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Longer CPR improves survival in both chidren and adults
Jan. 21, 2013 Experts from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia were among the leaders of two large national U.S
Complex spinal surgeries with two attending physicians, instead of one, benefit patients
Jan. 18, 2013 Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes — and a new study by a duo at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) demonstrates how having two attending surgeons in the operating room during spinal surgeries can benefit patients in multiple ways. Most spinal surgeries in the United States are performed by teams led by a single attending surgeon — one top-level doctor who has completed medical school, residency and other specialized training
Surgeons pilot expandable prosthetic valves for congenital heart disease
ScienceDaily (Oct. 3, 2012) Surgeons at Boston Children’s Hospital have successfully implanted a modified version of a expandable prosthetic heart valve in several children with mitral valve disease.
Anemia negatively impacts heart surgery outcomes, study finds
ScienceDaily (Oct. 1, 2012) Anemia is now confirmed as a risk factor for illness and even death following cardiac surgery, according to a study published in the October 2012 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Blood sugar control does not help infants and children undergoing heart surgery, study finds
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Surprise gift for new mom: A new heart
ScienceDaily (May 11, 2012) New mom Windy Hill, 38, of Kingsport, Tenn., was given the ultimate Mother’s Day gift a little early after she was wheeled into the operating room at Vanderbilt University Hospital on April 20 to receive a mechanical pump to aid her failing heart and save her life. While the surgical team was preparing to start the operation, the surgeon’s cell phone rang
Cardiac rehabilitation: Even minor fitness improvements are associated with decrease in mortality, especially in the least fit
ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2011) Cardiac rehabilitation boosts longevity, especially in patients with the lowest fitness levels, Dr
Remembering surgery: Device no better than cheaper alternatives for preventing intraoperative awareness
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Remembering surgery: Device no better than cheaper alternatives for preventing intraoperative awareness
ScienceDaily (Aug. 17, 2011) Anesthesiology researchers have shown that a device approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the risk that patients will recall their surgery does not lower the risk of the problem, known as intraoperative awareness, any more than a less expensive method.
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