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Antiseptic Cloths Associated With Reduced Rate of Treatment-Resistant Bacteria in the Trauma Center
March 15, 2010 — Bathing trauma patients daily using cloths containing the antiseptic chlorhexidine may be associated with a decreased rate of colonization and infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ... > full story -
Insurance Status of Gunshot Trauma Patients Affects Mortality Outcomes
March 15, 2010 — New research findings indicate that despite similar injury severity, uninsured patients were significantly more likely to die after hospital admission for gunshot injury than were insured patients. ... > full story -
Osteoporosis Drug Improves Healing After Rotator Cuff Surgery
March 10, 2010 — Tears in the shoulder's rotator cuff, a common sports injury, are painful and restricting. New research shows an approved therapy for osteoporosis, Forteo, may speed healing and improve patient ... > full story -
Safety Data Favor Norepinephrine Over Dopamine for Shock
March 3, 2010 — Physicians treating patients with shock should consider norepinephrine instead of dopamine as a tool for stabilizing blood pressure, according to a new ... > full story -
Sepsis and Pneumonia Caused by Hospital-Acquired Infections Kill 48,000 Patients, Cost $8.1 Billion to Treat
February 22, 2010 — Two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in 2006 alone, according to a new study. This is the largest ... > full story -
Robot-Assisted Option Offers Advantages for Kidney Surgery, Comparison Shows
February 21, 2010 — A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that robot-assisted surgery was faster and resulted ... > full story -
Bacteria Toxic to Wound-Treating Maggots
February 4, 2010 — Bacteria that infect chronic wounds can be deadly to maggot "bio-surgeons" used to treat the lesions, show researchers. The findings could lead to more effective treatment of wounds and the ... > full story -
Sutures Cause Fewer Complications Than Staples With Cesarean Deliveries
February 4, 2010 — Researchers have reported that there were fewer complications for women, after having a cesarean delivery, if sutures were used instead of staples to close the ... > full story -
Community Hospitals Offer a Safe Surgical Option for Some Cancer Surgeries
February 2, 2010 — Low-risk patients who require certain cancer surgeries can have the procedures performed with low operative mortality rates at community hospitals, according to a new study. But patients who are ... > full story -
Chronic Morphine Use Delays Wound Healing
January 22, 2010 — Researchers have found that chronic morphine use delays wound healing in the presence on an ... > full story
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