When it comes to frail patients, there's no such thing as low-risk surgery. A Vanderbilt University Medical Center-led study has determined that even a laparoscopic gallbladder removal can prove to be a high-risk and even fatal procedure for frail patients. "It's been established that frailty is a strong predictor of complications and death related to surgery, but what we learned in this study is that frail patients have alarmingly high rates of postoperative death, no matter how minor the surgical procedure," lead author Myrick "Ricky" Shinall Jr., MD, said in a media release. Continue reading →

Plastic surgeon. Its almost an anachronistic term now, conjuring up old Park Avenue face-lifts the kind resulting in features pulled back beyond the point of recognition and the inability to shut ones eyes. Continue reading →

Four-month-old baby Mustaffa from Iraq, who weighs 4 kg, is the youngest to have undergone a cardiac surgery at Apollo Hospital in Navi Mumbai. Continue reading →

ANI | Updated: Nov 15, 2019 18:57 IST Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India] Nov 15(ANI/BusinessWire India): Ramesh Hospitals Vijayawada, a group hospital of Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare service networks in the GCC and the third largest healthcare company in India, achieved a milestone by setting a Guinness World Record for holding the 'largest gathering of cardiac surgery patients at one place'.A record number of 1020 patients who have successfully undergone heart surgery at Ramesh Hospitals had gathered at 24 K Golden Events Convention Hall in Vijayawada to attempt the record. For this attempt, cardiac surgery refers to open heart surgery, heart bypass, valve surgery and congenital heart surgery.Ramesh Hospitals Vijayawada attempted this record with the objective to create awareness and give hope to people with heart ailments, the record was monitored by Rishi Nath, the official Guinness World Records adjudicator. Continue reading →

The Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act would move last years deadline up five years, allowing APPs to supervise rehabilitation starting in 2019. These important services help reduce heart disease-related mortality and readmissions following a cardiac event, like a heart attack, heart surgery or a hospital admission for heart failure, the ACC wrote in a statement Nov. 13 Continue reading →

DavidSczepanski was grateful he was able to be transferred to Midlandto be where his caregivers live.(Photo provided) DavidSczepanski was grateful he was able to be transferred to Midlandto be where his caregivers live.(Photo provided) DavidSczepanski was grateful he was able to be transferred to Midlandto be where his caregivers live.(Photo provided) DavidSczepanski was grateful he was able to be transferred to Midlandto be where his caregivers live.(Photo provided) Midland man has much to be thankful for David Sczepanski and his entire family have a ton to be thankful for as Thanksgiving rolls around. In August, he narrowly missed celebrating Thanksgiving ever again. Continue reading →