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GlobalCastMD
OnSurg is proud to be collaborating with online innovators GlobalCastMD. They offer online, interactive webcasts to medical professionals at a fraction of the cost of attending an in-person seminar. These events connect physicians with the experts in their fields and can … Continue reading
Flying a Kite for Liver Resection
A simple tip for surgeons and assistants for liver resections From Professor Steve Wigmore, original post date 11/05/12 One of my colleagues reminded me that I had described the traction required on the liver during parenchymal transection as “like flying a … Continue reading
Filling the Surgery Gap in Africa
From The New York Times Opinion Pages, August 8, 2012: “Task shifting is becoming an increasingly popular method to address the human resource gap in African health care. Three weeks ago, a Fixes co-author, Tina Rosenberg, discussed task shifting in … Continue reading
Ruptured AAA: Open Surgery Has Same Survival Odds as EVAR
From ACS Surgery News, September 5th, 2012: Endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms confers no acute or late mortality benefit over open surgery, according to the results of a retrospective study using propensity-score matching by researchers at the University … Continue reading
How Common Are Post-Op Complications?
From Fierce Healthcare, August 29th, 2012: About one in 10 general surgery patients return to the hospital, mostly due to postoperative complications, according to a study published in the September Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Read the Fierce … Continue reading
An Anesthesiologist Sees Surgery from the Other Side
By ANESTHESIOBOIST T., MD on KevinMD, September 6th, 2012: My son had been having episodes of belly pain right around his belly button for several weeks. I watched and waited. Between these bouts of mild abdominal pain he was completely fine – healthy … Continue reading
Obesity Surgery Can Prevent Diabetes, But Is It a Practical Solution?
A Study in The New England Journal of Medicine Reveals that Stomach Surgery Prevents Diabetes Better Than Usual Treatment for Losing Weight The Associated Press, through NPR, reports on August 22, 2012: Doctors are reporting a new benefit from weight-loss … Continue reading
A Surgeon’s Dedication: To the OR by Bicycle
Being a surgeon requires dedication and creative problem solving, in and outside of the operating room. Yahoo News reports on August 24th, 2012: Dr. Catherine Baucom was stuck in traffic while making her way to the BRASS Surgery Center in … Continue reading
History of Surgery: Audio Interview on NPR
NPR’s Talk of the Nation ran a feature on The Art and Practice of Surgery Monday, August 27th. The show featured surgeons Dr Atul Gawande and Dr Sherwin Nuland – both of whom also write about the history of surgery. … Continue reading
A Celebration of Women in Surgery
Call for Submissions Dr Preeti R John, critical care surgeon and assistant professor of surgery at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, is coordinating submissions for a book on unique perspectives, contributions, and struggles of women who have trained in surgery. … Continue reading
