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Coffee consumption speeds the time to bowel movement after complete staging surgery of gynecologic cancers

Coffee Speeds Time to Bowel Movement After Gynecologic Sx

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Findings for patients after complete staging surgery
Successful lumbar surgery is associated with improved glycemic control for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Surgery Can Benefit T2DM Control for Patients With Lumbar Stenosis

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Post-op HbA1c changes linked to improvement in Oswestry Disability Index, JOA, JOABPEQ scores
For patients with advanced heart failure

Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Noninferior

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Newer design noninferior to axial-flow LVAD for survival free from disabling stroke or device removal
Adjuvant endocrine therapy can reduce the likelihood that women diagnosed with certain breast cancers will experience a recurrence of their disease

Underuse, Misuse of Hormone Tx in Breast Cancer Still Occurring

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Estimated 14,630 women not given recommended therapy died from cancer recurrence from 2004-2013

January 2017 Briefing – Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for January 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Lower body mass index and body fat is associated with increased risk of orthostatic intolerance and predisposition to noncardiac syncope following bariatric surgery

BMI Linked to Risk for Orthostatic Intolerance Post Bariatric Sx

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Increase in OI and propensity for noncardiac syncope following bariatric surgery-linked weight loss
A smartphone app developed as part of a Perioperative Surgical Home program is associated with shorter length of stay after cesarean section

Smartphone App Can Help Cut Length of Stay After C-Section

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Introduction of app would yield 216 percent return on investment during first year of use
Quality improvement initiatives

Quality Improvement Initiative Can Cut NTSV Cesarean Rate

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Over eight years of intervention, decrease in rate of nulliparous term singleton vertex cesarean delivery
For young patients with endometrial cancer

HT to Preserve Fertility Doesn’t Appreciably Affect Survival

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Findings for young women with endometrial cancer
For overweight or obese adults

Review: Intentional Weight Loss Improves Daytime Sleepiness

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Large improvement in daytime sleepiness with surgical weight loss interventions