Antibiotics vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis Treatment
JAMA Topic Review: Edward Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF, Deputy Editor of JAMA, explores how the study by Paulina Salminen, MD, PhD, supports treating appendicitis without surgery (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - June 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Noninvasive ventilation for postoperative hypoxemia, antibiotics vs surgery for appendicitis, sources and areas of health development assistance, noninferiority trials, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the June 16, 2015 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - June 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Scoring Appendicitis in Pediatrics Patients
(Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians)
Source: Everyday Medicine for Physicians - July 1, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Appendicitis: Treatment and Care
Dr. Chris Streck talks about the minimally invasive surgical approach for treating children with appendicitis. Dr. Streck distinguishes between the traditional therapies and laproscopic techniques currently utilized for removing an appendix. He concludes by noting the benefits of a center like MUSC Children’s Hospital, which specializes in the care of children. (Source: MUSC Digestive Health Podcast)
Source: MUSC Digestive Health Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Appendix cancer -- alternatives to surgery
Download from itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us.... If appendix cancer is found early, surgery is the standard of care. Alternatives to sur...
Author: mdanderson
Added: 11/04/2013 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - November 4, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Cancers of the Appendix, Colon, or Rectum
Colorectal surgeon Garrett Nash and gynecologic oncology surgeon Oliver Zivanovic describe clinical research that evaluates heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for the treatment of cancers of ...
Author: mskcc
Added: 10/14/2013 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - October 14, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Christmas 2012: The speed bump test
We know that speed bumps have an important public health role, but a Christmas BMJ paper shows they're also clinically useful, and can help diagnose appendicitis. Helen Ashdown, academic clinical fellow in general practice, University of Oxford, and Mike Puttick, consultant surgeon, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, explain.
And want to know how many... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Christmas 2012: The speed bump test
We know that speed bumps have an important public health role, but a Christmas BMJ paper shows they're also clinically useful, and can help diagnose appendicitis. Helen Ashdown, academic clinical fellow in general practice, University of Oxford, and Mike Puttick, consultant surgeon, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, explain.
And want to know how many carrots you need to eat to balance out that festive champagne? David Spiegelhalter, Winton professor for the public understanding of risk, University of Cambridge, tells us how to work it out. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Little Effect of Insurance Status or Socioeconomic Condition on Disparities in Minority Appendicitis Perforation Rates
Interview with Edward H. Livingston, MD, author of Little Effect of Insurance Status or Socioeconomic Condition on Disparities in Minority Appendicitis Perforation Rates (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 16, 2012 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Archives of Surgery 2012-01-16, Vol. 147, No. 1, Author Interview
Interview with Edward H. Livingston, MD, author of Little Effect of Insurance Status or Socioeconomic Condition on Disparities in Minority Appendicitis Perforation Rates (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 16, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Acute Appendicitis
An introduction into the principles of acute appendicitis (Source: Podmedics - Medical Podcasts)
Source: Podmedics - Medical Podcasts - September 26, 2010 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Podmedics & OUP Source Type: podcasts
Annals of Emergency Medicine (January 2010 Summary)
Summary of January 2010 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Highlights include:
* How accurate is noncontrast CT for the diagnosis of appendicitis? A meta-analysis
* International experiences - the ethical challenge of short-term medical excursions
* Impact of a mobile pediatric emergency response team for an influenza epidemic
* How often are emergency physicians testing and treating for influenza?
* Informed consent - are media messages accurate for "community consent" in high risk trials? And in low risk, observational studies how often do subjects read the consent document?
And from the EBM section...
* How ...
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine (Summary - Audio) - January 26, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Annals of Emergency Medicine Source Type: podcasts
February 2010: Abdominal Imaging studies are disccused
ARTICLES DISCUSSED:
CT colonography: performance and program outcome measures in an older screening population. Radiology 2010;254(2):493-500; Making the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: do more preoperative CT scans mean fewer negative appendectomies? a 10-year study. Radiology 2010;254(2):460-468. (Source: Radiology Podcasts)
Source: Radiology Podcasts - January 21, 2010 Category: Radiology Authors: webmaster at rsna.org Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
