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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,...
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,...
Femoral Nerve Block Cuts Opioid Use in ACL Reconstruction
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, a femoral nerve block (FNB) is associated with a lower incidence of excessive opioid consumption than...
Omission of Completion Axillary-Lymph-Node Dissection Noninferior
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – For patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer with sentinel-node macrometastases, the omission of completion axillary-lymph-node dissection is noninferior to...
Risk for A-Fib Increased With Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened and Diet Beverages
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 – Consumption of >2 L/week of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) or artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) is associated with an increased risk for atrial fibrillation (AF),...
Prevalence of Increased Residual Gastric Content Increased With GLP-1 RAs
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a higher prevalence of increased residual gastric content (RGC), according to a study...
1 in 8 Seniors Who Undergo Surgery Are Back in Hospital Within a Month
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Major surgery is a dicey proposition for many seniors, with a substantial number landing back in the hospital just weeks or months after their operation, a new study warns....
Preventive Mastectomies May Save Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Women who carry certain mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes know they are at heightened odds for breast cancer. Now, Canadian research suggests that for some patients a...
New Treatment Approach Good News for People Battling Rectal Cancers
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Rectal cancer often involves surgeries that can lead to a debilitating loss of bowel function for patients. However, new research suggests that a less aggressive approach to...
Bariatric Surgeries Carry Low Perioperative Risks
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) have similarly low perioperative risk among adults with obesity, according to a study...
2010 to 2020 Saw Disparities in Surgeon Supply Widen in the United States
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Disparities in surgeon supply between rural and urban counties and between socially vulnerable and other counties widened in the United States from 2010 to 2020, according...
Mechanical Thrombectomy Safe, Effective for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is safe and effective in real-world, high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Journal ...
Health Care Costs Lower for Patients Treated by Female Surgeons
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Health care costs are lower for patients treated by female surgeons versus those treated by male surgeons, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Surgery. ...
Recent Decline in Risk for CRC Recurrence Seen in Stage I to III Disease
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – From 2004 to 2019, the risk for recurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC) decreased in patients with stages I to III disease, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in...
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