Postoperative Care - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
PubMed Articles
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women with gynecological malignancies. In early stages of the disease (IB-IIA), surgical treatment alone is usually the treatment of choice....
Connected health care has several applications including telecare medicine information system, personally controlled health records system, and patient monitoring. In such applications, user authentic...
Hypertension trends in Chinese children in the national surveys, 1993 to 2009.
Postbariatric plastic surgery.
Postbariatric plastic surgery after major weight loss can improve quality of life through functional reconstruction and restoration of a normal body contour. Comorbidities associated with obesity nece...
Antibody-mediated coagulation factor deficiencies constitute a rare disorder that may develop in elderly patients without any history of a bleeding diathesis. Patients may present with severe and some...
Satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty : Comparison of 1990-1999 with 2000-2012.
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common operations in orthopedic surgery worldwide but despite being mainly successful only 81 % of patients are satisfied with the final result. The...
Nerve injury after total hip replacement is a rare but severe complication. If the nerve lesion becomes evident in the early postoperative phase the lesion is often due to an incorrect implant positio...
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the amount of end of life care provided by general practitioners (GPs) in Germany. Therefore the aim of the HAVEL study is to describe the involvement of GPs in end o...
BACKGROUND: Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCT) are rare lesions, ependymomas and astrocytomas being the most common ones. Different studies have been published showing results of different trea...
News Articles
Health secretary announces plan to overhaul "dis&jnodot;ointed care" delivered by GPs
England’s health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has announced plans to overhaul primary care to improve its quality, provoking calls for clarity among doctors’ leaders.Hunt said that the move was a “mo...
Electronic Medical Records Versus Electronic Health Records — and Why Each Matters
The following is a guest post by Marjorie Scheckle In the wake of passage of the Affordable Care Act, the health care industry is changing so rapidly that it is sometimes hard to stay informed about h...
Health Care Issues Become Hurdle For Immigration Reform Measure
The key question that seems to have stalled progress for House lawmakers is how to handle immigrants who do not have health insurance. Los Angeles Times: Immigrant Health Care Bills Stump House Group...
BRICs not delivering promises of high growth in health care markets, says F&S
Health care organizations expanding into emerging markets such as the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are realizing there are no shortcuts. This is proving particularly challenging, considerin...
Integrated Care Now Possible in Workers’ Compensation for Breakthrough Results
Don Duford, One Call Care Management, Presents New Vision for Improved Outcomes at Lower Cost at NCSI Annual Conference The workers’ compensation industry can achieve breakt...
Poor care 'still haunts campaigner'
Campaigner Julie Bailey said she still lies awake at night haunted by the poor care her mother suffered at the hands of the NHS.
Without integrated care we risk another Mid Staffs, warns minister.
The UK government has set out ambitious plans to fully integrate health and social care in England within five years, in a new blueprint hailed by ministers as a landmark moment in the future of the N...
Quality of care should be a higher priority
The King's Fund surveyed more than 900 NHS professionals and found that 73% of respondents did not think care was given enough of a priority.
New Research Discusses Success of Facelift Procedures Performed in Conjunction with Parotidectomy
World-renowned head and neck surgeon Dr. Babak Larian says that it is safe and possible to perform a facelift alongside a parotidectomy in patients requiring both procedures. Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB)...
Range Kleen Partners with Berndes in Red Cross Promotion: Taking Care of Oklahoma
Lima, Ohio (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Range Kleen Mfg. strives to âTCOTC.â Our number one motto is to âTake Care of the Customer, from the President's desk to the Shipping Dock.â...
Events
Point-of-Care Diagnostics World Congress 2013
The Point-of-Care Diagnostics World Congress will take place in San Diego.
Companies
John Muir Health is a not-for-profit organization that includes two of the largest medical centers in Contra Costa County: John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus, a 330-be...
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 14th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to making the business of healthcare run bett...
Since 2002, Treo Solutions has been driving transformation in healthcare through alignment, collaboration and transparency, leveraging enhanced data to deliver value. Treoâs...
