Estimated Biopsy Rate Varies After Breast Cancer Treatment
Incidence of breast biopsy higher among women treated with brachytherapy versus whole-breast irradiation
January 2018 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for January 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Persistent Pain Common 1 Month After Elective Pediatric Surgery
Prevalence of patients with pain at one, three, and six months is 24, 6, and 4 percent, respectively
Mortality Impacted by Treatment Modality, Age in Early Lung CA
Mortality differed between surgery and radiotherapy; increased age had higher mortality after surgery
Surgical Wound Monitoring App Tied to High Satisfaction
Patients and providers report high satisfaction with the app, which helped detect complications
Survival Trends for Cancer Generally Increasing Worldwide
Increasing trend seen for some lethal cancers, with up to 5 percent increase for liver, pancreas, lung CAs
Surgeon Case Experience Impacts Peds Cholecystectomy Morbidity
Lower morbidity rates in general surgeons with high-volume experience than low-volume peds surgeons
Full-Length Inferior Turbinate Reduction Best Improves Airflow
Airflow improvement post partial and target ITR is patient dependent per computational fluid dynamics
Intra-Op Decision Support System Improves Process Measures
But system has no significant impact on post-op clinical outcomes among adults undergoing surgery
Decreased Survival When Surgery Refused for Esophageal Cancer
Worse median survival when refusing recommended surgery versus choosing surgery, neoadjuvant tx
