Adding PAND to Radical Gastrectomy Does Not Improve Survival in Gastric Cancer
Radical gastrectomy with extended (D2) removal of regional lymph nodes is the standard treatment for patients with potentially curable gastric cancer in Japan. However, adding para-aortic nodal dissection (PAND) to standard gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy did not improve survival, report Japanese researchers in the July 31 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Patients […]
Postoperative Complication Rate May Be Higher in Patients With Mental Illness
Patients with schizophrenia or depression may be more prone to postoperative complications than patients without mental illness, according to a review of the literature — such as it is. “The knowledge base on clinical outcomes of surgery for patients with comorbid serious mental illness is extremely small, although we know the mentally ill carry a […]
President Bush Signs H.R. 5501
President Bush Signs H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 MRS. BUSH: Welcome, everyone, to the White House. Thank you all very much for coming for this signing of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership […]
Basic Perioperative Tee and Vascular Access Workshop
Program Objectives This is an introductory course on Intraoperative Echocardiography. At the end of the course the participant should be able to understand: The basic physics of ultrasound; The technical operation of the echocardiography machine; The components of a complete transesophageal examination and the corresponding anatomical views; The pathophysiology of valvular heart disease and its […]
Testosterone May Play Role in SIDS
Infants with elevated testosterone levels may face a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a new study suggests. Researchers found infants who died from SIDS have 50%-120% higher testosterone levels in their blood than infants who died from other causes. Previous studies have suggested that higher than normal levels of the male sex […]
Sleeping With a Pacifier Lowers SIDS Risk
Babies should be put to sleep on their backs and offered a pacifier, and they should not sleep overnight in the same bed with their parents, according to surprising new guidelines designed to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The American Academy of Pediatrics defines SIDS as the sudden death of a baby under 1 […]
SIDS Cases Rise During Winter
Don’t cover babies with extra blankets or clothes during winter because of the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). That advice comes from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).The number of infants who die of SIDS rises during the winter, notes […]
Longer SIDS Risk for Premature Babies
Premature babies may be at risk for SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) longer than full-term babies, a new study shows. SIDS is the sudden, unexpected death of a baby less than 1 year old with no explanation from a thorough investigation. The new study, published in the Annals of Epidemiology, shows: Premature babies died of […]
SIDS Linked With Loss of Hypoxic Sensitivity in Chromaffin Cells
The association between maternal smoking, or exposure to smoke, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) appears to be the result of nicotine exposure, which impairs chromaffin cells’ ability to detect and respond to oxygen deprivation, the results of an animal study suggest. Specifically, nicotine exposure impairs the ability of adrenal chromaffin cells to release catecholamine […]
Mental Illness in Parents Tied to Increased Risk of SIDS
The risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is elevated in families where parents have been hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric illness or substance-abuse disorders, according to a national cohort study.Dr. Roger T. Webb, at the University of Manchester in England, and associates obtained data regarding singleton births, infant mortality, and adult psychiatric hospitalizations from […]