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2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Number of Periprosthetic Fractures
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – The number of periprosthetic fractures of the hip and knee increased in recent years and is projected to continue increasing, according to a study published online June 19...
Some Youths Still Taking Opioids Months After Surgery
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Many tweens and teens are filling prescriptions for opioids far in advance of surgeries unlikely to be associated with severe pain afterward, a new study says. Worse, a...
Having Diabetes Raises Risk of Failure With Spinal Fusion Surgery
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Diabetes can make lumbar spinal fusion surgery much more likely to fail, a new study says. People with diabetes are nearly three times more likely to have their vertebrae...
Rates of Gender-Affirming Surgery Examined in Cisgender Males, Gender-Diverse
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – For adults and minors, most breast reductions performed on cisgender males and transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people are performed on cisgender males, according to a...
Just a Few Surgeries Make Up Most Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Opioid addiction often starts with a prescription for post-surgery pain relief, and two new studies identify a handful of procedures that account for large shares of those...
Perioperative Chemo Improves Progression-Free Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – For patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the 12-month progression-free survival (PFS) may be increased with neoadjuvant modified 5-fluorouracil,...
Few Patients With Positive Margins After Basal Cell Excision Have Recurrence
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – Among patients with incompletely excised basal cell carcinoma (BCC), only about 16 percent with positive histopathologic margins have clinical recurrence, according to a study...
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing Concentrated Among a Few Procedures
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – Pediatric surgical opioid prescribing is concentrated among a small number of procedures, especially tonsillectomy and/or adenectomy, according to a study published online...
'A Pretty Cool Experience:' Having a Kidney Transplant While Awake
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they’d started yet. “At one point during surgery, I recall asking, ‘Should I be expe...
Surgery Helps Young Kids With Cerebral Palsy Walk, Regardless of Age
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows. "We had thought that the...
CMS Hospital Star Ratings Offer Limited Measure of Surgical Quality
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) star ratings are associated with adverse outcomes after surgery, there is wide variation in outcomes within each...
Preoperative Frailty Tied to Postoperative Outcomes in Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – Frailty is a significant predictor of noncardiac postoperative outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published online May 22 in Anaesthesia. Chan Mi ...
Multimodal Antiobesity Medications Yield Superior Preoperative Weight Loss
TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – Combining antiobesity medications enhances preoperative weight loss in individuals with high body mass index (BMI) preparing for metabolic surgery, according to a study...
Patients Can Take GLP-1 RA Medications Before Surgery
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications do slow gastric emptying but not by enough to warrant discontinuing medications before surgery, according...
It's Safe to Take GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Before Surgery: Study
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Despite recent concerns that taking Ozempic, Wegovy or other GLP-1 medications might be unsafe before a surgery, a new review has uncovered no such danger. The issue arose...
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