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Planned surgery in independent sector linked to shorter hospital stays and fewer readmissions than in NHS
Findings consistent for 18 common planned elective surgery performed across England 2006-19. Planned (elective) surgery in an independent sector hospital in England, and funded by the NHS, is associated with
Global COVID-19 surgery study scoops scientific world record
A study led by University of Birmingham and Edinburgh experts has been awarded the Guinness World Records title for the world’s largest scientific collaboration – involving over 140,000 patients in 116 countries. The
A College transformed: The Royal College of Surgeons of England headquarters reopen with a new vision for the future
The Royal College of Surgeons of England opened its new headquarters in London in July. The College’s Lincoln’s Inn Fields building has been transformed from a sprawling warren of corridors,
9 September 2021, The 15th London Surgical Symposium; London
London Surgical Symposium, by Imperial College London, aims to deliver high-quality, definitive lectures on important topics in surgery. The London Surgical Symposium is now in its fifteenth year. This inclusive
Covid positive patients should delay surgery to reduce death risk
Surgery should be delayed for seven weeks after a patient tests positive for COVID-19 – as operations taking place up to six weeks after diagnosis are associated with increased risk
AOT receives CE certification for CARLO surgical tool
Swiss medical technology startup Advanced Osteotomy Tools (AOT) has secured European approval for the CARLO robot-assisted surgical tool. CARLO, or Cold Ablation Robot-guided Laser Osteotome, cuts bones precisely and contact-free
Study looks at getting into shape pre-surgery to aid recovery for older patients
Older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained programme of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bedrest, new research suggests. A study published by
How to improve the surgery backlog during COVID-19
A new paper suggests three solutions to addressing the backlog of non-urgent surgeries delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As a surgeon, I understand why hospitals needed to delay many
Better hip replacements when surgeon operates often
The higher the proportion of primary hip replacement operations a surgeon performs annually, the better the results are, a recent thesis at the University of Gothenburg shows. On the other
OrthoGrid Systems and Osso VR partner to scale access to fluoroscopic guidance technology
OrthoGrid Systems, Inc., a global medtech company offering an AI-driven surgical navigation platform, PhantomMSK, to transform orthopaedic surgery, and Osso VR, a virtual reality (VR) surgical training platform, are partnering
