Optilume BPH Catheter System Provides Sustained Benefits
Immediate and sustained improvement seen in obstructive symptoms and flow rate for men aged 50 years and older with benign prostatic hyperplasia
New Eligibility Criteria May Increase Endovascular Thrombectomy Rates
Findings based on several criteria in patients with ischemic stroke due to anterior circulation large vessel occlusions
Early Antiplatelet Therapy With Mechanical Thrombectomy Shows Benefits
Early use tied to better postoperative functional outcomes without hemorrhagic transformation risk
Rate of Positive Laparoscopy High for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Positive laparoscopy is associated with younger age, indeterminate extrapancreatic lesions on preoperative imaging, body/tail tumor location
Recommendations Developed for Avoiding Perioperative Medication Errors
Enhanced policies, as well as technological solutions that can reduce opportunity for error, should be explored and adopted
Low Decisional Regret Seen After Gender-Affirming Mastectomy
High satisfaction and low decisional regret seen among 139 responders; no requests for or performance of reversal procedures reported
Gastric Bypass May Increase Risk for Nonalcohol Substance Use Disorder
Among patients undergoing bariatric surgery, only those with gastric bypass had increased incidence of nonalcohol substance use disorder
Nonoperative Management of Appendicitis Safe Over Long Term
Over two decades of follow-up, more than half of patients avoided surgery; recurrent appendicitis was the only long-term risk for some
Exercise Intervention Beneficial for Health Care Workers
12-week app-based intervention reduced depressive symptoms, burnout, and absenteeism
Surgical Stabilization Beneficial for Odontoid Fractures
Mortality rate lower at 30 days and one year in propensity score-matched and Cox proportional hazards analyses
