Surgical Techniques
New Guidelines for Managing Anaphylactic Reactions During Surgery
Anesthetists in the UK and Ireland have been issued with new guidelines on how to prevent and handle emergencies involving the small, but growing, number of people who have a severe and potentially fatal allergic reaction during anesthesia. More...26 Aug 2009
Limb-Sparing Surgery May Not Provide Better Quality of Life Than Amputation
Limb-sparing surgery, which has steadily been replacing amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the lower limb, may not provide much or even any additional benefit to patients, according to a new study. More...26 Aug 2009
Cement Use in Vertebroplasty May Be Superfluous
A new study has found that relief of pain from vertebral compression fractures, as well as improvement in pain-related dysfunction, were similar in patients treated with vertebroplasty and those treated with simulated vertebroplasty. More...25 Aug 2009
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