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June 24th, 2008

Anesthesia causes more after-surgery pain?

If you’re having surgery, usually the biggest concerns are that you’ll be put to sleep properly, you won’t wake up during surgery, and you will wake up after.
Now, researchers are finding that some anesthetics, while effective for surgery, may actually cause people to have more pain after the surgery than others. At this point, […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments

April 15th, 2008

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?

I could write a whole long post describing what carpal tunnel syndrome is, but this video does a much better job of describing it. Just click on the TV screen:

If carpal tunnel syndrome, a repetitive stress injury (RSI), is caught early enough, it can usually be treated with bracing and anti-inflammatories, if needed. If not, […]

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March 31st, 2008

What is this? Year of organ extraction through the vagina??

Earlier today, I wrote about a procedure to extract an appendix through a woman’s vagina. So now, I find that a surgeon in France has removed someone’s kidney through her vagina: Hospital Clinic conducts the first kidney extraction through the vagina in Europe.
I understand the rationale and all that but - yikes! It’s giving me […]

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March 31st, 2008

First the appendix from the mouth - now the vagina?

Almost two weeks ago, I posted about a new technique of removing an inflamed appendix - through the mouth (Virtually scar-free and pain-free appendectomies?). Well, not to be outdone, surgeons in San Diego successfully removed a woman’s appendix through her vagina: Appendix.
Obviously, this surgery would be limited to only part of the human population, but […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 2 comments