Mittelschmerz
Знайшов в англомовній статті про апендицит термін Mittelschmerz. Стало цікаво, спитав у Ґуґл. Так от, Mittelschmerz – lower abdominal and pelvic pain that occurs roughly midway through a woman’s menstrual cycle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page).
Modified partial circumcision for phimosis: techniques and surgical outcomes/ Модифіковане часткове обрізання при фімозі: техніка та хірургічні результати
Знайшов “свіжу” статтю з Італії. Виявляється я вже давно оперую майже таким же методом…
Уряд затвердив порядок надання згоди на донорство
Ця новина звучить як виправдання… Близько 200 трансплантацій в Україні протягом року – сором для галузі! Кабінет Міністрів України також передбачив механізм проведення трансплантацій до початку роботи ЄДІСТ та роботи Уповноваженого органу з питань трансплантації. Уже у наступному році кожен повнолітній українець зможе письмово затвердити своє бажання чи небажання стати донором або призначити уповноважену особу, […]
Intuitive Surgical: By the Numbers
In recent years, Intuitive Surgical has been at the center of controversy with claims they hid more than 700 injury claims, numerous patient lawsuits and new robotic technology vying for FDA approval from every major medical device company in an effort to unseat them as the leader in robotic surgery. This hasn’t deterred Intuitive though. Surgeons are still flocking to the da Vinci and helping the company grow. In […]
The da Vinci surgical robot: A medical breakthrough with risks for patients
Laurie Featherstone says she was about to have a hysterectomy in March 2015 when her doctor asked a question she was not expecting. Did she want to have the surgeon use a robot for the procedure? “[The doctor] said if she were me, she’d elect to have the robot,” recalled Featherstone, a hairstylist from this […]
New robotic surgery system arriving in 2019
https://youtu.be/RcOobyxI9HQ A next-generation surgical robotic system has been developed in Cambridge, UK. It will be used on NHS patients for the first time next year. The Versius robot seen here was designed and built by CMR Surgical, formed in 2014, whose five founders brought with them global experience across the diverse disciplines of surgery, medical […]
Antibiotic overuse is high for common urology procedures
Antibiotic overuse is high for common urology procedures Almost 60 percent of patients were prescribed antibiotics in a way that did not follow AUA guidelines Date: December 21, 2018 Source: University of Iowa Health Care Summary: A new study suggests that antibiotics are being overused in up to 60 percent of patients undergoing common urological […]