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Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume surgeons and hospitals to improve survival could restrict care at many low-volume centers with better-than-expected outcomes

Focus on Ovarian Cancer Surgical Volume May Not Be Best Metric

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Minimum-volume standards could restrict care at many centers with better-than-expected outcomes
The vast majority of orthopedic surgeons recommend prescribing a nine-day supply of around-the-clock oxycodone doses following commonly performed orthopedic surgeries

Survey Reveals Gaps in Opioid Rx Patterns of Orthopedic Surgeons

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History of drug misuse, depression did not necessarily diminish hypothetical prescribing rates
Early nerve transfer surgery results in improvements in upper-limb function after spinal cord injury

Early Nerve Transfer Enables Hand Function After Spinal Cord Injury

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Significant improvements seen in action research arm test, grasp release test 24 months postsurgery
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and most recent Relative Value Scale Update Committee recommendations overestimate the operating time for original and revision hip and knee replacements

Operating Time for Hip, Knee Replacement Overestimated

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Relative Value Scale Update Committee overestimates time for original, revision replacements

June 2019 Briefing – Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for June 2019. This roundup includes the latest...

June 2019 Briefing – Pathology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for June 2019. This roundup includes the latest...

June 2019 Briefing – Anesthesiology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for June 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Patients who received patellar tendon

Outcomes Improved After ACL Repair With Three Tendon Graft Types

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No difference found among patellar, hamstring, 'double-bundle' hamstring grafts
There is no increased risk for mortality among patients receiving red blood cell transfusions from female

Mortality Not Higher With Transfusions From Female Donors

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Findings seen for red blood cells from female, previously pregnant, or sex-discordant donors
Changing electronic health record systems may cause longer operation times for eye surgeries

Changing EHR Systems May Up Operating Times for Eye Surgery

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Institutions should consider if expected benefits of deploying a new EHR system outweigh potential risks