Surgeons Have Higher Mortality Rates Than Other Physicians
Notably, deaths from car accidents, assault, and hypertension higher for surgeons
Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy Beneficial in Knee OA
Addition of medial opening wedge HTO to nonsurgical management reduces loss of articular cartilage
AI Correctly Localized Almost One-Third of Interval Cancers on Screening Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Features associated with interval cancers detected by AI included larger size at surgical pathology, axillary lymph node positivity
Perioperative Counseling Reduces Opioid Use After ACL Reconstruction Surgery
Authors say patients should be counseled to take opioids as a 'last resort' to manage pain, not to 'stay ahead of the pain'
Low Rates of Isolated Locoregional Recurrence Seen in Young Women With Breast Cancer
Cumulative incidence of LRR at 10.1 years was lowest for mastectomy with radiation, but no difference seen by molecular subtype
Risk-Reducing Mastectomy Cost-Effective With Breast Cancer Risk ≥35 Percent
Risk-reducing mastectomy cost-effective for women aged 30 to 55 years with lifetime breast cancer risk of 35 percent or higher
Indicators of Neuropathic Ocular Pain Identified After LASIK
Indicators include persistent high corneal tactile sensitivity postanesthesia, reduced nerve density, increased microneuroma density in central cornea
HHS Plans to Reform Organ Procurement Protocols
Agency wants to strengthen national safeguards and monitoring to improve organ donation safety
Robotic Cystectomy Approach Feasible for NLUTD and Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain
Robot-assisted laparoscopic supratrigonal cystectomy with augmentation cystoplasty is feasible, with acceptable complication rates
Presurgical Immunotherapy Offers Long-Term Benefit in Melanoma
80 percent of adult patients with stage III/IV resectable melanoma remained event-free at four years from the start of neoadjuvant systemic treatment
