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New Treatment Approach Good News for People Battling Rectal Cancers
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Rectal cancer often involves surgeries that can lead to a debilitating loss of bowel function for patients. However, new research suggests that a less aggressive approach to...
Bariatric Surgeries Carry Low Perioperative Risks
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) have similarly low perioperative risk among adults with obesity, according to a study...
2010 to 2020 Saw Disparities in Surgeon Supply Widen in the United States
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Disparities in surgeon supply between rural and urban counties and between socially vulnerable and other counties widened in the United States from 2010 to 2020, according...
Mechanical Thrombectomy Safe, Effective for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is safe and effective in real-world, high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Journal ...
Health Care Costs Lower for Patients Treated by Female Surgeons
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Health care costs are lower for patients treated by female surgeons versus those treated by male surgeons, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Surgery. ...
Recent Decline in Risk for CRC Recurrence Seen in Stage I to III Disease
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – From 2004 to 2019, the risk for recurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC) decreased in patients with stages I to III disease, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in...
Same Gender Patient and Surgeon Doesn't Make Safer Surgery
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HeathDay News) – More female surgeons are entering the field, which brings up a new question: Are your surgical outcomes likely to be better if your gender matches that of...
American College of Surgeons, Oct. 22-25
The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held this year from Oct. 22 to 25 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including surgeons, medical experts, allied...
Teen Surgery-Linked Opioid Prescription Rates Stable From 2015 to 2020
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – For U.S. adolescents, there was a decrease in opioid prescription rates from 2015 to 2020 for nonsurgical indications, but opioid prescription rates associated with surgery...
Brains of Patients With Post-Op Delirium Could Be More Vulnerable
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – Delirium is common after older patients have surgery and can cause serious complications and distress, but its cause has been a mystery. New research has found that patients...
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
SUNDAY, Sept. 10, 2023 – When someone has surgery, pain may be top of mind. An expert in managing post-op pain offers three tips for keeping it under control, safely. “Pain can inhibit recovery, but ...
Female Surgeons Have Lower Rates of Adverse Postoperative Outcomes
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – Patients treated by female surgeons have a lower likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes, including death, at 90 days and one year postsurgery, according to a study...
Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Tied to Higher Complication Rates
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with increased rates of complications, according to a study published in the July 19 issue of The Journal...
Enforcing BMI Cutoffs for Shoulder Joint Surgery Could Exacerbate Disparities
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 – Enforcing body mass index (BMI) cutoffs for access to total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) may limit the procedure for female or Black patients across all BMI cutoffs,...
Review Outlines Issues Relating to Obtaining Surgical Consent
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 – There is currently low-level evidence about surgical consent processes that can inform clinical practice, and surgical consent is frequently obtained by junior doctors in a...
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