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Perioperative intravenous acetaminophen may be beneficial for reducing immediate postoperative pain after endoscopic sinus surgery

Peri-Op IV Acetaminophen May Reduce Post-Op Pain in Sinus Sx

Reduction in immediate postoperative pain after endoscopic sinus surgery, but results inconclusive
Patients taking opioids before total knee arthroplasty may have greater pain after the procedure

Opioid Use Before TKA May Lead to Worse Pain After Surgery

Researchers suggest limiting opioid prescriptions might optimize benefits of TKA
For women undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

Five-Year Risk of Repeat SUI, POP Surgery Less Than 10 Percent

Higher risks for women aged 65 and older, those initially undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports a nearly 20 percent increase in transgender-related surgeries in the first two years of collecting data on these procedures.

Gender Confirmation Surgeries Up 20 Percent From 2015 to 2016

Rise attributed to more widespread insurance coverage, growing acceptance of transgender people
Hospital cesarean-section rates vary widely across the United States

Too Few U.S. Hospitals Have C-Section Rates Below HHS Target

Consumer Reports finds rates for low-risk births vary from 7 to 64.6 percent across the United States
An enhanced recovery after surgery program is associated with improved outcomes for patients undergoing elective colorectal resection and emergency hip fracture repair

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Ups Outcomes

Lower hospital length of stay and postoperative complication rates after implementation of ERAS
Arthroscopic surgery should rarely be used to treat degenerative knee disease

Arthroscopy for Degenerative Knees Deemed Seldom Effective

Widely used procedure won't help arthritic degeneration, according to new recommendation
Patients who travel to an academic medical center to undergo surgery for pancreatic cancer live a few months longer than those who choose to have their operation at a hospital closer to home

Traveling to Academic Hospital May Be Best for Pancreatic Cancer

Academic medical centers that perform more tumor surgeries have better patient outcomes

April 2017 Briefing – Surgery

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for April 2017. This roundup includes the latest...

April 2017 Briefing – Pathology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for April 2017. This roundup includes the latest...