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Preop Intranasal Povidone-Iodine Reduces Rate of Surgical Site Infection

FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Use of presurgery intranasal povidone-iodine (PVP-I) is effective for reducing the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) after joint arthroplasty and spine surgery,...

Microwave Ablation Feasible for T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – For patients with multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the rates of progression-free survival (PFS) do not differ between microwave ablation (MWA) and surgical...

Decline Seen in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colon, Rectal Cancer in 2020

THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – There was a 17.3 percent decrease in the number of patients undergoing surgery for colon and rectal cancer in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study...

ACC: Similar Seizure Incidence Seen for Topical, IV Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients

THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – Among patients having cardiac surgery, topical administration of tranexamic acid does not reduce the incidence of seizure when compared with intravenous tranexamic acid,...

Preventive Mastectomy Less Common for Black Women With Breast Cancer

THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found. Women with cancer affecting one...

Arthritis Can Often Follow ACL Surgeries in Young Adults

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – Early-onset arthritis may hit as many as one in every four young people who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries, new research warns. The...

Guidelines Developed for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – In a consensus statement published in the April issue of EP Europace to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Heart Rhythm Association, held from April 7 to 9...

Premastectomy Radiotherapy Followed by Immediate Breast Reconstruction Demonstrates Safety

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – Premastectomy radiotherapy (PreMRT) and regional node irradiation (RNI) followed by immediate breast reconstruction (IMBR) is feasible and safe, according to a study...

Preoperative GLP-1 Agonist Use Does Not Increase Aspiration

TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist use does not increase the risk for aspiration or subsequent pneumonia in patients undergoing various surgical...

Immunotherapy Before Surgery Might Boost Pancreatic Cancer Survival

MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – Pancreatic cancer patients may do better if they receive an immunotherapy drug as well as chemotherapy in preparation for surgery, new research suggests. Pancreatic cancer is...

Review Compares Analgesic Interventions After Shoulder Surgery

MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – The average pain trajectories after shoulder surgery vary with different analgesic interventions, according to research presented at the 49th Annual Regional Anesthesiology...

Femoral Nerve Block Cuts Opioid Use in ACL Reconstruction

MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, a femoral nerve block (FNB) is associated with a lower incidence of excessive opioid consumption than...

About One-Third of Surgical Residents Lack Meaningful Mentorship

FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 – About one-third of residents do not report meaningful mentorship, with non-White or Hispanic residents less likely to report meaningful mentorship than non-Hispanic White...

Omission of Completion Axillary-Lymph-Node Dissection Noninferior

THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – For patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer with sentinel-node macrometastases, the omission of completion axillary-lymph-node dissection is noninferior to...

Hyperangulated Video Laryngoscopy Beneficial for Achieving Intubation

WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – For patients who require single-lumen endotracheal intubation for general anesthesia, hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduces the number of attempts needed to achieve...

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