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Battle Against Ovarian Cancer 2012

The preparations for the Battle Against Ovarian Cancer are again in full swing (www.battleagainstovariancancer.org). Please visit the site and register a team of five (one for each type of gynaecological...

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Alternatives to Epidural

By David Belavy

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Does analgesia cause surgical complications

Can postoperative pain control cause surgical complications?

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Bloodless Surgery

Last week, Pedro Ramirez from the MD Anderson Cancer Center described risk factors for prolonged hospital stay after laparoscopic surgery. More than half of patients had surgery for benign conditions.

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Prolonged hospitalization after laparoscopy: Identifying risk factors

Pedro T Ramirez, Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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Preoperative Guidelines for Surgery on Elderly

Last week the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) issued new guidelines for the preoperative care of patients aged 65+ years.

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Total Abdominal Hysterectomy is becoming out-dated

When I started my work as a gynaecological surgeon in Queensland in 2003, I was keen to see Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) be replaced by Laparoscopic Hysterectomy by the time...

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Life long learning

One day, when I was a young registrar in Vienna, I accidentally made a small bowel injury at entry into the abdomen. I was visibly upset because of my failure.

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What do astronauts do...

By Engelbert Hanzal

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Bean bag

Last week we discussed how we get more “head down” rather than “pelvis up” at Trendelenburg position simply by sliding the operating theatre table so that the fulcrum of the...

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