| Medical workers' success rate unheralded story of Montreal shootings | | Posted Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:00:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | MONTREAL (CP) - This is the story of an unheralded army - the soldiers of life who battled to defeat the self-described "Angel of Death." Gunman Kimveer Gill, who blasted his way into a Montreal college, stole the life of a young girl and grabbed national and international headlines for several days. But local medical workers toiled in anonymity to steal something back - the pieces of his gory legacy, one saved patient at a time. The death toll remained stalled at one single victim as they worked around the clock, first in speeding ambulances, then in blood-soaked trauma units and finally in crowded operating rooms. The announcement of impending chaos boomed over the loudspeakers at Montreal General Hospital shortly after 12:45 p.m.... | |
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| | | Duke study: Morning surgery brings fewer anesthesia-related woes | | Posted Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:57:42 PM by Blog57 Team | | RALEIGH, N.C. Duke University researchers say surgeries done in the morning hours may help prevent unexpected health problems related to anesthesia. Researchers studied more than 90-thousand surgeries performed at the Duke University Medical Center. They found that patients whose surgeries began in the late afternoon were about four times more likely to request pain medication than those whose surgeries started in the morning. Along with added pain, researches also found that people in late surgeries also encountered more nausea and vomiting after the procedures. The study appears in the August issue of the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care. Doctor James Hicks, a director with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, says the study should stimulate additional research on the issue.... | |
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| | | Ape in DM dies prior to surgery | | Posted Saturday, July 08, 2006 10:55:38 PM by Blog57 Team | | DES MOINES, IA - P-Suke, a 27-year-old male bonobo at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, died today while under anesthesia in preparation for surgery for an inguinal hernia, officials said. A multidisciplinary team of physicians and veterinarians placed P-Suke under anesthesia in the Great Ape Trust bonobo home at approximately 10:30 a.m. At 10:45 a.m. he was transferred less than two miles to Avondale Animal Clinic at 4318 Army Post Road in Des Moines for dental x-rays. That procedure was successfully completed at 11:15 a.m., and he was then prepared by the health care team for transfer to Des Moines University for laparoscopic surgery to repair an inguinal hernia. Prior to leaving the animal clinic, members of the medical and veterinary team noticed deterioration in P-Suke's medical condition.... | |
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