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Kaiser Permanente surgeon Dr. Bruce Barker was sentenced to six months in federal prison for lying to a jury in a trial of an associate convicted of a gun charge.

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Researchers at the Imperial College in London are developing a way for surgeons to control the Da Vinci robot with their eyes and for the operator to "see through" tissues.

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States Hire "Unsales Reps" To Lower Drug Costs

Pennsylvania is one of a growing number of states that have hired medical professionals to pay calls on physicians to highlight the lower costs of some generic drugs.


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Lech Walesa Receives Heart Pacemaker

Polish Nobel laureate Lech Walesa had a coronary stent and biventricular pacemaker placed at Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston, Texas. The pacemaker procedure was led by Dr. Miguel Valderrabano.


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Justice Department Joins Whistleblower Surgeon In Suit Against South Carolina Hospital

The Justice Department has taken over as lead plaintiff in a suit alleging Medicare fraud against Tuomey Regional Hospital in South Carolina. The suit was initiated by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Drakeford.


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Primary Peritonitis

Peritonitis is defined as the presence of microorganisms in the normally sterile peritoneal sac. It is classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary.

In primary peritonitis, there is no identifiable source of infection. It is associated with peritoneal diaylysis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ascites, and cirrhosis.

It is often monomicrobial with the most common pathogen being Escherichia coli. Other common Gram-negative species identified include Klebsiella. Gram-positive species isolated include Streptococcus and Enterococcus.

These are considered serious infections and mortality can reach 50% in cases with cirrhosis.


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Surgical coronay artery revascularization (aka CABG or ACB) is a commonly performed procedure in the United States. The development of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons database has provided a detailed analysis of the morbidity and mortality associated with this procedure and the risk stratification models. The STS database for 1997-2000 calculates the incidence of 30 day mortality at 2.61%.

To decrease some of the complications listed below, many CABG procedures are now done "off pump" or without stopping the heart and cross-clamping the aorta.

Complications

Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation - The incidence of patients requiring mechanical ventilation for longer than 48 hours is 5.79%.


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Patients Want Email Access To Their Surgeons

Dr. Peter Stalberg and colleagues have published a study in the Archives of Surgery showing that patient-surgeon email may improve communication.


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Top Transplant Surgeons Accused Of Helping In Stolen Organs Ring

Transplant surgeons at the highest level of the profession are thought to be implicated in the organs for sale trade claims Nancy Scheper-Huges. She is the head of Organs Watch, a group at the University of California, Berkeley that monitors the world-wide illegal organs trade.


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Patient Receives Jawbone Grown From His Stemcells

A 65 year old man in Finland has been implanted with a new upper jaw that was made from stem cells and grown in his abdomen. The work was led by Riitta Suuronen of the Regea Institute of Regenerative Medicine.


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