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Same Gender Patient and Surgeon Doesn't Make Safer Surgery
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HeathDay News) – More female surgeons are entering the field, which brings up a new question: Are your surgical outcomes likely to be better if your gender matches that of...
American College of Surgeons, Oct. 22-25
The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held this year from Oct. 22 to 25 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including surgeons, medical experts, allied...
Teen Surgery-Linked Opioid Prescription Rates Stable From 2015 to 2020
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – For U.S. adolescents, there was a decrease in opioid prescription rates from 2015 to 2020 for nonsurgical indications, but opioid prescription rates associated with surgery...
Brains of Patients With Post-Op Delirium Could Be More Vulnerable
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – Delirium is common after older patients have surgery and can cause serious complications and distress, but its cause has been a mystery. New research has found that patients...
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
SUNDAY, Sept. 10, 2023 – When someone has surgery, pain may be top of mind. An expert in managing post-op pain offers three tips for keeping it under control, safely. “Pain can inhibit recovery, but ...
Female Surgeons Have Lower Rates of Adverse Postoperative Outcomes
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – Patients treated by female surgeons have a lower likelihood of adverse postoperative outcomes, including death, at 90 days and one year postsurgery, according to a study...
Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Tied to Higher Complication Rates
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with increased rates of complications, according to a study published in the July 19 issue of The Journal...
Enforcing BMI Cutoffs for Shoulder Joint Surgery Could Exacerbate Disparities
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 – Enforcing body mass index (BMI) cutoffs for access to total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) may limit the procedure for female or Black patients across all BMI cutoffs,...
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