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Multicomponent Prehabilitation Beneficial for Surgical Patients
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Exercise prehabilitation, nutritional prehabilitation, and multicomponent interventions involving exercise may be beneficial for adults undergoing surgery, according to a...
Mortality Lower With Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Emphysema
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery...
Survival Improved With Lobectomy, Segmentectomy in Early NSCLC
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – For patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), lung resections, including lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with improved long-term survival...
Eating Right, Exercising Before Surgery Improves Outcomes
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – Patients can improve their odds for a successful surgery by actively preparing for the procedure through diet and exercise, a tactic called “prehabilitation,” a new evidence r...
Increased Surgeon Stress Linked to Reduced Surgical Complications
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Increased surgeon stress at the beginning of a surgical procedure is associated with reduced major surgical complications, according to a study published online Jan. 15 in...
Perioperative GLP-1 RA Use Reduces Risk for Complications in Patients With Diabetes
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – For patients with diabetes undergoing a surgical procedure, an active perioperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) prescription is associated with...
FDA Approves Symvess, an Acellular Tissue-Engineered Vessel
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Symvess, the first acellular tissue engineered vessel indicated for use in adults as a vascular conduit for extremity...
Lean Quality Improvement Helps Surgical Residency Programs
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – Surgical residency programs can improve working environments using Lean methodology, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in JAMA Surgery. J. Jeffery Reeves, M.D., ...
Breast, Ovary Removal Can Lengthen Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – It's a decision no woman wants to have to make, but new research shows that young breast cancer patients with high-risk genes may be able to prevent their cancer from...
SABCS: Omission of Axillary Staging Noninferior for Node-Negative Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – Omission of surgical axillary staging is noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy for patients with clinically node-negative, T1 or T2 invasive breast cancer, according to a...
Removing, Storing Patient's Blood Before Liver Surgery Helps Avoid Transfusions
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – Canadian Rowan Ladd scratched her head when doctors said they might bank a blood donation from her at the start of her 2022 liver surgery, but she figured it couldn’t h...
Altered Gait Following ACL Surgery May Lead to Additional Knee Problems
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – During the first 12 months after primary unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), gait becomes more symmetrical, but aberrant gait biomechanics can...
Removal of Tonsils, Adenoids May Increase Stress-Related Disorders in Children, Teens
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 – The surgical removal of tonsils or adenoids in young people is associated with an increased risk for subsequent stress-related disorders, according to a study published online...
Insurer Anthem Rescinds Anesthesia Policy Change After Backlash
FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 – After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for...
Antibiotics or Surgery: What's Best for Child Appendicitis?
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – For decades, surgery to remove an inflamed appendix has been a rite of childhood for many. But a new study says treating appendicitis with antibiotics, rather than surgery, is...
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