Contributors to Pregnancy Loss After Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy Contributors to Pregnancy Loss After Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy
Cervical incompetence, preterm labor, vaginitis or vulvovaginitis and sepsis increase the risk of adverse outcomes after appendectomy or cholecystectomy during pregnancy, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - January 30, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Lessons Learned Building Acclarent from Scratch: Interview with Bill Facteau, President and CEO of Earlens
Bill Facteau, President and CEO of Earlens
Welcome to the Medsider interview series, a regular feature at MassDevice. All interviews are conducted by Scott Nelson, Founder of Medsider and Group Director for WCG. We hope you enjoy them!
Bill Facteau joined Earlens Corporation as Chairman, President, and CEO in November of 2013. Most recently, he was the Vice Chairman of ExploraMed as well as an Entrepreneur in Residence at New Enterprise Associates. Previously, Bill was at Johnson & Johnson from early 2010 through early 2012 as Worldwide President of their ENT Division. Facteau joined Johnson & Johnson via the $8...
Source: Mass Device - January 10, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Scott Nelson Tags: Blog EarLens medsider Source Type: news
Cholecystectomy: Is 72 Hours Still the Rule? Cholecystectomy: Is 72 Hours Still the Rule?
Dr Lowenfels comments on a study, published in the Annals of Surgery, that examined whether delaying gallbladder surgery affected the outcomes of patients with acute cholecystitis.Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Early Versus Delayed Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis Early Versus Delayed Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis
Is laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis beyond 72 hours of symptom onset considered safe?Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Mallinckrodt touts data for Ofirmev injected acetaminophen
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:MNK) today released results from a clinical pharmacokinetic study evaluating the effect of IV morphine on the absorption of oral acetaminophen, touting the effectiveness of its Ofirmev IV administered acetaminophen over orally administered acetaminophen in adjunct to IV morphine.
The results were presented at this year’s Pain Medicine Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine in San Diego.
The UK-based company also presented data from 3 retrospective analyses on health economics regarding the use of IV acetaminophen compared to oral acetaminophen ...
Source: Mass Device - November 18, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Clinical Trials Drug-Device Combinations Pain Management Pharmaceuticals Surgical Mallinckrodt Source Type: news
Timing of Gallbladder Cancer Reoperation Affects Survival Timing of Gallbladder Cancer Reoperation Affects Survival
In a first-of-its-kind study, surgeons say that when gallbladder cancer is incidentally discovered, the optimal interval between initial cholecystectomy and second surgery is 4 to 8 weeks.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Teleflex to close N.C. plant, lay off 104
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) is looking to shutter a North Carolina facility, with plans to lay off 104 employees at the facility.
The company’s Ashboro subsidiary Arrow said in May it had plans to lay off 84 employees at the facility, and filed again last month with plans to lay off another 20. The layoffs are expected to go into effect in October.
The company said it had 635 employees in Asheboro when it originally announced the impending closure in 2014.
The layoffs come as the company plans to move its manufacturing operation from Asheboro to Mexico and the Czech Republic, according to a Triangle Business Journal report. The...
Source: Mass Device - September 6, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Teleflex Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Title: Laparoscopic CholecystectomyCategory: Procedures and TestsCreated: 3/26/1998 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/2/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - September 2, 2016 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Teleflex launches Percuvance percutaneous laparoscopic system
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) said yesterday it launched its 2nd-generation Percuvance percutaneous surgical system designed for percutaneous laparoscopic procedures in the U.S.
The company said that along with the launch, the 1st clinical use of the device, in a sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and laparoscopic gastric band removal, were recently performed at the Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
“These are increasingly common but often challenging procedures. Our experiences with the new system are consistent with other clinical studies, which showed that its handling and functionality were sim...
Source: Mass Device - August 16, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Catheters Surgical Teleflex Source Type: news
Intractable postoperative wounds caused by self-inflicted trauma in a patient with cutaneous Munchhausen syndrome presenting as a pyoderma gangrenosum-like lesion - Inui K, Hanafusa T, Namiki T, Ueno M, Igawa K, Yokozeki H.
A 50-year-old Japanese woman consulted the emergency department of our hospital for bleeding due to an intractable postoperative wound on the lower abdomen; the postoperative wound was owing to a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed 1 year previously for... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Early vs Delayed Laparoscopic CholecystectomyEarly vs Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Commentary on a study comparing early vs delayed laparoscopic surgery for the management of acute cholecystitis, published in the British Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Test your USMLE Step 2 readiness with this most missed question
If you’re gearing up to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 2, this series is for you. Each month, we’re giving you an exclusive scoop on the most missed USMLE Step 2 test prep questions and expert strategies to help you beat them. Check out this month’s most challenging question, and view an expert video explanation of the answer from Kaplan Medical.
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This month’s question that stumped most students:
A 22-year-old African immigrant presents to the hospital with acute abdom...
Source: AMA Wire - March 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Intuitive Surgical wins FDA nod for new da Vinci Xi single-site instruments
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) said today that the FDA cleared its new single-site instruments and accessories for the next-generation da Vinci Xi robot-assisted surgery device.
The tools allow surgeons to perform cholecystectomies, benign hysterectomies and salpingo-oophorectomies via a single incision in the umbilicus, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Intuitive said.
“The da Vinci Xi was designed to seamlessly integrate advanced and future technologies and we are extremely pleased to further expand our line of product offerings with the clearance of single-site instruments and accessories,” EVP Sal Brogna said in...
Source: Mass Device - March 16, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Robot-Assisted Surgery Intuitive Surgical Inc. Source Type: news
Wide Variation Seen in Medicare Inpatient Cholecystectomy OutcomesWide Variation Seen in Medicare Inpatient Cholecystectomy Outcomes
Outcomes of inpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Medicare patients vary widely among hospitals, and most adverse outcomes occur well after patients have been discharged, new findings show. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 22, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
ASK THE DOCTOR: Is my heart too weak to cope with surgery?
A patient has been advised to see a consultant about having a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) and is unsure whether to go ahead. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
