Face-to-face seated positioning made cataract surgery feasible for patients who were unable to lie flat or face the ceiling, a study found. The technique is suitable for many patients with orthopedic, ...

To achieve optimal head position for direct laryngoscopy, anesthesia providers should use a sniffing position in accordance with traditional beliefs, according to a study published in the May 2011 ...

CHICAGO – Placing patients in the prone Trendelenburg position during spine surgery may put them at an increased risk for postoperative vision loss. Previously found to occur in 0.05% to 0.2% of spine ...

To investigate the role of vitrectomy without prone posturing in the anatomic and functional outcome of macular hole surgery (MHS). Forty-one consecutive eyes of 41 patients with stage II–IV ...

An estimated 30 percent of all diseases globally require surgical care and expertise, yet global surgeons based in academic health centers (AHCs) often face institutional barriers that make it ...

Sunrise, Fla.-based anesthesia provider Sheridan Healthcare appointed Steven Sheinman, MD, to the newly-created position of national medical director of ambulatory anesthesia. Dr. Sheinman also serves ...

A 6-year-old Mongolian boy who was suffering from a brain tumor was successfully treated by doctors. The tumor was more than five centimeter in size. The patient, named Monkh, was suffering from bouts ...