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Bloodless surgery is a non-invasive surgical method developed by orthopedic surgeon Adolf Lorenz, who was known as "the bloodless surgeon of Vienna". [1] [2] [3] ...
Patricia Ann Locantore-Ford (born September 27, 1955), also known as Dr. Patricia Ford, is an American physician, oncologist, hematologist and Director for the Center of Bloodless Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. [1] She is widely considered the pioneer for bloodless surgery and medicine. In 1995, she performed the first ...
Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]
Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery applied to oncology; it focuses on the surgical management of tumors, especially cancerous tumors.. As one of several modalities in the management of cancer, the specialty of surgical oncology has evolved in steps similar to medical oncology (pharmacotherapy for cancer), which grew out of hematology, and radiation oncology, which grew out of radiology.
Intraoperative blood salvage (IOS), also known as cell salvage, is a specific type of autologous blood transfusion. Specifically IOS is a medical procedure involving recovering blood lost during surgery and re-infusing it into the patient. It is a major form of autotransfusion.
People with cancer have an increased risk of blood clots in their veins which can be life-threatening. [205] The use of blood thinners such as heparin decrease the risk of blood clots but have not been shown to increase survival in people with cancer. [205] People who take blood thinners also have an increased risk of bleeding. [205]
Gloria Cecilia Ramirez (January 11, 1963 – February 19, 1994) [1] was an American woman who was dubbed the Toxic Lady or the Toxic Woman by the media when several hospital workers became ill after airborne exposure to her body and blood. Ramirez had been admitted to the emergency room suffering from late-stage cervical cancer. While treating ...
Prophylactic surgery (also known as preventive surgery or risk-reducing surgery), is a form of surgery whose purpose is to minimize or prevent the risk of developing cancer in an organ or gland that is yet to develop cancer and is known to be at high risk of developing cancer.