Surgery
Latest
Surgery
Colleagues of Anesthesiologist Accused of Tampering With IV Bags Testify They Were ‘Terrified’ of Him
A federal judged ordered that Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz be detained before trial because of fears that he would intimidate or injure witnesses. Ortiz is accused of tampering with IV bags that caused one death and at least a dozen adverse cardiac complications.
Surgery
The $40,000 Difference: ACL Repair Prices in North Texas Vary Widely
Price transparency is on the way, but we are a long way from truly shoppable services.
Surgery
Jury Awards $21 Million to a Man in Vegetative State After Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center
Carlos Rojas' lawyer says "It's the most bizarre thing I have ever seen."
Surgery
Surgery Spend: A Few Miles Can Save $25,000 in North Texas
Removing a gallbladder can cost less than $5,000 or more than $35,000 depending on which hospital you choose.
Surgery
Where North Texans Go to Shop for Surgery
Dr. Keith Smith's Surgery Center of Oklahoma sees dozens of North Texans a month.
Latest
Surgery
Medical City Performed the State’s First Cardiac Death Heart Transplant
In the U.K. the procedure increased heart donations by 30 percent.
Politics
Texas’ New Eye Care Bill Won’t Allow Optometrists to Perform Surgery
But it does expand their prescribing powers and allow them to manage most glaucoma patients independently.
Surgery
The New Standard in Post-Mastectomy Surgery
Dallas physicians are among the first in the country to give sensation back to breast cancer patients.
Health Systems
How Much Are Knee and Hip Replacements in North Texas?
Prices range from $14,500 to $54,000, and the post-surgery costs make the difference.
Surgery
Tenet Subsidiary USPI Scores High in Latest CMS Patient Surveys
70 percent of USPI facilities received five out of five stars in the July rankings.