Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) TAVR program (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) has been up and running since November 2016, and is making a positive difference for local patients. Initially, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the program for high risk patients. “These were patients in their upper 80s with multiple medical comorbidities, like severe renal failure, previous open heart surgeries and at very high risk,” said Jose Torres, M.D., Cardiothoracic … [Read more...] about Helping Keep Heart Patients in the Community
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Doctors Applauding Wide Awake Hand Surgery
Until recently, most people who required minor hand surgery faced a “traditional” surgery experience: sedation or general anesthesia; no eating or drinking beforehand; pre-op tests such as blood work and EKGs; painful recovery from incisions and the use of a tourniquet; and hours in the hospital or surgery center before, during and after surgery. Fortunately, for many patients, the above scenario is no longer the case, as traditional surgery is making room for the WALANT – wide … [Read more...] about Doctors Applauding Wide Awake Hand Surgery