Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May apologizes to tens of thousands of patients whose operations were cancelled to free up staff and beds to deal with emergency patients. CBC | Health News
Tag: surgeries
Open heart surgeries in the AFTERNOON are more SUCCESSFUL, say experts
HEART surgery patients stand a much better chance of making a full recovery if their operation takes place in the afternoon, a new study suggests. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed have higher risk of dying: study
Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed due to a lack of operating room resources have an increased risk of death, a study by researchers at The Ottawa Hospital suggests. CBC | Health News
Why Canada is wasting millions on useless knee surgeries
An international panel of experts is recommending against arthroscopic surgery for almost all patients with degenerative knee diseases such as arthritis. CBC | Health News
Most patients get priority surgeries within target wait times: report
Three out of four Canadians received a hip or knee replacement, cataract surgery, hip fracture repair or cancer radiation therapy within the recommended wait times for those priority procedures, although there was often wide variation from one province to another, researchers say. CBC | Health News
Neurosurgeon gets life in prison for botched surgeries
A jury in Dallas has sentenced a neurosurgeon to life in prison after hearing about several cases where he maimed, paralyzed or killed his patients. On Tuesday, Christopher Duntsch, 46, was found guilty of injury to an elderly woman, a first-degree felony in Texas, where someone “intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence” causes injury […]
