In modern medicine, surgery is so commonplace that we sometimes fail to consider just how incredible of an achievement it is. Much like space flight, it is one of those things that boggle the mind when one stops to consider what exactly is happening, yet happens with such frequency that we rarely bat an eye when it happens without issue.
However, for the patient on the operating ...
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The FDA is now requiring 11 anesthetic and sedation drugs to carry additional warnings on their labels because their extended use in young children might lead to brain damage. The warnings will apply to children aged three years and younger, as well as pregnant women in their third trimester.
Concern has slowly grown over using anesthetics during critical periods of brain development. Repeated use, as well as single sessions lasting longer ...
continue reading...50/50 may seem like pretty good odds. If there was a 50% chance of sunshine, you might still keep those outdoor plans on a Saturday. An investment with a 50% chance of a big payoff is a chance you might be willing to take.
The view becomes a little less optimistic, however, when a study suggests that 1 in every 2 surgeries occurs with some sort of ...
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An Illinois doctor is being disciplined by The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation nearly a decade after removing the wrong organ during surgery. CentralIllinoisProud.com reports that the independent surgeon of the Associated Surgical Group will pay a $2,500 fine for his mistake.
In December 2005, a woman underwent surgery to have a portion of her spleen extracted, but instead, the doctor removed the woman’s left kidney. In his postoperative ...
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