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Sunday, 01 February 2009 07:00 |
 How the implementation of safeguards will produce staunchly effective outcomes
Complications and adverse outcomes can affect 40-50 percent of surgical patients. Across the country, that means perioperative adverse events affect more than 1 million people and result in excess costs of approximately $25 billion. The major adverse outcomes are related to surgery associated infections, but also include venous thromboembolic events (VTE) which incorporate deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus, cardiac events, and respiratory failure.
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Written by Richard Scott
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Monday, 01 December 2008 07:00 |
 Linda Ellerbee speaks about breast cancer
The 1980s and the early 1990s marked a dark time for women faced with breast cancer. Rates were on the rise and this leading cause of mortality managed to lurk in the shadows of mainstream medical conversation. It seemed that the processes of discovery, diagnosis and embattlement were seized from the hands of those who lived with the illness and lost to an obscure medical hierarchy.
Linda Ellerbee faced a diagnosis during this time.The experience of the lauded broadcast journalist was at times brutal, at times bleak, but not without moments of kindness, solidarity and redemption. Her story is that of a single woman, yet a witness to the spirit of thousands.
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Monday, 01 December 2008 07:00 |
A guide to understanding Hemophilia and related bleeding disorders Many types of inherited bleeding disorders affect individuals worldwide, and each calls for its own unique treatment protocol. Among these bleeding disorders are hemophilia A, hemophilia B, and several other rare disorders characterized by deficiencies in clotting factors. Compared to hemophilia, Von Willebrand disease is a more common bleeding disorder, affecting as much as 1 to 2 percent of our population. |
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