Tag: Surgery
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Music Eases Kids’ Pain After Surgery
Pediatric patients who listened to 30 minutes of music or audiobooks of their choosing had a significant reduction in pain after major surgery, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Exploring Outcomes, Bioengineering and Immunology in Organ Transplantation
The Comprehensive Transplant Center Summer Student Immersion Program offers students from across the country an opportunity to work with a mentor to develop a research project in health services and outcomes research, bioengineering or immunology, focused on organ transplantation.
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Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Engineer ACL Replacements
Using nanotechnology, Northwestern Medicine scientists are working to engineer an artificial ACL replacement to improve treatment for ACL rupture, one of the most devastating injuries in professional sports.
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Overestimating Surgical Risk Linked to Anxiety and Delayed Treatment
In the first study to objectively examine patient estimation of surgical risk, Northwestern Medicine scientists demonstrated that overestimation is associated with preoperative anxiety and delayed surgical procedures.
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Restricting Surgical Residents’ Hours Doesn’t Improve Outcomes
A study of U.S. hospitals revealed that 2011 restrictions on resident duty hours did not improve surgery patients’ outcomes, one of the first national evaluations of the results of the restrictions.
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Longer Surgery Means Higher Blood Clot Risk
Recent Northwestern Medicine research shows that longer surgeries are associated with a higher risk of dangerous blood clots, a consistent trend across all procedures.
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A Step Toward Feasible Organ Engineering
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a strategy to begin reengineering part of the kidney’s network of blood vessels.
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Exploring the Safety of Minimally-Invasive Cosmetic Surgeries
A Northwestern Medicine study analyzed the records of more than 20,000 surgeries and found a very low risk of adverse events for minimally-invasive cosmetic surgery procedures.
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3-D Printed Models Provide Lifelike Simulations for Training Pediatric Surgeons
Katherine Barsness, MD, ’11 MS, created life-sized, reusable models of a newborn’s ribcage with 3-D printing technology to provide uniquely authentic simulation-based education to training pediatric surgeons.
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A New Way to Prevent Organ Transplant Rejection
Northwestern Medicine scientists discovered a method to promote organ transplant tolerance by limiting the immune response in a novel way.
