Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Outcomes Examined for Cannabis Users After Lower-Extremity Bypass
Cannabis use linked to reduced graft patency, increased amputation, and increased opioid use after lower-extremity bypass
Supraphysiological Oxygen During Surgery Linked to Organ Damage
Odds of acute kidney injury, myocardial injury, lung injury increased for those exposed to supraphysiological oxygen
Vaginal Birth After C-Section Tied to Later Pelvic Floor Surgery
Heightened risk seen particularly for surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence
QOL Up With Pembrolizumab Versus Ipilimumab, HDI in Resected Melanoma
Quality of life favored the pembrolizumab arm versus standard-of-care arm receiving ipilimumab, high-dose interferon α 2b
Robotic Resection Cuts Perioperative Morbidity With Liver Cancer
Overall survival and cumulative incidence of death related to tumor recurrence similar to open resection
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy Aids Essential Tremor Over Five Years
Overall improvement in quality-of-life measures sustained, without any progressive or delayed complications
For Older Adults, Loneliness Ups Mortality After Nonelective Surgery
No increase seen in odds of death at 30 days in association with loneliness for older adults undergoing elective surgery
Outcomes Similar for Total Ankle Replacement, Ankle Fusion in OA
No clinically or statistically significant difference seen in mean change in Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire walking/standing domain scores
Parkinsonism, Parkinson Disease Risk Up With Bilateral Oophorectomy Before 43
Risk increased in premenopausal women undergoing oophorectomy for benign indication before age 43 years
AHA: Strategies Compared for Treating Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Outcomes better for surgical revascularization versus endovascular therapy for those with single segment of great saphenous vein that could be used for surgery
