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Patients treated by surgeons with a history of patient complaints regarding their personalities or attitude are at increased risk of surgical and medical complications

Patient Complaints of Surgeon Attitude Tied to Worse Outcomes

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Patients treated by surgeons with most complaints had more complications in month after surgery
For severely obese patients

Bariatric Embolization Feasible for Severely Obese

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Technical success rate of 100 percent in five patients, with no major adverse events observed
The risks of adverse events are similar with short-term use of typical and atypical antipsychotic medications after cardiac surgery in seniors

Similar Adverse Event Risk for Typical, Atypical Antipsychotics

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However, greater use of brain imaging associated with atypical APMs after cardiac surgery in seniors
The learning curve for transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx is surgeon-specific

Surgeon-Specific Learning Curve for Transoral Robotic Surgery

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Findings for oncologic surgeons performing TORS for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
Patients undergoing laparoscopic rectal resection have increased risk for noncomplete mesorectal excision versus those undergoing open rectal resection

Review: Noncomplete Mesorectal Excision Up With Laparoscopy

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Increased risk seen for patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open rectal resection
Implementation of duty hour reform does not negatively impact thyroid and parathyroid procedure outcomes

Duty Hour Restrictions Don’t Impair Thyroid Surgery Outcomes

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Reduction in overall mortality following decrease at teaching hospitals with otolaryngology programs
For women undergoing cesarean section

Post-Cesarean Maternal Infection in 8.8 Percent of C-Sections

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Odds of maternal infection up with black race, non-transverse uterine incision, surgery >49 minutes
Implementation of a bundle of five items can reduce the surgical site infection rate in colon surgery

Bundle of Items Can Reduce SSI Rate in Colon Surgery

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Bundle of five items reduces surgical site infection rate in colon surgery but not in hip surgery
For children with medical complexity undergoing spinal fusion

Comorbidities Up Resource Use in Pediatric Spinal Fusion

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For children undergoing spinal fusion, respiratory insufficiency, bladder dysfunction up LOS, cost
Coffee consumption speeds the time to bowel movement after complete staging surgery of gynecologic cancers

Coffee Speeds Time to Bowel Movement After Gynecologic Sx

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Findings for patients after complete staging surgery