Breast Implants - Augmentation

Breast implants are medical devices that are used to augment breast size or to reconstruct the breast following mastectomy or to correct a congenital abnormality. Breast implants consist of a silico...

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer in the UK is diagnosed in nearly  46,000 people  each year, with just over 12,000 dying from breast cancer each year in he UK. There are several risk factors for developing b...

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Early Withdrawal of AEDs Post Surgery Is Safe

TimeToStop, a retrospective observational study, concludes that stopping antiepileptic drugs early after surgery does not affect long-term seizure outcome or cure. Medscape Medical News

Early Hip Replacement Cost-Effective

European Health Technology Institute research finds early access to hip replacement significantly improves patients quality of life and does not impact the required healthcare resources Delaying Total...

CABG Surgery Generally Not Associated With Long-Term Cognitive Dysfunction

Nearly All Patients Recover Full Cognitive Function within 8 Weeks Post-Surgery The cognitive dysfunction observed in patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery usually disapp...

Radiation After Lumpectomy Better For Majority Of Older, Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients

For the majority of older, early-stage breast cancer patients, radiation therapy following breast conserving surgery may help prevent the need for a later mastectomy, according to research from The Un...

Study finds errors in post-surgery care are common

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If the norm at one large urban teaching hospital is any indicator, surgery patients can expect to experience between four and five procedural mistakes - half of which will...

Hip Or Knee Replacement Surgery Can Improve Sexual Function Significantly

Osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, affecting millions of Americans each year, is known to limit sexual activity. New research presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedi...

MD Anderson study finds majority of older, early-stage breast cancer patients benefit from radiation after lumpectomy

For the majority of older, early-stage breast cancer patients, radiation therapy following breast conserving surgery may help prevent the need for a later mastectomy, according to research from The Un...

Study shows cost-effectiveness and benefits to patients of early hip replacement

Early access to hip replacement is cost-effective and provides significant benefits for patients' quality of life, a study has shown.Ruben Mujica-Mota, from the University of Exeter, carried out r...

Orthostatic intolerance during early mobilization following video-assisted thoracic surgery.

PURPOSE: Early postoperative mobilization is crucial for early ambulation to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications after lung resection. However, orthostatic intolerance (OI) may delay patient...

Locomotive syndrome and Frailty. Musculoskeletal ambulation disorder symptom complex and locomotive syndrome.

Musculoskeletal ambulation disorder symptom complex is the new concept of musculoskeletal disorders with disability in walking and balance, which lead to the high risk of fall and lower activity in el...

Physical Activity After Surgery for Severe Obesity: The Role of Exercise Cognitions.

BACKGROUND: Physical activity after bariatric surgery is associated with sustained weight loss and improved quality of life. Some bariatric patients engage insufficiently in physical activity. This ma...

Cultivating Quality: Early Postoperative Ambulation: Back to Basics.

A quality improvement project increases postoperative ambulation and decreases patient complications.

Acute pulmonary embolism after pneumonectomy.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) by occlusion of the pulmonary arterial bed may lead to acute life-threatening but potentially reversible right ventricular failure, one of the most severe complications of thor...