Sean Connery Kidney Surgery Although none of the editors of Insidesurgery.com are participating in the care of Sean Connery, we have read with … [Read more...]
March 12, 2006
North Dakota Patients Can't Sue Railroads for Injuries In a recent train derailment in North Dakota, several hundred people were injured by the … [Read more...]
March 8, 2006
Feeding Surgical Patients in the ICU - Part 2 One of the measurements that is often used in calculating a patient's nutritional needs is body weight. … [Read more...]
March 7, 2006
Feeding Surgical Patients in the ICU - Part 1 Surgical patients who are in the intensive care unit experience a cascade of metabolic changes. This … [Read more...]
March 6, 2006
Acinetobacter It is probably safe to say that people outside of medicine have never heard of this bacteria. But anybody who is going into the … [Read more...]
March 5, 2006
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis This condition is characterized by loss of the outer layer of the skin called the epidermis and can be life-threatening. … [Read more...]
March 4, 2006
Cholangitis This is one of the most dreaded, non-cancer diagnoses in surgery. Cholangitis means inflammation and infection of the common bile duct. … [Read more...]
Cat’s Claw
Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) is an interesting plant substance increasingly coming to the attention of Western physicians for its anti-inflammatory … [Read more...]
March 3, 2006
Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction This occurs when a unit of blood mismatched for the ABO or Rh factors is given to a patient. The ABO factor determines … [Read more...]
March 2, 2006
Fungal Infections in the Intensive Care Unit There is a growing awareness among surgeons and critical care physicians of the role that fungal … [Read more...]
Why Don’t People Put Their Kids in Seatbelts?
I am always shocked and dismayed when I see a child in a car who is not secured. I just can not understand why people do not buckle up their … [Read more...]
March 1, 2006
ACLS Protocols The American Heart Association published new advanced cardiac life support or ACLS guidelines in 2001. These guidelines were a … [Read more...]
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