Northwest Surgery Center

World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to …

How to Keep Your Foot Safe During a Pedicure

Is pedicure safety really something you need to be aware of? It is. Because if you don’t watch it, you …

Safety Tips for the Nail Salon

Before scheduling an appointment for your pedicure, review these safety tips to protect your feet before pampering them.

Your Next Step Podiatry

Make an appointment with one of our doctors for an evaluation to see if you qualify for a pair of shoes.

10 Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

Drinking Coffee Linked With Increased Risk Of Ovarian Cancer

A new meta-analysis finds a correlation between coffee and increased instances of ovarian cancer.

Patients with Diabetes: Take Care when Visiting Nail Salons

If you have diabetes, you know that good foot care is one of the most important aspects of the disease. Any small injury like a puncture wound, blister or scrape can become infected and degenerate into a serious foot ulcer if not caught in time.<br>Even something as simple as trimming your toenails mu

Did You Need Surgery to Repair a Surgical Error?

It is an unfortunate fact that patients cannot always rely on medical providers to render adequate care. Especially during complicated sur...

Carmel, Greenwood & Indianapolis, IN Podiatrist

Your feet and ankles work hard to support the weight of your body -- pain, if left untreated, can make their job so much harder. When your feet struggle to function, you may need surgery to overcome your discomfort. Dr. Jeffrey Agricola offers foot and ankle surgery at Prestige Podiatry located in C

2 surgical sponges removed 4 years after man's initial surgery

Larry Diener started getting sick with high fevers and shortness of breath

When are Foot and Ankle Surgery Necessary?

Find out if it’s time to talk us about whether foot surgery is right for you.<br>It’s always ideal to avoid surgery whenever possible. I think we can all agree on that. However, there are certain foot and ankle problems that may actually benefit greatly from surgery over other more conserv

4 Things That Drive Your Podiatrist Crazy

Your podiatrist really wants you to stop doing these four things right now!

Epidemiological trends of surgical admissions to the... : Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

o 88 surgical ICUs using the prospectively and manually abstracted Cerner Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Outcomes database. We stratified patients into 13 surgical cohorts and modeled temporal trends in admission, mortality, surgical ICU length of stay (LOS), and change in functional status (FS) using generalized mixed-effects and Quasi-Poisson models to obtain risk-adjusted outcomes<br>RESULTS<br>We evaluated 78,053 ICU admissions and observed a significant decrease…

Ask Your Troy Podiatrist: When Should I See a Podiatrist?

Ask you Troy Podiatrist: When should I make an appointment to see a podiatrist?

The Teamwork Of Surgery: How Surgical Technologists Make A Difference

How surgical technologists make a difference isn’t always obvious at first glance: sure, you see them passing implements and helping physicians scrub in, but outside of medical TV shows, most people don’t know much about what surgical technologists do. In fact, the most important skill for a surgical technologist is teamwork. Much of contemporary surgical technologist training was developed in military hospitals and even on military…

Who Is a Podiatrist?

What is a Podiatrist?

A podiatrist is a medical specialist who focuses on your feet and ankles. DPM stands for Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.<br>When necessary, podiatrists can per

Digital Surgery’s AI platform guides surgical teams through complex procedures

Digital Surgery’s AI platform helps to guide surgical teams through complex medical procedures with audio and visual cues.

Bariatric surgery becomes safer in accredited surgical centers, research shows

Patients who have weight-loss operations at nonaccredited bariatric surgical facilities in the United States are up to 1.4 times likelier to experience serious complications and more than twice as likely to die after the operation compared with patients who undergo these procedures at accredited bariatric surgical centers, researchers conclude.

Tips from a Podiatrist

Size yourself up. Have your feet measured every few years―especially after a pregnancy or if your weight has changed. Don’t just routinely buy the size you’ve always worn, because wearing shoes th…