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Adult Surgery

 Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason. An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical procedure, operation, or simply surgery.

 

  • Clinical Procedures
  • General Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Transplantation
  • Trauma
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgery
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1 Reconstructive Surgery Aids Swallowing After Tongue Cancer Resection David Douglas 101
2 Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Reverses Metabolic Syndrome Ramaz Mitaishvili 79
3 Facial Transplantation Shows Promise for Severe Disfigurement Ramaz Mitaishvili 938
4 Video Games Enhance Skills of Laparoscopic Surgeons Karla Gale 92
5 Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing May Be Safe, Effective for Facial Rhytids Laurie Barclay, MD 75
6 GORE-TEX Implants Seen as Safe Alternative to Graft for Rhinoplasty Ramaz Mitaishvili 87
7 Three-Tiered Approach Optimizes Rhinoplasty Results Among African Americans Ramaz Mitaishvili 72
8 New Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Problems After Joint Surgery Identified Ramaz Mitaishvili 87
9 Chewing Gum May Enhance Recovery After Colon Surgery Zosia Chustecka 82
10 More Women Needed, Says American Association of Neurological Surgeons Report Allison Gandey 61
11 Attrition Rate Higher Among Older Surgery Residents Ramaz Mitaishvili 86
12 Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery May Allow Incisionless Operations Laurie Barclay, MD 258
13 Increasing Global Surgery Volume Mandates Improved Safety, Availability Laurie Barclay, MD 91
14 Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Benefit From Knee Replacement Surgery Ramaz Mitaishvili 165
15 Adding PAND to Radical Gastrectomy Does Not Improve Survival in Gastric Cancer Roxanne Nelson 90
16 Postoperative Complication Rate May Be Higher in Patients With Mental Illness Michelle Rizzo 204
17 Controversies of Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer in Elderly Patients: Commentary from F1000 Riccardo Audisio; Filippo La Torre 132
18 Overall Outcomes Better With Laparoscopic Than Open Gastric Bypass Ramaz Mitaishvili 302
19 Liver Cancer Surgery Benefits Patients With Multiple Tumors, Portal Hypertension Will Boggs, MD 162
 
Emergency Preparedness and You

The possibility of public health emergencies arising in the United States concerns many people in the wake of recent hurricanes, tsunamis, acts of terrorism, and the threat of pandemic influenza. Though some people feel it is impossible to be prepared for unexpected events, the truth is that taking preparedness actions helps people deal with disasters of all sorts much more effectively when they do occur.

To help, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Red Cross have teamed up to answer common questions and provide step by step guidance you can take now to protect you and your loved ones.


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Can Pharmacists Improve the Accuracy of Medication Histories? Can Pharmacists Improve the Accuracy of Medication Histories? Reviewed by Ramaz Mitaishvili, MD 
 
Why Should I Report an Adverse Drug Event? When I was in charge of the postmarketing drug safety program at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the early ...
 
Russian Navy Blockades Humanitarian Wheat Shipment to Georgia The Navy of the Russian Federation today appeared to have taken a further escalatory step in its aggressive war against ...