FDA Clears TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation FDA Clears TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation
The approval follows an FDA advisory committee vote in favor of Abbott ' s TriClip Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair system for repair of severe tricuspid regurgitation.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
GLP-1 Users May Have Increased Endoscopy-Related Aspiration Pneumonia Risk
(MedPage Today) -- People on GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs) had a significantly higher risk of aspiration pneumonia after undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy, researchers reported.
Compared with 0.63% of non-users, 0.83% patients on a GLP-1 receptor... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - April 1, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Culprit Lesion PCI Before Diagnostic Angiography for Faster STEMI Reperfusion
(MedPage Today) -- Operators safely shaved a few minutes off heart attack reperfusion times by taking patients straight to culprit lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when they arrived at the catheterization lab, according to a small... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 29, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Industry Payments to Physicians Topped $12 Billion Over Nearly a Decade
(MedPage Today) -- More than $12 billion in payments were made from industry to physicians from 2013 to 2022, an analysis of payment data showed.
Over this time period, 85,087,744 payments with a total value of $12.13 billion were made by industry... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 28, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Siemens Healthineers' Ciartic Move gets FDA clearance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Siemens Healthineers' Ciartic Move, a mobile C-arm with self-driving capabilities.
The company said the system standardizes 2D fluoroscopic and 3D cone-beam CT imaging for surgeons and operating room teams in hospitals and outpatient facilities. Ciartic Move is designed to address the needs of orthopedic, trauma, and spine surgery. It can be used in thoracic, vascular, cardiovascular, and general surgery, as well as urology and interventional pulmonology.Ciartic Move. Image courtesy of Siemens Healthineers.
The system is fully motorized from the C-arm down to its wh...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Performed in Living Recipient
(MedPage Today) -- A 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) received the world's first successful transplant of a genetically edited pig kidney, doctors in Boston announced.
The 4-hour surgery took place on March 16 at the Mass General... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 21, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Another Miami Surgeon Faces Brazilian Butt Lift Complaints
(MedPage Today) -- A Miami surgeon has racked up three public complaints related to his reported mishandling of aesthetic procedures, including gluteal fat grafting -- also known as a Brazilian butt lift or BBL.
According to the most recent... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 20, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Decision Aid Improved Understanding of Tubal Sterilization
(MedPage Today) -- Use of a decision aid tool helped pregnant Medicaid patients interested in tubal sterilization achieve a higher level of understanding and less decisional conflict about the procedure compared with usual care, a multisite randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 19, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
The Most Extensive Study Yet of'Havana Syndrome' Turns Up … Nada? The Most Extensive Study Yet of'Havana Syndrome' Turns Up … Nada?
The people with this mysterious group of symptoms are suffering, but from what? Two new studies try to find the answer.Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Diabetes: What's the Link? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Diabetes: What's the Link?
Patients who underwent surgery for CTS had a higher risk for subsequent diabetes, found a large Danish study that suggests an opportunity for early intervention.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Use of Video Laryngoscopy Reduced Endotracheal Intubation Attempts
(MedPage Today) -- Use of hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduced the number of attempts needed to achieve endotracheal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy among adults undergoing elective or emergent surgical procedures, a cluster randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 19, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Mysterious Acute-Onset Neck Mass in a Young Man
(MedPage Today) -- Among many diagnostic options for a rare condition, be aware of potential pitfalls (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 18, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Physician Who Worked With Disciplined TikTok Doc Surrenders License
(MedPage Today) -- Ohio physician Carlos Domingo, MD, who worked with a previously disciplined colleague known as "Dr. Roxy" on TikTok, will no longer practice in the state.
Domingo, of Gahanna, a suburb of Columbus, voluntarily surrendered his... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 14, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Returns From Tommy John Surgery Are Common, but Recovery Can Bring Grief, Isolation
(MedPage Today) -- OAKLAND, Calif. -- One August morning in 2022 while all alone at the Oakland Coliseum, Daulton Jefferies plopped down in the grass and wept.
The pitcher cried for a good 45 minutes. Six years after becoming a first-round draft... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 13, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Study Sounds Alert About GLP-1 RA Use and Aspiration Risk Study Sounds Alert About GLP-1 RA Use and Aspiration Risk
Patients on a weekly GLP-1 RA had a higher prevalence of increased residual gastric content before surgery, a major risk factor for aspiration under anesthesia, a small study found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
