Surgery
Home Surgery
Multidisciplinary Model Cuts Treatment Delay in Head, Neck CA
Fewer instances of delay >30 days from referral to treatment initiation in multidisciplinary clinic
Post-Op Complications Low for Orbital Floor Fracture Repair
No significant difference in post-op complications for patients undergoing repair by plastic, ENT surgeon
Treatment for Stage I NSCLC Patients Up From 2000 to 2010
Improved survival for non-small-cell lung cancer patients, driven by better survival in treated patients
The American College of Surgeons, Oct. 22-26
The 103rd Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held from...
Surgery Reduces Seizures in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
And most common diagnoses based on resected brain specimens include hippocampal sclerosis, tumors
Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior
Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
Recommendations Developed for Trial of Labor After C-Section
Most women with one previous cesarean with low-transverse incision are candidates for TOLAC
Better Outcomes With Transoroal Robotic Surgery Alone in OPSCC
Significantly quicker improvement in postoperative dysphagia in oropharyngeal cancer TORS-only group
Cataract Surgery Associated With Reduced Mortality in Women
Lower all-cause, vascular-, cancer-, accidental-, neurologic-, pulmonary-specific mortality
Most Patients Satisfied With Relationship With Physician
But majority of patients, physicians think doctors don't have time to provide highest standard of care
