Medical Implant and Surgery

Wearable sensor can detect hidden #Anxiety & #depression in children. next is to develop additional tests for analyzing voice data & other info. which enables technology to differentiate b/w anxiety & depression. medicaldevice-network.com/ne… omicsonline.org/medical-impl…

Surgeons Seek Consensus on #Bile #Duct #Injury Prevention generalsurgerynews.com/In-th… omicsonline.org/medical-impl…

Lack of standard dosage for #blood thinners can lead to bleeding during #bariatric #surgery medicalxpress.com/news/2019-… via @medical_xpress; @JournalJMIS

Days following thyroid #surgery are highest for risk of readmission. Surgical #thyroid removal is safe operation. However, side effects of thyroid surgery can be severe enough that patients end up seeking immediate medical attention & needing readmission to hospital for treatment

Association of #gastric #bypass #surgery with telomere length in patients with #obesity @MDLinx mdlinx.com/journal-summaries…

Researchers test new needle to reduce brain bleed risk, they integrated a tiny fibre-optic camera within a biopsy needle in order to avoid the risk of #bleeding during a #brain #biopsy procedure. It is capable of OCT imaging & allows visualisation of #Blood vessels in real-time.

Google launches AI screening project for #eyes #disease called #diabetic #retinopathy that leads to permanent #blindness if left untreated in Thailand, Deploying this technology in underserved communities that don’t have enough eye specialists could be life-changing for many

For #olderpeople older than 65 years small-head cemented metal-on-polyethylene #implants are the cost-effective choice for total hip replacements #surgery .

Preoperative use of #Blood products is associated with risk of morbidity and mortality after #surgery , Hence implementing #patients blood management programs to provide rational criteria & guidance for #transfusion of blood products is recommend.

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), found, artificial #knees, hips & rods to support #spinal cord are among faulty devices, which have been implanted in patients, & results in #injuries, #deaths & several patient had to undergo followup #surgeries.

MIMOS to launch non-invasive #glucometer to screen #Blood #glucose. The new non-intrusive and non-destructive device, GlucoSenz, evaluates the near-infrared (NIRS) obtained in absorbance mode through the user’s thumb spectra, by applying chemometrics methods.

#Heart #surgery, counselling may reduce infection-related deaths among #drug users medicalxpress.com/news/2018-… via @medical_xpress

#Laparoscopic #Surgery for Small #Bowel Obstruction Linked to Shorter Hospital Stay generalsurgerynews.com/Web-O…

Blood-oxygen level sensor to enable monitoring of #wound healing, A new sensor made of an alternating array printed LED's & photodetectors can detect #Blood #oxygen level anywhere in the body.

Fluorescent marker may enable safer brain #Cancer surgery Recent study showed that a chemical called 5-ALA can be used to highlight tumour cells during #surgery to help surgeons identify & safely remove #brain tumour cells.

Hong Kong Researchers create robotic arm to facilitate self-help and upper-limb mobile rehabilitation for stroke patients. It is referred to as mobile exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton.

Researchers engineer ‘smart surfaces’ to repel #bacteria . A coating that repels #blood cells could potentially eliminate the need for #Medicines such as #warfarin that are used after #implants to cut the risk of clots.

Philips unveils #IntelliVue app for improved #patients monitoring. With the introduction of the IGS mobile client app, clinicians can deploy resources more efficiently, and have a deeper view into their patients’ status.

Smith & Nephew has launched the PICO 7Y Single-Use Negative Pressure #Wound Therapy System (sNPWT) with AIRLOCK Technology, in Europe, to help treat two wounds simultaneously. PICO was found to have cut down the incidence of #post-#surgical wound #dehiscence by 75%.

Accepting Submissions for the upcoming issue on #Medical #implants and #Surgery. For more information visit our journal homepage: omicsonline.org/medical-impl… …