Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Pathcare Consulting Pathologists, Geelong - Multidrug-resistant A. baumannii outbreak confined to ICU and surgical ward

PeriOptimum - Information technology for surgical throughput selected by St. Clair Hospital

Radiometer America Inc. - Ventilation and oxygenation status monitor launched

Rapid Recovery Health Services Inc. - Tendonapothies treatment company appoints advisory board

Regent Medical Ltd - Survey of perioperative RNs shows double gloving occurs 42% as much as it should

Society of Interventional Radiology - Lung cancer trial shows heat directly kills tumors in 93% of cases

Society of Interventional Radiology - New nonsurgical techniques effective in deep vein thrombosis treatment

Society of Interventional Radiology - New radiology technique allows longer lasting option of access for dialysis

Society of Interventional Radiology - Study shows peripheral arterial disease should be treated nonsurgically

STAAR Surgical Company - Ophthalmic product company enters agreement to sell 4M+ common stock shares

Stanford University - Technology helps doctors shed new light on heart surgery

State University of New York, Buffalo - Training standards in endovascular neurosurgery reviewed

Staten Island University Hospital - Pressure dressing and antibiotics for diabetic foot treatment reviewed

SUNY Upstate Medical University - New findings in the area of knee replacement detailed

Tel Aviv University - Genetic changes in primary and secondary tumor sites compared

Tetrad Corp - Gore enhances capabilities for medical ultrasound market with acquisition

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children - Surgical release linked to heightened risk of gait abnormalities

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Endovascular treatment of cerebral AVMs reviewed

Trousseau Hospital, Tours - Platelet count can predict development of heparin-dependent antibodies

Univ. of California, San Francisco - New treatment "roadmap" improves odds for unusual brain aneurysm

University at Buffalo - Engineering approach to blood flow aims to improve stroke treatment

University of Birmingham, U.K. - Can hospital data detect poor performing doctors?

University of California, Los Angeles - Deep brain stimulation feasible during intraoperative MRI

University of Chicago - Pioglitazone treatment does not attenuate symptoms

University of Colorado, Denver - Study examined risk factors associated with the occurrence of choreoathetosis

University of Florence - Reports advance knowledge in pancreatic cancer research

University of Illinois - Medical center performs first robotic complex liver surgery

University of Kentucky - Coronary revascularization procedures in diabetic patients compared

University of Michigan - Mitral valve ring fixes two problems at once

University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor - Bovine collagen constructs used to reconstruct full-thickness scalp defects

University of Pennsylvania - African American women less likely to undergo genetic testing than white women

University of Regensburg - Researchers' findings advance cancer therapy research

University of Saint-Etienne - Effects of cryo- and chemotherapy characterized in xenografted mice

University of Vienna - NOGA endocardial mapping offers guidance for myocardial revascularization

University of Western Ontario - Laser lead extraction has a mild learning curve

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - Providence Medical Center treats patients with image-guided radiosurgery

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. - Company gets FDA approval for its thoracic endoprosthesis

Wakayama Medical University - Autologous blood predonation with erythropoietin avoids homologous transfusion

Wake Forest University - Tissue engineering experts discuss orthopedics applications

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Synthetic hormone injectable suspension therapy for prostate cancer available

Werner-Wicker-Klin., Bad Wildungen-Reinhardshausen - Surgery suitable for lower extremity fractures in chronic SCI patients