Breast Cancer Surgery + Another Procedure Ups Complications
Findings for women undergoing additional plastic or gynecological procedure at time of breast cancer surgery
Ranking for Abdominal Surgeries Not Linked to Patient Outcomes
Serious morbidity, in-hospital mortality similar for laparoscopic sx at top-ranked, nonranked hospitals
Machine Learning Algorithms Can Classify Surgical Expertise in VR Simulation
Participants were classified by level of expertise with 90 percent accuracy, using six parameters
Brand-Brand Competition Has Not Cut Prices in Pharma Market
Review shows evidence that brand-brand competition was mediated by quality of competing drugs
July 2019 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for July 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Many Hospitals Lack Sufficient Surgery Volumes
Leapfrog report says lack of hospital, surgeon volume poses safety risk to patients
Trump Admin Announces Plan to Allow Drug Imports From Canada
Plan will start by exploring options for importing certain prescription drugs to lower costs for Americans
Burnout Symptoms May Up Racial Bias Among Resident Physicians
Residents with burnout had greater explicit racial bias, implicit racial bias scores after adjustment
CIED Complication Rates Vary Considerably Among Hospitals
Rates from 5.3 to 14.3 percent seen in hospitals that implanted at least 25 devices during study period
National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy
Any raw score on the Jefferson Score of Empathy can be converted to percentile rank
