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AI Model FastGlioma Can Detect Glioma Infiltration During Surgery
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 – The artificial intelligence (AI) model FastGlioma can detect glioma infiltration during surgery, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Nature. Akhil Kondepudi,...
Adverse Events Occur in More Than One-Third of Patients Admitted for Surgery
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – More than one-third of patients admitted to the hospital for surgery have adverse events, with more than half potentially preventable, according to a study published online...
Delaying Noncardiac Surgery for Several Months After Heart Attack Found to Be Safer
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – Delaying noncardiac surgeries for three to six months following a heart attack appears safer for those who undergo revascularization, according to a study published online...
Total Hip Replacement Revision Rates Vary With Type of Material Used
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 – For patients undergoing primary total hip replacement (THR), the rate of revision varies by type of material used in the bearing surface, according to a study published...
Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen in Cleft Lip Surgery Repair
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 – Racial and ethnic differences are seen with primary cleft lip surgery repair, according to a study published online in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive...
Trends in Obesity Treatment Show Surge in GLP-1 RAs, Drop in Surgeries
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Among privately insured patients, there was a doubling in the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) as antiobesity treatment from 2022 to 2023, with a...
ASA: Risk for Postoperative Delirium Increased With Poor and Worsening Sleep
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – Inadequate sleep and worsening sleep trajectory are associated with postoperative delirium among adults undergoing noncardiac surgery under general anesthesia, according to a...
ASA: Repeated Fasting Increases Malnutrition Risk in Patients Undergoing Multiple Surgeries
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Malnutrition is more likely among patients undergoing multiple orthopedic surgeries, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of...
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...
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