Single-port laparoscopic appendectomy performed at Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Surgeons at Valley Presbyterian Hospital (VPH) recently performed the hospital's first-ever single-port laparoscopic appendectomy, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for removing an infected...
View ArticleEarly appendectomy can reduce length of stay, medical interventions and...
Pediatric surgeons can lower health care costs if they remove a young patient's perforated appendix sooner rather than later, according to new study results published in the April issue of the Journal...
View ArticleHealth care not structured in the interest of the patient
You're enjoying a quiet weekend at home when suddenly you double over in pain. You need emergency appendectomy surgery. How much should it cost? And how much price shopping are you able to do?
View ArticleResearch roundup: Practice guidelines may not stop defensive medicine;...
The Value of Clinical Practice Guidelines As Malpractice "Safe Harbors" -- Overspending on health care has frequently been attributed to doctors practicing defensive medicine -- ordering extra tests,...
View ArticleRemoving ruptured appendix sooner lowers hospital costs, charges
Removing a child's ruptured appendix sooner rather than later significantly lowers hospital costs and charges, according to a recently published study.
View ArticleScoring system identifies appendicitis in pediatric acute abdomen pain
Using a pediatric appendicitis score may help to identify true cases of appendicitis among children who present to emergency departments with acute abdominal pain, researchers report.
View ArticleObese patients with appendix less likely to have complications after...
Obese patients who need to have their appendixes removed fare better after a minimally invasive surgical procedure rather than an open operation, according to a new study published in the July issue of...
View ArticleLaparoscopic appendectomy preferable for obese patients
Obese patients with appendicitis have fewer postoperative complications, a shorter stay in hospital, and shorter operative times when treated with laparoscopic appendectomy rather than open...
View ArticleNHS hospitals have scope to make efficiency savings by adopting best practice
NHS hospitals have substantial scope to improve their efficiency by adopting best practice, according to research published today by Professor Andrew Street and colleagues at the Centre for Health...
View ArticleAlzheimer's pathology might be increased in patients after surgery and...
A syndrome called "post-operative cognitive decline" has been coined to refer to the commonly reported loss of cognitive abilities, usually in older adults, in the days to weeks after surgery. In fact,...
View ArticleNo benefit from irrigation during appendectomy
Irrigating the peritoneal cavity during appendectomy for perforated appendicitis offers no advantage over suction alone, with similar rates of postoperative abscess in children treated using both...
View ArticleStudy addresses cost of patient care in acute care surgical settings
An acute care surgery model led to improvement in the quality of surgical patient care and reduced the cost of emergency surgical care at Loma Linda University Medical Center, report researchers who...
View ArticleUse of CT scans for children suspected of having appendicitis varies among...
Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, a new study by Washington University School of...
View ArticleHospital type plays a role in racial disparities and appendicitis outcomes in...
When researchers from UCLA Medical Center investigated the link between racial disparities and appendicitis outcomes in children, they found that the type of hospital in which black, Hispanic and other...
View ArticleSurprises found in postoperative pain rankings
Patients report “unexpectedly high” levels of pain after some relatively minor surgical procedures, including some laparoscopic procedures, say researchers.
View ArticleData on experience-related outcomes in children's surgery vary: Report
A review of the available medical literature suggests that data on experience-related outcomes in children's surgery are limited and vary widely in methodologic quality, according to a report published...
View ArticleResearchers develop new guidelines to govern amount of blood ordered for...
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed new guidelines - the first in more than 35 years - to govern the amount of blood ordered for surgical patients.
View ArticleEvergreenHealth named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals in three specialty...
EvergreenHealth today announced it has earned several distinctions for 2014 across many of the health care system's specialties from Healthgrades, the nation's leading independent provider of...
View ArticleStudy: Patients more likely to die in hospitals when cared for by nurses with...
Patients are more likely to die after common surgical procedures when they are cared for in hospitals with heavier nurse workloads and fewer nurses with bachelor's degrees, concludes the largest...
View ArticleAntibiotics present a safe option for treating children with uncomplicated...
Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated acute appendicitis is a reasonable alternative to surgery that leads to less pain and fewer missed school days, according to a pilot study.
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