03/01/2014 - 14:20

DALLAS – Genotyping to guide the starting dosage of warfarin treatment showed no added value above tailoring treatment with a panel of clinical features in a randomized, controlled U.S. trial of more...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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