Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Gender-Based Variation Seen in Medicare Reimbursement for Surgery
Gender-based disparities persist in surgeon practices, billing, and revenue
Preop Lab Values May ID Risk of Postarthroplasty Joint Infection in Morbid Obesity
Findings for preoperative anemia, abnormal platelet count, and elevated systemic immune-inflammation index
Nudge in EHR Can Reduce Unnecessary Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Reduction in rate of SLNB among women meeting Choosing Wisely criteria for omission of SLNB
Gender Differences Seen in Electronic Health Record Use Patterns Among Surgeons
Female surgeons spend more time documenting and write longer notes
Disparities Persist in Postmastectomy Reconstruction
American Indian/Alaska Native women remain 38 percent less likely to receive postmastectomy reconstruction than White women
Study Looks at Illness Trajectories After Revascularization in Patients With PAD
Amputation rate higher for nonelective patients, as is mortality rate at five years after revascularization
2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Number of Periprosthetic Fractures
Number of periprosthetic fractures projected to increase 212 percent from 2016 to 2032
Transcatheter PDA Closure Increasingly Used for Very Low Birth-Weight Infants
Higher survival seen for VLBW infants undergoing transcatheter closure, but similar LOS, neonatal complications
Rates of Gender-Affirming Surgery Examined in Cisgender Males, Gender-Diverse
Eighty percent of breast reductions among cisgender male and TGD adults in study performed on cisgender males
Etiology of Spinal Cord Injury Affects QOL Outcomes After Bladder Surgery
Worse impact of neurogenic bladder in urinary-related QOL seen for acquired versus congenital spinal cord injury
