Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Johns Hopkins University - ICU physicians save hospitals money

Joint Implant Surgery Inc. - Cementless total hip arthroplasty feasible for elderly patients

Kaohsiung Medical University - Novel technique improves outcome of laryngeal microsurgery

Kobe University - Posterior cruciate-retaining and posterior stabilized TKA compared

Link Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. - Guilford expands marketing and distribution agreement for GLIADEL Wafer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Study reviews molecular targeting for malignant gliomas

Mapi Values, Ltd. - NICE guidance has limited effect on procedure performances

Medtronic, Inc. - NIM-Spine System released; designed to reduce spinal-surgery risk

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Segmental approach to liver resection reduces intraoperative blood loss

National Breast Cancer Center, Camperdown - Women with early breast cancer in Australia report needing more support

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Laparoscopic liver resection is safe and feasible

North Shore Hospital, Auckland - Perioperative beta blocker use is inconsistent in heart disease patients

ProRhythm, Inc. - Transurgical, Inc., changes company name to reflect core business

Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. - Encouraging post-market data reported on GliaSite treatment for brain tumors

Roswell Park Cancer Institute - Benign liver tumors are found more frequently with abdominal imaging

Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center - Anterolateral mini-incision total hip replacement reviewed

SkyePharma PLC - FDA approves DepoDur for treatment of pain following major surgery

St. Francis Hospital, Mooresville - Variables affecting post-TKA range of motion identified

Tobacco Use - Surgeon general expands list of diseases linked to smoking

Ullevaal University Hospital - Ultralok uncemented femoral prostheses effective for young patients

University of Alabama, Birmingham - Higher mortality among African Americans not likely due to healthcare access

University of California, Davis - Extended surgical resection improves prognosis of cholangiocarcinoma

University of California, Davis - New scintigraphy test could aid preoperative assessment of liver function

University of California, Davis - Tumor-ablative approaches can be used for colorectal liver metastases

University of Giessen - Anterior cervical plate system effective for cervical stabilization

University of Minnesota - Donor obesity does not affect outcome after cadaver pancreas transplant

University of Missouri, Columbia - Clinical trial of black cohosh safety, effects seeks menopausal women

University of Naples Federico II - Pituitary tumors with D-2 receptor activity respond to cabergoline therapy

University of Paris - New methods improve hepatic colorectal metastases resectability

University of Pretoria - Fibrin glue can effectively treat gastrocolonic fistula

University of South Florida - Full moon exerts no pull on frequency of epileptic seizures

University of Tokyo - Portal vein embolization can increase the safety of hepatic resection

Veterans Army Hospital, Athens - Painless suction drain removal technique developed

Vrije University - Status of margins in mouth squamous cell cancer and recurrence examined

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - Physician finds promise in study of novel injectable antibiotic