New therapeutic accessories strengthen PENTAX Medical’s integrated endoscopy solutions platform PENTAX Medical announces the addition of new dedicated electrosurgical and argon plasma coagulation (APC ...

Bleeding from gastrointestinal, vascular lesions is associated with substantial patient morbidity, frequently necessitating hospitalization and repeated blood transfusions. Although laser and ...

Various ablative techniques, such as argon plasma coagulation (APC), have been shown to reduce the extent of Barrett's esophagus, a major risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma. Long-term outcomes ...

Association between anti-cholinergic burden and delirium among patients with advanced cancer referred to a palliative care consult service. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2016 Palliative ...

Olympus issued a device corrective action for its bronchoscopes used with laser therapy, argon plasma coagulation, or high-frequency cauterization equipment within the tracheobronchial tree, the FDA ...

Health care professionals attending certain smoke-producing endoscopic gastrointestinal procedures, including a procedure that uses electrical current to remove polyps, could be exposed to dangerous ...

Thirteen patients with liver disease and an abnormal prothrombin time refractory to vitamin K therapy were studied (Tables 1 and 2). None of the patients were actively bleeding, and none had received ...

Detailed coagulation analyses in 36 pediatric cases of septicemia revealed 22 gram-negative and eight gram-positive infections, two Rocky Mountain spotted fevers, and four with no etiologic agent ...