Wrong-Site Surgery Occurs 40 Times a Week

Wrong-Site Surgery Occurs 40 Times a Week.

Do Not Try This At Home!

From the L.A. Times

Man attempts surgery on his hernia with butter knife, police say

July 26, 2011

A 63-year-old Glendale man was in stable condition after he attempted surgery on himself with a six-inch butter knife to remove a protruding hernia from his stomach, police said Tuesday.

When police arrived at the man’s home on the 1000 block of Columbus Avenue on Sunday evening, they saw the man lying naked outside on a lounge chair with what appeared to be the handle of a knife protruding from his stomach, Sgt. Tom Lorenz of the Glendale Police Department told the Glendale News-Press.

As police waited for paramedics to arrive, Lorenz said the man pulled out the knife and shoved a cigarette he was smoking inside the open wound.

The man, whose name was not released, was immediately placed on a psychiatric hold and taken to a hospital, Lorenz said. The man’s wife had reportedly notified police that her husband had become upset about the hernia and wanted to take it out.

“It is absolutely impossible for someone to fix their own hernia,” said Sam Carvajal, a surgeon at Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

Facebook Fan Special on BOTOX and JUVEDERM

We are offering a limited time exclusive special only to fans of our facebook page. As a special thank you, our facebook fans will receive 30% off their first treatment of BOTOX or JUVEDERM! Visit our facebook page to “Like Us” and become a Fan. You will be able to claim the deal from the page.  

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Download and Submit Forms Online!

New Patients can now download, fill out, and submit the required forms for your initial visits online from the Zadeh Surgical website. The forms can be found at http://www.zadehsurgical.com/index.php/forms/ or by clicking here.

This new feature will significantly speed up the patient registration process and ensure that you have minimal wait when you arrive at the office.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

We Have Moved To A New Location!

I know it has been a while since I have posted anything on the blog. That is because I have been very busy these past few weeks working on some great new and exciting things. To start things off, I’m proud to announce that I have relocated my practice from Burbank to a new professional and medical office location in Encino.

The new office will be on the third floor of the Rubio Plaza East Building located on Ventura Boulevard in the heart of the Encino area. We are conveniently located in close proximity to the 101/405 freeway intersection, and easy to find between Hayvenhurst and Rubio Avenues.

The new space, which was designed to my specifications, is focused primarily on maximizing patient comfort and convenience. The office features a comfortable and attractive reception area and tastefully decorated private exam rooms. The office will also has state of the art technology, including an advanced Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system which will give patients an easy and efficient check in/out procedure during their visits. New patients will be able to download and fill out the necessary forms from the practice website and bring it with them on their initial visit to further speed up the registration process. As a result, reception area waiting times will continue to be kept at a minimum. Outstanding support from my personally handpicked staff will continue to provide patients with the five-star care they deserve.

The address of the new office is 16542 Ventura Blvd., Suite 304 Encino, CA. 91436. Our telephone number is (818) 789-1111. Entrance to the office and the parking garage are from Rubio Avenue.

My staff and I look forward to working in the new space and are excited about this important move. Please feel free to stop by if you are in the area. More information can be found on the practice website at www.zadehsurgical.com or via email at info@zadehsurgical.com

U.S. News Ranks Valley Presbyterian Hospital & Providence Tarzana Hospital Among Best Hospitals in Los Angeles

Valley Presbyterian Hospital and Providence Tarzana Hospital were ranked today among the top hospitals in the Greater Los Angeles Area by U.S. News & World Report’s new Best Hospitals metro area rankings. The magazine ranked the top 50 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Orange County metropolitan area – as well as hospitals in other large metro areas across the country. Valley Presbyterian Hospital was recognized for it’s outstanding orthopedic and urology services. Providence Tarzana Hospital has long had a reputation as one of the Valley’s finest hospitals. A nationwide study late last year found Providence Tarzana Hospital to be the best hospital in California for vascular surgery, and gave five-star ratings for treatment of heart failure, pneumonia and sepsis and for carotid surgery and peripheral vascular bypass surgery. The new U.S. News rankings recognize 622 hospitals in or near major cities with a record of high performance in key medical specialties, including 132 of the 152 hospitals already identified as the best in the nation. There are nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide. Valley Presbyterian Hospital tied at No. 29, while Providence Tarzana Hospital tied at No. 36 for the Los Angeles-Orange County area. “All of these hospitals provide first-rate care for the majority of patients, even those with serious conditions or who need demanding procedures,” said Avery Comarow, the magazine’s health rankings editor. “The new Best Hospitals metro rankings can tell you which hospitals are worth considering for most medical problems if you live in or near a major metro area.” The new metro area rankings are relevant to a much wider range of healthcare consumers. They are aimed primarily at consumers whose care may not demand the special expertise found only at a nationally ranked Best Hospital. Patients and their families will have a far better chance of finding a U.S. News-ranked hospital in their health insurance network and might not have to travel to get care at a high-performing hospital.

Dr. Zadeh is on the medical staff at both Valley Presbyterian Hospital and Providence Tarzana Hospital.

For the full list of metro area rankings visit http://www.usnews.com/hospitals.

Updated Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery Page on Website

Check out the newly updated Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery page on www.zadehsurgical.com

The newly designed page includes a short animated video on the concept of Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery, and how Dr. Zadeh can perform various procedures using a tiny incision through the patient’s belly button leaving the potential for no visible scar!