Healthland is Americaâs largest provider of fully integrated solutions to small community and critical access hospitals, serving more than 500 customers across the country.Â...
HomecareCRM, LLC, is the homecare and long-term care industryâs leading customer relationship management solution provider, delivering the first and most robust solution spec...
Renal Ventures Management, LLC
Renal Ventures Management, LLC is a leading provider of dialysis services. The company partners with top physicians to provide patients with knowledgeable, compassionate and quali...
Diabetes Care Club, a Simplex brand, has grown to become the third largest mail-order supplier of diabetic testing supplies for seniors. The company provides home delivery...
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
Located in Irvington, New York, Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. is a marketer and distributor of brand name over-the-counter healthcare, household and personal care products sold t...
SunLink Health Systems, Inc. currently operates seven community hospitals, three hospital-based nursing homes, and one hospital-based home care business in the Southeast and Midwe...
Axial Exchange, Inc. supports our national journey from fee-based to performance-based healthcare. Our products enable continuity of care across disparate settings. When a...
Clinical Trials
A Study of Two Approved Drugs in the Treatment of Postoperative Dental Pain (0966-181)(COMPLETED)
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of two approved drugs in the treatment of pain following dental surgery.
Intra-operative Ketamine Infusions in Opioid-dependent Patients With Chronic Lower Back Pain
Noxious stimuli occurring intraoperatively and postoperatively generate central sensitization, decreasing pain thresholds and ultimately increasing analgesic requirements. The pathophysiol...
USG Nerve Blocks for ACL Reconstruction
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is a routine surgical procedure. Traditional femoral/sciatic block combinations effectively reduce postoperative pain, but results in considerable...
Retinoblastoma Survivor Study: Assessment of General Health and Quality of Life
The purpose of this study is to find out about the quality of life and health in a group of adults who had retinoblastoma when they were children. By quality of life, we mean how you are f...
Antidepressant Treatment at an Inner City Asthma Clinic
Asthma is common with an increasing prevalence and mortality especially in low-income and minority populations. The course of asthma appears to be influenced by mood and emotions. It has b...
Surgical trauma causes nerve sensitization leading to amplification and prolongation of postoperative pain. In experimental studies, pre-injury neural blockade using local anesthetics has...
New Media Obesity Treatment in Community Health Centers
This purpose of this trial is to determine whether a 12-month eHealth behavioral intervention that includes interactive self-monitoring and feedback, tailored skills training materials, te...
Can Screening People Registering With Primary Care Improve the Detection of Tuberculosis?
This randomised controlled trial tests whether screening people registering with general practices cost-effectively increases the detection of tuberculosis. The study objectives are to:...
People from ethnic minority groups suffer worse ill-health from asthma than those from majority groups. No studies have reduced emergency care for people from minority groups. We have deve...
Continuity of Care and Outcomes After Discharge From Hospital
1. INTRODUCTION: Continuity of care (COC) occurs when separate elements of patient care are connected. COC is made up primarily of Continuity of Provider (COP) and Continuity of Informat...
Videos
Pre and Post - Operative Care
A video of the measures and issues of pre and post operative care.
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Advance Care Planning
Discussions with patients and/or their representatives about the goals and desired direction of the patient's care, particularly end-of-life care, in the event that the patient is or becomes incompetent to make decisions.
Ethics Consultation
Services provided by an individual ethicist (ETHICISTS) or an ethics team or committee (ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL) to address the ethical issues involved in a specific clinical case. The central purpose is to improve the process and outcomes of patients' care by helping to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems.
Incidental Findings
Unanticipated information discovered in the course of testing or medical care. Used in discussions of information that may have social or psychological consequences, such as when it is learned that a child's biological father is someone other than the putative father, or that a person tested for one disease or disorder has, or is at risk for, something else.
Reproductive Health Services
Health care services related to human REPRODUCTION and diseases of the reproductive system. Services are provided to both sexes and usually by physicians in the medical or the surgical specialities such as REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; ANDROLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; and PERINATOLOGY.
Parental Notification
Reporting to parents or guardians about care to be provided to a minor (MINORS).
