Join the 'Surgery' group to help and get support from people like you.
Surgery News
Health Tip: Getting a Second Opinion Before Surgery
Posted 5 days ago by Drugs.com
-- Before having major surgery, it may be helpful to get a second opinion on whether the procedure is medically necessary. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services suggests getting a second opinion if your doctor says you need non-emergency surgery. The agency suggests: Ask the first doctor to send your medical records to the doctor giving the second opinion – to avoid having to ...
Health Tip: Care For an Incision After Surgery
Posted 17 Jul 2018 by Drugs.com
-- The last thing you want to do after surgery is develop an infection. So caring for a surgical wound is of prime importance. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions: Follow your doctor's instructions about when and how often you should change the surgical bandage, if there is one. Keep your incision dry and avoid showering for at least 24 hours. Consult your doctor, ...
When Reconstructing a Breast, Patient's Own Tissue Is Best
Posted 20 Jun 2018 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, June 20, 2018 – For women who have their breast removed while fighting cancer, using their own tissue for breast reconstruction is better than implants, a new study suggests. More than 60 percent of women who undergo breast removal to treat breast cancer decide to have breast reconstruction, and that rate is rising. But the researchers said that there has been little information about ...
Looking Good! Plastic Surgery for Men Surges
Posted 13 Jun 2018 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2018 – A growing number of American men are having cosmetic surgery to improve their looks and increase their confidence, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports. More than 1.3 million cosmetic procedures were performed on U.S. men in 2017, according to the group. "For a lot of men, just having a procedure on an area of their body that they're self-conscious about ...
Surgical Blood Transfusions Tied to Clot Risk
Posted 13 Jun 2018 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2018 – Blood transfusions around the time of surgery may raise your risk for dangerous blood clots, researchers say. A new study of U.S. patients found that nearly 1 percent who received red blood cells before, during or after surgery developed clots in the following month. Clot risk doubled after one transfusion and increased with additional transfusions – tripling with two ...
Health Tip: Why Get a Biopsy
Posted 22 May 2018 by Drugs.com
-- A biopsy involves removing bodily tissue to examine it for disease, typically cancer. The procedure also may be used to diagnose other conditions, such as an infection, the Radiological Society of North America says. Some biopsies involve removing a small amount of tissue with a needle, while others entail surgically removing an entire suspicious lump or nodule. Preparation varies based on the ...
FDA Approves Doptelet (avatrombopag) for Chronic Liver Disease Patients with Thrombocytopenia who are Undergoing a Medical Procedure
Posted 22 May 2018 by Drugs.com
May 21, 2018 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Doptelet (avatrombopag) tablets to treat low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia) in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to undergo a medical or dental procedure. This is the first drug approved by the FDA for this use. “Patients with chronic liver disease who have low platelet counts and require a p ...
Health Tip: Is Hand Therapy Right For You?
Posted 16 May 2018 by Drugs.com
-- Hand therapy can be performed by an occupational or physical therapist on people who have had an accident or trauma involving one or both hands. The American Society for Surgery of the Hand says people with arthritis or a neurologic condition also may find relief from hand therapy. The society says hand therapy may offer these and other benefits: Provides treatment without surgery. Eases ...
Hospitals Should, and Could, Avoid IV Opioids: Study
Posted 14 May 2018 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, May 14, 2018 – When it comes to pain management for hospital patients, opioid pills or injections are less dangerous and just as effective as giving the drug intravenously, a new study shows. The results "have the potential to be practice-changing," study author Dr. Adam Ackerman, clinical instructor in internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine, said in a university news release. The ...
FDA Approves Vonvendi [von Willebrand factor (recombinant)] for Perioperative Management of Bleeding in Adult Patients with von Willebrand Disease
Posted 7 May 2018 by Drugs.com
Cambridge, Ma. – April 17, 2018 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG), the global biotechnology leader in rare disease, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vonvendi [von Willebrand factor (recombinant)], a recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) treatment for perioperative management of bleeding in adults (age 18 and older) with von Willebrand disease (VWD).1 ...
A Doctor's Age May Matter With Emergency Surgery
Posted 26 Apr 2018 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, April 25, 2018 – If you need an emergency operation, you're in safer hands with an older surgeon, new research suggests. "These findings provide evidence of a learning curve in surgical practice that has a meaningful impact on patients' outcomes," said lead researcher Dr. Yusuke Tsugawa. He's with the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine's division of general internal medicine and ...
Pacira Announces FDA Approval of Exparel as a Nerve Block to Produce Regional Analgesia
Posted 11 Apr 2018 by Drugs.com
PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to broaden the use of Exparel (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) to include administration via interscalene brachial plexus block to produce postsurgical regional ...
Seeking Cheaper Plastic Surgery Abroad? Buyer Beware
Posted 5 Apr 2018 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, April 5, 2018 – In search of a cosmetic surgery procedure that might be less costly than the going rate in the United States, a 43-year-old woman traveled to the Dominican Republic for a "tummy tuck." What she got, instead, were massive open sores and an antibiotic-resistant infection that ultimately left her with a deformed abdomen. And hers is a story far from unique. Medical experts ...
Friends' Experiences Sway Women's Choices on Breast Cancer Care
Posted 3 Mar 2018 by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, March 2, 2018 – Women who've had a friend or relative die of breast cancer say they're likely to opt for aggressive prevention measures if they develop the cancer, according to new research. "The cancer of someone you care about is a lens through which you interpret your own risk," study lead author Tasleem Padamsee said in a news release from Ohio State University. "Our study suggests ...
Lasers, Freezes: Non-Surgical Fat Reducers Gaining Popularity
Posted 1 Mar 2018 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, March 1, 2018 – Fat can be easy to put on, but much tougher to remove. Now, the latest data shows Americans are increasingly turning to non-surgical means of fat reduction. The annual report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) finds big jumps in the popularity of noninvasive "body shaping" techniques – everything from ultrasound to radio waves, infrared light, ...
Further Information
Related Condition Support Groups
Surgical Prophylaxis, Ophthalmic Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Postoperative Albumin Loss, Genitourinary Surgical and Other Conditions, Biliary Tract Surgery, Extracorporeal Perfusion
