Surgery

Forty-six percent of patients who underwent thyroid-directed surgery had cancer; of these, 51 percent were asymptomatic

Women hypothetically selecting a breast reconstruction surgeon placed highest value on surgeons' reputations

Among SpO₂ values of ≥92 percent, unadjusted probabilities of occult hypoxemia were 15.6 percent for Whites, 19.6 percent for Blacks

During structural heart procedures, exposure greater for interventional echocardiographers than for interventional cardiologists, sonographers

Reduction in average visual analog scale pain scores, increase in employment, satisfaction reported after amputation

Outpatients miss fewer workdays, have similar frequency of return health care visits, high satisfaction

Low risk for serious adverse events linked to common shoulder arthroscopy procedures; one in 26 at risk for reoperation at one year

Increased risk seen among adults without history of heart failure undergoing cardiac, noncardiac surgeries

Poststroke mortality rates similar for Black and White children during first six months, but higher for Black children after six months

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act applies to providers in all states, including those that now ban abortions