Even mild hypothermia in surgical patients increases blood loss and transfusion requirements, according to a report in the January issue of Anesthesiology. Reuters Health Information
Previous cesarean delivery markedly increases the risk of peripartum hysterectomy, an operation typically performed for life-threatening obstetric hemorrhage, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Catheter-directed intervention can be life-saving for patients with massive pulmonary embolism (PE) who fail to respond to or cannot receive systemic thrombolysis, according to a report in the August issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
The updated guidelines add intensity-modulated radiotherapy, which is particularly effective for delivering high doses, to the existing option of using 3D conformal radiotherapy. Medscape Medical News
The use of transurethral alprostadil via the Medicated Urethral System for Erection (MUSE, Vivus, Inc.) early after nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy is associated with an earlier return of erectile function and sexual activity, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Although African Americans have worse postoperative outcomes than non-Hispanic whites do, race per se is not a factor, according to a report in the October Annals of Surgery. Reuters Health Information