 

 

 

 

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BOTOX® Treatment for Excessive Sweating

Have you ever found yourself afraid to raise your arms in normal situations because others may see your underarm sweat stains? Do you hesitate to buy new clothes because they might be ruined by underarm sweat? Do you constantly worry that someone will notice your sweat stains? Do you find yourself changing clothes frequently, or putting absorbent materials under your clothing to prevent sweat stains from showing? Though most people can control this mild to moderate sweating with over the counter antiperspirants, for some the sweating is so excessive that it interferes with their daily activities. This causes physical as well as psychological problems, such as social isolation and emotional trauma.

Primary Axillary Hyperhidrosis (PAH) is the medical term used to describe the condition of severe excessive underarm sweating. Simply put, PAH is a condition that involves overactive sweat glands. Most people who suffer from excessive underarm sweating have often tried numerous different clinical strength antiperspirants and topical medications to treat their excessive sweating with poor results.

In 2004, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved BOTOX® for the treatment of severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis in patients unable to obtain relief using antiperspirants or other clinical strength topical medicines. Treatment with BOTOX® helps control the symptoms of severe underarm sweating by temporarily blocking the chemical signals from the nerves that stimulate the sweat glands. When the sweat glands don’t receive chemical signals, they stop producing sweat. BOTOX® injections are expected to temporarily stop the production of excessive sweat in the treated areas only. Sweat continues to be produced elsewhere. Your pores do not get clogged and the sweat does not get backed up. The rest of your body continues to produce moisture normally.

BOTOX® treatment for severe excessive underarm sweating is safe, quick, and effective. Approximately 15-20 small injections are made underneath the skin of the armpit to block the release of the neurotransmitter responsible for the production of sweat by the sweat glands. The entire procedure takes about 10 minutes and complications are rare. Results are proven. In one clinical study involving 322 patients with severe underarm sweating, 81% of the patients receiving BOTOX® injections achieved a greater than 50% reduction in sweating with 50% of the patients having their excessive sweating relieved for up to 7 months. BOTOX® is now also being used for the treatment of excessive sweating of the hands and feet.

It is important to remember, however, that treatment with BOTOX®  for severe excessive sweating is not a cure; your symptoms will return gradually, and you will require further treatments in 4-7 months.

If you believe you are suffering from severe excessive sweating that is significantly interfering with your daily activities, ask your physician if BOTOX® could be right for you.

FDA recommends removal of Avastin for treatment of Breast Cancer

The FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is recommending removing the breast cancer indication for Avastin (bevacizumab) because the drug has not been shown to be safe and effective for that use. The drug itself is not being removed from the market and this action will not have any immediate impact on its use in treating breast cancer. Today’s action will not affect the approvals for colon, kidney, brain, and lung cancers. The FDA is making this recommendation after reviewing the results of four clinical studies of Avastin in women with breast cancer and determining that the data indicate that the drug does not prolong overall survival in breast cancer patients or provide a sufficient benefit in slowing disease progression to outweigh the significant risk to patients. None of the studies demonstrated that patients receiving Avastin lived longer, and patients receiving Avastin experienced a significant increase in serious side effects. These risks include severe high blood pressure; bleeding and hemorrhage; the development of perforations (or “holes”) in the body, including in the nose, stomach, and intestines; and heart attack or heart failure.

Patients currently receiving Avastin for breast cancer should speak with their oncologists about whether to continue their treatment or explore other treatment options.

Related articles

• FDA Panel Opposes Avastin for Breast Cancer (webmd.com)
• update: NCCN backs Avastin (donnapeach.com)
• Avastin for Breast Cancer Treatment (webmd.com)

Surgery With No Scars

In the late 1980’s the field of surgery took a huge leap forward with the development of Laparoscopic Surgery. Procedures which required 6-inch incisions and stays of multiple days in the hospital, began being performed through three or four tiny incisions no bigger than 1.5 cm. Hospital stays, recovery times, and costs went down dramatically. Today Laparoscopic Surgery has become the mainstay of treatment for many surgical conditions, and surgeons continue to search for ways to make their interventions less invasive while providing greater benefits to their patients.

 The Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgical procedure– or SILS™ procedure as it is more commonly referred to– represents the latest technological advancement in the field of minimally invasive surgery. The SILS™ procedure replaces the three to four incisions required by standard laparoscopic surgeries with just one 2-cm incision made in the belly button. Three laparoscopic trocars can then be placed using a specially made, flexible SILS™ Port which fits snugly through the belly button incision. This allows surgeons to use up to three laparoscopic devices simultaneously during surgery through one single incision. Newer, flexible laparoscopic instruments have been created specifically for use with the SILS™ Port. These provide surgeons with manueverability and optimal access to the target tissue through a single access point. The benefits to patients include the virtual elimination of visible scars, along with the post-operative pain associated with multiple points of entry with regular laparoscopic surgery.

The SILS™ procedure can be applied to numerous procedures including gallbladder, hernia, appendix, and colon surgery, making it a highly viable option for many people in need of surgery.

 

Find out if you are a Candidate for the SILS™ Procedure

The SILS™ procedure is a technically challenging one, and there are a limited number of surgeons who routinely perform the procedure. Dr. Zadeh is one of the few surgeons in the San Fernando Valley who performs this procedure for certain surgical conditions. Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery is not appropriate for everyone. In some patients, conversion to a standard laparoscopic or open procedure may be required. During your consultation and examination, Dr. Zadeh will determine if you are eligible to have your procedure performed via a SILS™ technique.

For more information on the SILS™ procedure, please visit http://www.zadehsurgical.com/index.php/search/sils or contact the office.