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Arthroscopic Surgery for Arthritis Does Not Impact Incidence of Total Knee Arthroplasty
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – The addition of arthroscopic surgery to nonoperative management of knee arthritis does not delay or hasten total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during 10 years of follow-up,...
Mortality Down for Rectal Cancer Surgery at NAPRC-Accredited Hospitals
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC)-accredited hospitals have lower risk-adjusted mortality and morbidity for patients undergoing major rectal cancer...
Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Abundance Prognostic in Early-Stage TNBC
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – For patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who undergo surgery without chemotherapy, tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) abundance is associated...
Novel Digital Platform Engages Patients in Perioperative Care
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 – A novel digital health platform is feasible to engage patients scheduled for elective surgery in their perioperative journey, according to a study published online April 4...
Social Media Increases Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery Patient Empowerment
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – For patients undergoing plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS), social media seems to have a positive impact on patient empowerment, according to a study published in the...
Blood Loss Drives Higher Death Rate for Women During Bypass Surgeries
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – It's long been documented that women have a slimmer chance of surviving heart bypass surgery compared to men, and researchers believe that they now know why. Women tend to...
Preop Intranasal Povidone-Iodine Reduces Rate of Surgical Site Infection
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Use of presurgery intranasal povidone-iodine (PVP-I) is effective for reducing the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) after joint arthroplasty and spine surgery,...
Microwave Ablation Feasible for T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – For patients with multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the rates of progression-free survival (PFS) do not differ between microwave ablation (MWA) and surgical...
Decline Seen in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colon, Rectal Cancer in 2020
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – There was a 17.3 percent decrease in the number of patients undergoing surgery for colon and rectal cancer in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study...
ACC: Similar Seizure Incidence Seen for Topical, IV Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – Among patients having cardiac surgery, topical administration of tranexamic acid does not reduce the incidence of seizure when compared with intravenous tranexamic acid,...
Preventive Mastectomy Less Common for Black Women With Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found. Women with cancer affecting one...
Arthritis Can Often Follow ACL Surgeries in Young Adults
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – Early-onset arthritis may hit as many as one in every four young people who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries, new research warns. The...
Guidelines Developed for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – In a consensus statement published in the April issue of EP Europace to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Heart Rhythm Association, held from April 7 to 9...
Premastectomy Radiotherapy Followed by Immediate Breast Reconstruction Demonstrates Safety
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 – Premastectomy radiotherapy (PreMRT) and regional node irradiation (RNI) followed by immediate breast reconstruction (IMBR) is feasible and safe, according to a study...
Preoperative GLP-1 Agonist Use Does Not Increase Aspiration
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 – Preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist use does not increase the risk for aspiration or subsequent pneumonia in patients undergoing various surgical...
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