For trauma patients who require emergent chest decompression, prehospital needle decompression (PHND) was associated with a lower risk of mortality compared with tube thoracostomy, a cohort study ...

Dr. John Aho and Sasha Gentling's startup company, Pneumeric, based in Rochester, has a simple solution to improve how medical teams treat patients' emergency condition of pneumothorax brought on by a ...

Lumbar decompression surgery aims to release compressed nerves in the lower back. This procedure may ease pain and improve mobility in those with spinal conditions. Conditions such as herniated disks, ...

Microvascular decompression surgery treats the pain of certain nerve conditions that affect the head and neck. The surgery-related risks are few, and many people report an immediate reduction in pain.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given a greenlight to the young Rochester startup, Pneumeric, to start selling its medical device typically for use in emergency medical situations. Sasha ...

Surgical and perioperative management approaches for orbital decompression used to treat thyroid-associated orbitopathy—also known as thyroid eye disease or Graves’ ophthalmopathy—vary widely by ...

Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...

Researchers are learning more about the advantages of adding fusion to decompression surgery for patients with grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis. In a study with more than 600 participants, researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — Decompression with fusion was found to be associated with fewer subsequent surgeries in patients ...

Tension pneumothorax remains a critical, life-threatening complication in trauma care, arising when air accumulates under pressure in the pleural cavity. Effective management requires rapid diagnosis ...

Codes 22520, 22521 and 22522: These CPT codes were changed from a percutaneous vertebroplasty, 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral injection; thoracic or lumbar and add-on code for an additional ...

– Percutaneous lumbar discectomy procedures are coded 62287, which is for a decompression done by any method/technique. That code is billed once (for single or multiple levels), regardless of the ...