Laparoscopic renal artery aneurysm repair is not widely used because of the technical complexity. A robot-assisted surgical platform overcomes many of the difficulties
Anterior Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty Offers Benefits
Most traditional approaches to total hip arthroplasty employ the lateral decubitus position, but anterior total hip arthroplasty offers many advantages in the hands of an experienced surgeon.
Standardizing Approach to Hiring Agency Staff Results in Huge Savings
Contracting with personnel from an external agency isn’t as simple as placing a phone call, then welcoming the nurse. Cleveland Clinic uses a systematic approach, developed by the hospital’s Staffing Resources Department. Now, external agency personnel are brought on board with the same expectations and requirements as Cleveland Clinic caregivers and when a nursing unit requests a long-term contract, staffing coordinators match the requirements with the appropriate external agency personnel.
Preimplantation Genetic Testing Can Touch on Sensitive Ethical Issues
Genetically testing embryos for devastating conditions like Huntington’s disease before implantation is usually considered acceptable. But selecting embryos based solely on gender touches a nerve for many. Physicians must help patients understand all of the choices and options available to them.
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For Breast Cancer Treatment, Timing May Be Everything
Clinical trial compares chemotherapy schedules in high-risk early-stage breast cancer.
Congenital Heart Disease: Increasingly Versatile Percutaneous Repairs Spur Innovation
The increasing role percutaneous interventions play in congenital heart disease presents new challenges, including the need to limit radiation exposure and the need to tailor devices to small bodies.
Sticking with Proven Practices for Low Back Pain
Cleveland Clinic introduces a new Spine Care Path to systematically reduce variation from evidence-based care for low back pain. More challenging cases require enterprise-wide collaboration.
Image Spotlight
See the innovative images that helped Cleveland Clinic general surgeons perform a novel laparoscopic right hepatectomy.
Group Classes Help Inpatients Take Heart from Each Other
Nurses at Cleveland Clinic offer inpatient classes to help people cope with chronic conditions. Patients with heart failure and those who underwent lung transplants have benefitted greatly.
Biomarker-Based Lung Cancer Trials Seek to Fast-Track Therapies
MAP-Lung and Alchemist Trials focus on improving cure rates for patients with lung cancer.