Rural Patients Less Likely to Have Minimally Invasive Colon Cancer Surgery
The surgical approach mediated one-third of the complication risk experienced by rural patients
Lung Cancer Screening Beneficial to Age 80 for Candidates Fit for Surgery
In patients treated with surgery, survival rates were comparable for those aged 75 to 80 years and for younger patients
Stroke Risk May Increase With Hysterectomy, Bilateral Oophorectomy
Significantly higher stroke risk seen in meta-analysis of 2,065,490 participants from NHANES and 15 other studies
No Adverse Neurodevelopmental Effects Seen From Inhaled Anesthesia in Children Under 2
No adverse neurodevelopmental effects with addition of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil to sevoflurane anesthesia
Complication Risk Top Concern for African American Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction
Additional operations and abdominal morbidity also top of the list of concerns in a survey of African American women undergoing mastectomy
Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution Cuts Transfusions During Heart Surgery
The blood-saving method remains underused in the United States but could save resources, the authors say
2022 No Surprises Act Reduced Patient Out-of-Pocket Spending
Declines seen of nearly $600 annually per patient
New Hampshire Man Doing Well After Experimental Pig Kidney Transplant
Scientists are genetically modifying pigs so their organs are less likely to be rejected by the human immune system
One in 10 Undergoing Early Cancer Surgery Have New Persistent Opioid Use
Persons in the highest quartile of morphine milligram equivalents exposure have increased risk for new persistent opioid use
Discharge to Postacute Care Can Be Benchmark Metric for Older Surgical Patients
Findings consistent across preexisting major morbidity and high-risk status
