Postoperative delirium: poor quality sleep increases risk
People who sleep poorly in the month before an operation are more likely to experience mental confusion. THE ESSENTIAL Present ...
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Cognitive decline: multiple operations could increase risk in older people
Although surgical interventions are generally safe, they are cumulatively associated with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in elderly patients. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Here’s why it’s important to properly design operating rooms
For the first time, a study links operating room design to the length of knee and hip replacement surgeries. THE ...
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Botched dental surgery leaves part of tooth stuck in sinus for two years
A 58-year-old man in the UK thought he had chronic sinusitis. In reality, a botched tooth extraction had left a ...
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Soon head transplants thanks to AI and a robot specialized in microsurgery?
Performing a human head transplant, on a healthy body donor, could be possible thanks to the evolution of robotics and ...
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When does it become too risky for an older surgeon to operate?
Researchers are proposing regular, in-depth evaluations throughout surgeons' careers to determine when it is time for them to stop using ...
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Endometriosis: have doctors operated too much?
During the GYNFOCH congress, the question arose: should doctors always operate in cases of endometriosis? Professor Jean-Marc Ayoubi, head of ...
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New “glue” inspired by slugs could help reattach the brain
A technique intended to glue brains back together after an operation has just been developed. THE ESSENTIAL Scientists have developed ...
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Before surgery, it would be better to avoid certain foods according to researchers
Consuming fatty foods before surgery could have negative effects on memory. THE ESSENTIAL Consuming fatty foods a few days before ...
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Be careful, this routine operation increases the risk of cancer
Researchers recommend against this routine operation which would increase the risk of cancer. THE ESSENTIAL Removal of the thymus is ...
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World first: a man has just had a complete eye transplant
New York doctors announced on November 9, 2023 that they had succeeded in carrying out the world's first transplant of ...
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Colon operated on, she learns when she wakes up that she has had a hysterectomy
A 38-year-old Canadian woman who was having surgery for serious digestive problems learned when she woke up that her doctors ...
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Doctors disconnected half of little girl’s brain to save her life
To save the life of a 6-year-old girl suffering from a rare neurological disease, doctors performed surgery to “disconnect” half ...
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Pica disease: more than 60 metal objects found in his stomach
Headphones, screws, safety pins, bolts, chains... After ingesting these different objects, a thirty-year-old suffering from a mental disorder had to ...
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Maxillo-zygomatic fracture: what is this injury from which Antoine Dupont suffers?
The captain of the French XV was injured, more precisely the victim of a broken jaw, during Thursday evening's match, ...
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Bariatric surgery: excess skin is not without consequences
After this operation, some people have excess skin, which is associated with psychological, physical and functional difficulties. THE ESSENTIAL Excess ...
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Surgical operation: the additional risk that women ignore
Undergoing surgery is never without risk. But there is an additional risk that women ignore: they are 32% more likely ...
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Sarah Ferguson had a mastectomy: what is it?
Sarah Ferguson, ex-wife of Prince Andrew, underwent a mastectomy after discovering she had early breast cancer 'during a routine mammogram'. ...
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Lithiasis: we remove a kidney stone of 800 grams!
A Sri Lankan man in his 60s recently had a kidney stone removed that was the size of a grapefruit. ...
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World first: a fetus operated on in utero of the brain
A fetus was operated on in its mother's womb for a rare abnormality of the blood vessels in the brain, ...
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Cardiac arrest: a man was operated on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower
On April 28, a man who suffered a cardiac arrest was operated on by the Samu on the second floor ...
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Drunk 19-year-old woman stuck a plug of hairspray in her vagina for 3 years
A young woman had to undergo a complicated medical operation after waiting for three and a half years before consulting ...
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Covid-19: systematic screening before surgery is no longer recommended
Apart from people at risk or those who show symptoms, the French Society of Anesthesia and Resuscitation proposes to no ...
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Covid-19: is a negative test always necessary before a hospital operation?
© ShutterstockHospitalizations linked to Covid-19 are falling (-31.4% in 7 days) and since the end of the state of health ...
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Tibia fracture: symptoms, operation
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :What is a tibia fracture?Symptoms: how do you know if you have a broken tibia?How is the diagnosis ...
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Surgical operation: this new trend promoted on TikTok is dangerous
Videos on TikTok are promoting cosmetic surgery to reduce the size of the forehead... a technique that can disfigure people ...
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Anesthesia: the structure of your brain can predict your risk of waking up during the operation
Researchers have identified brain structures that may predict a person's predisposition to wake up accidentally from general anesthesia. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Operating room: this surgeon sings to relax her patients before their operation
In a few hours, the video in which doctor Aïcha N'Doye pushes the song in an operating room, of the ...
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Brain tumour: a man plays the saxophone during his operation
To check that his brain was not damaged, a surgeon asked his patient to stay awake during the operation for ...
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Surgery: a window in the hospital room increases the chances of survival
Certain characteristics of hospital rooms, such as the presence of a window view or the distance from a nursing station, ...
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