Single-Staged Repairs of Contaminated Abdominal Wall DefectsSingle-Staged Repairs of Contaminated Abdominal Wall Defects
How durable are biologic grafts when utilized during the single-staged repair of contaminated and infected abdominal wall hernia repairs? Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Ventral hernia repair incurs overall financial losses
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Ventral hernia repair incurs overall financial losses (Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories)
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - June 20, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Prostate cancer treatment tied to hernia risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate removal or radiation therapy to treat cancer is tied to two- to four-fold higher than usual risk of later having a hernia repaired, according to a new study. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Prostate Cancer Treatment Tied to Hernia Risk
Prostate removal or radiation therapy to treat cancer is tied to two- to four-fold higher than usual risk of later having a hernia repaired, according to a new study.Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Hernia, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prostate Cancer Treatment Tied to Hernia RiskProstate Cancer Treatment Tied to Hernia Risk
Prostate removal or radiotherapy is tied to two- to four-fold increased risk of later femoral or inguinal hernia repair, according to a new study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Laparoscopic VHR: Lower Cost of Care and Shorter Hospital Stay
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – A study led by Justin Lee, MD, of Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, examined the outcomes of laparoscopic compared with open ventral hernia repair (VHR) in obese patients. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - June 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Less Invasive Hernia Repair Safer for Obese (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias cuts complications and hospital stay for obese patients, a national study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 12, 2013 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Safe in Obese PatientsLaparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Safe in Obese Patients
The use of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in obese patients may be safe and linked to a shorter hospital stay and lower cost of care compared with open surgery. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
RTI Biologics(R) Launches Fortiva(TM) Porcine Dermis, First Human Implantation Complete
Implant Rounds Out Comprehensive Line of Biologic Solutions for Hernia Repair
ALACHUA, Fla.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI) (RTIX), a leading provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, is pleased to announce th... Devices, Surgery, Product LaunchRTI Biologics, Fortiva , porcine dermis, hernia repair, Tutopatch, Tutomesh (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 6, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New Research Finds Hernia Surgery Offers Value For Money
New research suggesting that elective hernia surgery offers value-for-money and improved quality of life for patients has been published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The new analysis is based on patients' own assessments of their health-related quality of life together with costs reported by hospitals. The research also indicates that keyhole surgery may offer more health benefit and value for money than open surgery for hernia operations. Recently it has been suggested that the NHS could save money by reducing access to hernia repair surgery... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
End of week surgery 'has higher death risk'
Conclusion
This study suggests there is a higher death rate among patients undergoing planned surgery, both before and during weekends. As the authors say, the reason for this is unknown but it could be due to reduced staffing levels or other resources.
The study’s key strengths were its use of a large national database and its inclusion of all deaths within 30 days of an elective procedure, eliminating the potential bias of only counting deaths that occurred in hospital.
However, it is possible that other factors, called confounders might have affected the results of this study, although the researchers adjusted their r...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Repair of Secondary Parahiatal HerniaLaparoscopic Repair of Secondary Parahiatal Hernia
The authors describe an extremely rare case of parahiatal hernia that developed after treatment of a malignant mesothelioma and was successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery. Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Repair Best Choice for Midline Incisional HerniasLaparoscopic Repair Best Choice for Midline Incisional Hernias
Midline incisional hernias were best fixed laparoscopically instead of by open repair in a randomized Swedish trial. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Study Examines Laparoscopic Effectiveness In Incisional Hernia Repair
JAMA Surgery Study Highlights A randomized controlled clinical trial by Hasan H. Eker, M.D., of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues examined laparoscopic versus open ventral incisional hernia repair with regard to postoperative pain and nausea, operative results, perioperative and postoperative complications, hospital admission and recurrence rate. The clinical trial included 206 patients from 10 hospitals who were divided equally to laparoscopic or open hernia repair between May 1999 and December 2006, with an average follow up period of 35 months... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair as Effective as Open Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair as Effective as Open
Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair had similar recurrence rates as open repair in a multicenter randomized controlled trial, but perioperative complications were higher in the laparoscopic group. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
