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AAO: Prior Intravitreal Injections Increase Risk for Cataract Surgery Complications
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – A history of multiple past intravitreal injections (IVIs) poses a risk for certain future cataract surgery complications, according to a study presented at the annual ...
Music Might Speed Your Recovery From Surgery
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Pop tunes, smooth jams and banging beats can help people more easily recover from surgery with fewer painkillers, a new review finds. Listening to music reduces the anxiety,...
Extracorporeal Blood Purification Can Cut Cardiac Surgery-Associated AKI
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – For patients undergoing nonemergent cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), use of an extracorporeal blood purification (EBP) device is associated with a lower rate of cardiac...
Multiple Surgeries Tied to Worsening Brain Health
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Surgeries are generally safe but cumulatively are associated with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, according to a study published in the September issue of The ...
Study: Five-Year Survival for Face Transplant Is 85 Percent
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – The overall survival for face transplants is encouraging, with 10-year survival at 74 percent, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Surgery. Pauliina ...
Did Your ACL Surgery Work? Try Hopping Backwards
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – Hopping backward is a good test to see if someone’s ACL surgery has gone well, a new study says. That backward hop is an effective way of measuring the strength of a p...
Most Patients With Stage I PDAC Are Upstaged on Histopathology
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 – More than 70 percent of patients with stage I pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and close to 30 percent with stage II PDAC are upstaged on histopathology, according to...
Machine Learning Can ID Risk for Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – Machine learning can identify patients who are at risk for persistent opioid use after surgery, according to a study published in the September issue of Plastic and...
Nicotine, Marijuana Use Underreported by Plastic Surgery Patients
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – Plastic surgery patients who use marijuana also have elevated nicotine levels, according to a study published in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. ...
Surgery Effective for Thoracic Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 – For patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (T-OPLL), surgical treatment is effective for improving neurological function, quality of...
Study Quantifies COVID-19-Linked Deficit in Arthroplasties in the U.K.
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 – The COVID-19-induced deficit in arthroplasty procedures is equivalent to 71.6 percent of a year of normal expected operating activity, according to a study published online...
Could More Men With Early Prostate Cancers Keep Their Lymph Nodes?
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – For years, the treatment of early-stage prostate cancers that haven't spread beyond the organ have often included the removal of nearby lymph nodes in the pelvis. It's done...
Vestibular Neurectomy Effective for Severe Meniere Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 – Vestibular neurectomy is an effective vertigo treatment in patients with severe Meniere disease, according to a study published online June 7 in the Journal of Clinical ...
Study Looks at Opioid Dispensing Among Youths Undergoing Surgery
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – Overall, 16.2 percent of opioid-naive youths undergoing a surgical procedure filled an initial opioid prescription one to 14 days before surgery, according to a study...
Double Mastectomy May Offer No Survival Benefit to Women With Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast, even in the early stages, sometimes opt for a double mastectomy, due to the fear that the cancer will migrate to the...
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