Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Tympanostomy Tube Placement Improves Hearing for Children With Cleft Palate
Significant mean improvement of 14.13 dB in hearing seen postintervention
American College of Surgeons, Oct. 4-7
ASTRO: SABR Offers Long-Term Benefits Comparable to Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Comparable overall survival seen at seven and 10 years, lung cancer-specific survival, and recurrence-free survival
Adenotonsillectomy May Be No Better Than Watchful Waiting in Young Children With Mild OSA
Difference of medium effect size seen when comparing total OSA-18 questionnaire score in favor of adenotonsillectomy
Remote Perioperative Telemonitoring Beneficial After Cancer Surgery
Patients in the RPM care arm had a 6 percent greater functional recovery rate
Photorefractive Keratectomy Safe, Effective for Teenagers
Visual outcomes were similar to or slightly better for teenagers aged 17 and 18 years than adults aged 19 to 40 years
Shunt Surgery Beneficial in Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus
Shunting improves gait velocity at three months in patients with response to temporary CSF drainage
Neonatal Male Circumcision Rates Reduced From 2012 to 2022
Findings seen despite 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics guidance in support of the practice
Surgical Volume Increases With Introduction of HoLEP
Surgical volume increased significantly after adoption of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, with no change in catchment area
Self-Sufficiency Regained Immediately in Most Patients After Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery
Second study shows uncorrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent refraction as good or better with immediate versus delayed bilateral cataract surgery
