OSA & Cardiovascular Events in Noncardiac Surgical Patients
Prior research indicates an association between obstructive sleep apnea and unfavorable long-term...
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Surgery
Unusual cases Part 2
Trampolining is not a team sport A 12-year-old boy was jumping on a backyard trampoline and...
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October 2019 Briefing – Cosmetic Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for October 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. CDC: U.S. Life Expectancy Up Slightly, Mortality […]
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ACS: Shorter Work Shifts Aid Acute Surgery Outcomes
12-hour acute care surgery shift model improves patient outcomes, lowers cost versus 24-hour general surgery call
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ACS: Shorter Work Shifts Aid Acute Surgery Outcomes
12-hour acute care surgery shift model improves patient outcomes, lowers cost versus 24-hour general surgery call
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ACS: Outcomes Worse With Delay in Performing Cholecystectomy
Poorer outcomes seen if surgery delayed for more than 72 hours after admission for acute cholecystitis
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Rate of Surgical Bailout Low for TAVR
Outcomes poor when unplanned conversion to open heart surgery needed during TAVR
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Bariatric Surgery Linked to Reduced Risk for Skin Cancer
For individuals with obesity, risk for skin cancer and melanoma significantly reduced with bariatric surgery
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ACS: General Surgery Residents Often Experience Mistreatment
Women have higher rates of mistreatment measures; mistreatment linked to burnout, suicidal thoughts
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Top 14 Most Evil Doctors of the Last Two Centuries
When we think of evil doctors or monsters, we are likely to think of Frankenstein or Dr....
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Substance Use Disorder Ups Risk for Death After IE Valve Surgery
Midterm postoperative period (six months to five years) a particularly vulnerable period
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Surgery Vs Radiotherapy in High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Examining Mortality
According to recent estimates, fewer than 10% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer present with...
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Dr. G and the Uncertainty
The following is the fourth in a new weekly blog series, pulled directly from the Twitter-based...
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2001 to 2016 Saw Large Increase in Mohs Surgery for Melanoma
Regional variation considerable, with more than threefold variation between regions with highest, lowest use
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No Indication of ‘July Effect’ in Context of Cardiac Surgery
No variation in in-hospital mortality by procedure month, academic year quartile for cardiac procedures
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Bariatric Surgery Up in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
Complication rates similar for patients with, without ESKD undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
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Gender Bias Narratives in Medicine
“At my interview for residency at a prestigious midwestern university hospital, the chairman asked...
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Opioid Rx Education Insufficient for Plastic Surgery Trainees
Significantly more opioids prescribed by U.S. versus Canadian trainees for seven of eight procedures
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Bariatric Surgery & Macrovascular Events in People With Severe Obesity & Type 2 Diabetes
A study of nearly 20,000 patients with type 2 diabetes and severe obesity found that bariatric...
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Outcomes Improved After ACL Repair With Three Tendon Graft Types
No difference found among patellar, hamstring, ‘double-bundle’ hamstring grafts
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