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Muscle Quality Could Be Key To Successful Hip Replacement

WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – Folks are less likely to recover successfully from a total hip replacement if they have poor muscle quality going into the procedure, a small-scale study says. Patients...

Miscommunication Between Health Workers Puts Patients At Risk Regularly

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 – Miscommunication between hospital staff regularly puts patients at risk, a new study says. Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital...

Preop Macular Thickness May Be Marker of Postop Delirium in Seniors

FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 – In older patients undergoing surgery, preoperative macular thickness may be a marker for vulnerability to developing postoperative delirium, according to a study published...

NeuroSAFE Improves Erectile Function After Radical Prostatectomy

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 – Use of the NeuroSAFE technique, a standardized frozen section analysis that enables accurate real-time detection of positive surgical margins during nerve sparing in...

Eye Exam Can Assess Risk Of Delirium Following Surgery

WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 – They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. The eyes also might help detect seniors at risk for a common syndrome in which they emerge from surgery in a state of...

Breasts Can Shrink Following Cancer Surgery, Radiation

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 – Breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer might not conserve as much as previously thought, a new study suggests. Women’s breasts can shrink considerably after they’ve und...

New Surgical Technique Preserves Erectile Function In Prostate Cancer Patients

FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 – A pioneering technique can help nearly twice as many men preserve erectile function following prostate cancer surgery, researchers say. The new surgical method, called...

Longer PSA Monitoring in Patients With Persistent PSA May Reduce Overtreatment

THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – Assessment of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level for three months after radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer may minimize overtreatment, according to a study...

Psychological Prehabilitation Boosts Patients' Postsurgical Outcomes

TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – Psychological prehabilitation may improve four postoperative outcomes: reduced length of stay (LOS), pain, anxiety, and depression, according to a review recently published...

Powerful MRI Scans Aid Epilepsy Surgery

WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – The first sign of seizures for Amanda Bradbury were auras in her vision that cropped up around age 19. Then came frequent bouts of anxiety, struggling to maintain focus...

High-Tech T-Shirt Tracks Patients' Vitals

TUESDAY, March 25, 2025 – A high-tech T-shirt loaded with sensors can help track patients’ vital signs after their release from a hospital, researchers say. The shirt could help people return home s...

Botox Intervention Improves Facial Asymmetry After Nerve Damage

TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – For patients with severe oral commissure droop from facial nerve damage undergoing surgery, botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) treatment helps to alleviate muscle...

Length of Stay After Lung Cancer Surgery Longer With Wildfire in County of Treating Facility

FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 – Patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy whose treatment facility was in a U.S. county impacted by a wildfire disaster during recovery...

Complications, Mortality Up With Surgery Immediately Preceding Weekend

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 – Patients who undergo surgery immediately preceding the weekend have an increased risk for complications, readmission, and mortality at 30 days, 90 days, and one year...

No Link Seen Between Preop GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Postop Aspiration Pneumonia

THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – Preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is not associated with short-term postoperative aspiration pneumonia, according to a study published...

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