Sentences with phrase «unnecessary surgery in»

We feel it is important to have a readily recognizable way to identify that an animal is already sterilized to prevent unnecessary surgery in the future.

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He underwent four surgeries in the spring and summer, but remarkably Dr. Richard Steadman found it unnecessary to do a full reconstruction of the ACL and instead performed a «healing response,» creating fractures where the ligament normally attaches to the bone.

I already think that the measures they force us to take in the hospital lead to more unsuccessful VBACs than increased safety of mama and baby, but to take away the choice of women, to force them to have a major and potentially unnecessary surgery is infuriating and disheartening.

Many mothers would not have been the victim of an unnecessary surgery, their babies separated from them, medications pushed on them because their bodies were on a time clock, their patient rights stripped away / ignored / refused, etc. had they not put their faith in the system that is sold as the best and safest.

You can have all sorts of strictly unnecessary surgeries, but a woman can't choose to have her child delivered by CS in this day and age?

I didn't trust hospitals and knew I wanted my baby to be born in a safe environment where the baby would remain with me and not be separated after birth, and where I wasn't at risk of having unnecessary surgery.

According to the authors, in fiscal year (FY) 2011 - 2012, the 18 residents in the Department of Neurological Surgery identified five diagnostic laboratory tests that they deemed usually unnecessary.

Because ovarian cancer is relatively rare, occurring in approximately one out of every 2,500 women, a test with only 99 percent specificity would result in false - positive diagnoses for 25 women, leading to unnecessary and risky surgeries and procedures.

The USPSTF found adequate evidence that the harms from screening for ovarian cancer are at least moderate and may be substantial in some cases, and include unnecessary surgery for women who do not have cancer.

«This work highlights an example of using cutting - edge machine learning technology to avoid unnecessary surgery,» says Marc Kohli, director of clinical informatics in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California at San Francisco.

Research shows the test doesn't reduce rates of death from ovarian cancer and can result in unnecessary and sometimes dangerous procedures, including surgery.

I was purging my house, feeling so good about getting rid of the clutter and unnecessary things in my home, and came about a bottle of MoM that my husband needed to use after a surgery.

In some cases, losing weight and adopting a healthier lifestyle will greatly reduce the appearance of the fatty tissues and will make surgery unnecessary.

However, in the long run, Dr. Hyman believes you will save thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars by avoiding costly chronic diseases, expensive yet unnecessary surgeries, powerful pharmaceutical medications with dangerous and unknown side effects, lost work days, injuries and more.

In the past, thyroidectomy was performed after a fine needle aspiration (FNA) showed indeterminate or inconclusive nodules, but the relatively new Veracyte Afirma Thyroid Analysis process greatly reduces these indeterminate results and prevents unnecessary surgery.

According to research, the grand total of arthritis mistreatment by physicians is 30,000 yearly deaths and 10 billion dollars in wasted money — all because of unnecessary tests and surgery.

There are countless examples of «expert physicians» who have given extremely bad recommendations over the years — from insistence in the 1950s - 60s that cigarette smoking is not harmful, to cardiologists in the 1970s recommending potent (and toxic) anti-arrhythmic drugs for the treatment of benign PVCs — until randomized controlled trials documented increased mortality in the treatment group, to numerous unnecessary surgeries that used to be commonplace (such as tonsillectomies, elective C - sections, spinal fusion for back pain, etc., etc..

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«The task force found that screening women without signs or symptoms for ovarian cancer does not decrease the number of deaths from the disease, and may lead to unnecessary surgeries,» Dr. Maureen Phipps said in a news release from the USPSTF.

I have had Cane Corso's for almost 10 yrs The first one I got had her ears cropped I admit I like the look but I will not put a dog through an Unnecessary surgery just to get a look I have had 3 dogs with ears intake for 6 yrs and I haven't had ear infections I clean my dogs ears on a regular basis Gook in ears are diet related Usually related to grain found in crappy dog food Like corn & wheat And yes cropped ears need to be cleaned too Also dogs with cropped ears hate the rain as it Gets in their ears easily I do believe in tail cropping if it's done before day 3 These dogs never stop wagging their tails & it really hurts when they hit you There was a reason the Italians did tails & ears It was to protect the dogs from the wild boar they were hunting Today it purely «the Look»

In such cases, electroretinography is essential to diagnose the retinal disease and prevent an unnecessary (and unsuccessful) cataract surgery.

Is the surgery done in a room used exclusively for surgical procedures, with no unnecessary traffic going through the room?

Would you want your beloved pet subjected to unnecessary surgery if something unexpected happens in the future?

I agree that surgery for this problem in an aged dog is likely unnecessary.

To assist our region in preventing the unnecessary euthanasia of healthy animals, HART offers low - cost services to pet owners who can not afford the cost of the surgeries.

Surgeries performed without appropriate training could result in unnecessary pain, distress, or injury of animals.»

Uterine infections are common and in most cases these patients will require emergency surgery which is costly and places your pet at unnecessary risk.

Some veterinarians consider declawing a «routine» surgery, but cat advocates consider it cruel, inhumane, and unnecessary in almost every case and I totally agree.

MEOW does not agree with unnecessary cosmetic surgery, including but not limited to declawing in an attempt to modify scratching behaviour.

In Sweden and many other countries dogs are NOT altered, this unnecessary surgery is a modern day thing because people are idiots and don't know how to manage their own dog!

Although one would hope that the preceding example was an unusual occurrence, there are many unnecessary stomach surgeries (which have a very low success rate).1, 2 These surgeries are the result of veterinarians who are unfamiliar with rabbit x-rays and the fact that most rabbits have some hair constantly present in their stomachs.

There are in fact many unnecessary surgeries done every year and people die from them.

The upcoming case scheduled before the Court involves a woman named Kimberly Ann Miles, who suffered complications in early 2003 after what she said was an unnecessary surgery on her leg.

In medical malpractice cases involving botched or unnecessary surgery, you may be entitled to compensation for your losses.

In one representative case, he achieved a $ 1.8 million jury verdict for the victim of unnecessary brain surgery, whose life altering injury was caused by mixed - up CT scan results.

The cruise line airlifted him to Santo Domingo, where surgeons implanted a pacemaker in an unnecessary surgery.

Jurors in an Indiana medical malpractice lawsuit ruled against a now - deceased physician accused of performing an allegedly unnecessary surgery on a 16 - year - old athlete.

There are unnecessary or lengthly delays between the time you are diagnosed with a condition requiring treatment and the time when your treatment or surgery actually takes place, resulting in a reduced chance of full or partial recovery, or a diminished prognosis for full or partial recovery.

It is our mission to correct scoliosis non-invasively and to educate our patients in self - care to prevent unnecessary scoliosis surgery and deformity.