Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - Latest News [Page 6]
Elderly Patients Survival Rates Are Equal
Thursday, 8 May 2003, 1:03 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
A new study has found that survival rates in the elderly are equal to that of the rest of the population after undergoing bowel and gall bladder surgery and that the elderly should not be discriminated against purely on the basis of age when deciding ... More >>
Steps to Better Protect Patients
Thursday, 8 May 2003, 1:02 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
New research shows that patients still forget critical details about their proposed operation, shortly after their consultation with their surgeon and that improved communication needs to happen to ensure that patients are better informed. More >>
Breast Reconstruction Improves Quality of Life
Tuesday, 6 May 2003, 12:19 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Much greater satisfaction can be gained by undergoing a breast reconstruction than having no operation at all a recent study has found. More >>
Travelling Surgeons In Roadshow
Thursday, 28 November 2002, 1:52 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Surgeons will tell the New Zealand public about the latest advances in surgery in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons National Roadshow “Progress in Surgery and Anaesthesia” to mark 75 years of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons involvement ... More >>
New Zealand Trauma Crisis
Thursday, 14 November 2002, 10:59 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Trauma Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has warned that both Australia’s and New Zealand’s hospital trauma services would not cope with the effects of a large-scale medical disaster because of a serious lack in government ... More >>
