General Surgical News and Reports
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Turning Personal Tragedy Into Positive Change
Q&A with Benjamin J. Davies, MD, surgeon champion of opioid-sparing pain management.
Posted 01/22/20 | 
Music Is as Good as Sedative in Calming Nerves Before Surgery
Study finds listening to the "most relaxing song on Earth" before getting a nerve block reduces anxiety as well as Versed.
Posted 08/07/19 |
Jury: Orthopedic Surgeon's Routine of Performing 14 Concurrent Surgeries a Day Negligent
$2M verdict in 'assembly line' surgery case.
Posted 08/06/19 |
Federal Court Dismisses More Than 5,000 Lawsuits Against 3M's Patient Warming System
The ruling, which follows a recent Minnesota appeals court dismissal of suits against 3M, is the latest in a 6-year legal battle.
Posted 08/02/19 |
Study Finds Sedation Method Doesn't Affect Adenoma Detection Rate
No significant difference between moderate or deep sedation in colonoscopy detection rates.
Posted 07/16/19 |
Negligence Suit: Reckless Intraoperative Neuromonitoring During Spinal Surgery Led to Deadly Catastrophic Hypoxic Brain Injury
$4.2M settlement reached in suit that alleged physiatrist behind wheel and on phone instead of neuromonitoring patient's brain function from office laptop.
Posted 07/11/19 |
Class Action: 600 Ex-employees Sue Laser Spine Institute for 2 Months of Pay and Benefits
The chain of surgery centers closed without warning - now some stunned workers are seeking restitution.
Posted 07/10/19 |
Senator Creates Firestorm With Nurses Playing Cards Comment
Lawmaker has received thousands of angry calls and comments - and 667 packages of playing cards in the mail.
Posted 04/24/19 |
Suspect Logged Into Electronic Prescription Program as Ophthalmologist to Fraudulently Issue Opioid Scripts
In a little more than a year, woman illegally wrote 73 prescriptions and obtained more than 5K pills.
Posted 04/24/19 |
Marijuana Users May Need Higher Doses of Sedatives Before Endoscopy
Study participants needed significantly more fentanyl, midazolam and propofol than non-users.
Posted 04/23/19 |
