Medscape General Surgery

• Use of Motorcycle Helmets Reduces Mortality 

  October 26, 2009

• Are We Subjecting Our Patients to Too Much Radiation Exposure? 

  October 22, 2009

• Prostate Cancer Risk in Patients Undergoing Herniorrhaphy 

  October 19, 2009

• A New Approach to Managing Patients With Suspected Choledocholithiasis 

  October 15, 2009

• The Effect of Personality Type on Mortality in Peripheral Arterial Disease 

  October 12, 2009

• Do Leukocyte-Depleted Transfusions Affect Survival in Patients With Cancer? 

  October 08, 2009

• Does Statin Use Affect Survival After a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm? 

  October 05, 2009

• The Incidence of Bowel Obstruction Following Appendectomy 

  October 01, 2009

• Is Surgical Glove Perforation a Risk Factor for Wound Infection? 

  September 25, 2009

• Polymyxin Hemoperfusion Reduces Mortality Associated With Endotoxemia 

  September 18, 2009

• The Case of the Wounded Woodsman and His Dedicated Physician 

  September 02, 2009

• The Utility of In Vivo Histologic Imaging at the Time of Surgery 

  August 18, 2009

• Can Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents Increase Mortality in Patients With Cancer? 

  August 12, 2009

• Is Mortality After Injury Affected by Genetic Variations in the Autonomic Nervous System? 

  August 04, 2009

• The Effect of Preoperative Smoking Cessation on Postoperative Complications 

  July 22, 2009

• Does Perioperative Oxygen Reduce Surgical Wound Infections? 

  July 15, 2009

• The Case of the Clever Clinician With an Eponymous Injury 

  July 08, 2009

• Nobel-Honored Surgeons: From Discovery of Antibiotics to Organ Transplantation 

  July 01, 2009

• Prophylactic Administration of Avotermin May Improve Wound Healing 

  June 18, 2009

• Is Intensive Glucose Control Beneficial to Critically Ill Patients? 

  June 11, 2009