Mortality Lower With Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Emphysema
Increased mortality, readmission, reintervention seen with endobronchial valve placement versus surgical lung volume reduction
Longest Pig Organ Transplant Survivor Passes 60 Days With New Kidney
Multiparametric MRI Expedites Treatment in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Median time to correct treatment significantly shorter for mpMRI-staged versus transurethral resection of bladder cancer-staged care
Perioperative Chemo With FLOT Ups Survival in Resectable Esophageal Cancer
Improved survival seen with perioperative chemotherapy with FLOT versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy
Racial, Sex Disparities Seen in Discussion of, Progression to Weight Loss Surgery
Black patients equally likely to discuss, less likely to progress to metabolic and bariatric surgery than non-Black patients
Cancer Mortality Continued to Decline Through 2022
However, increase seen in incidence in women, especially for middle-aged and younger women
Increased Surgeon Stress Linked to Reduced Surgical Complications
Increased sympathovagal balance during first five minutes of surgery not associated with reduced ICU stay or mortality
Perioperative GLP-1 RA Use Reduces Risk for Complications in Patients With Diabetes
Reduction seen in risk for readmission, wound dehiscence, and hematoma, but no significant differences seen in rates of infection, bleeding
Women Wait Longer and Are Less Likely to Receive Lung Transplant
Posttransplant survival significantly higher for female than male recipients; survival no worse with oversized lung transplantation
At-Home Disposal Kits Increase Self-Disposal Rates of Opioids
Findings seen for orthopedic surgery patients provided an opioid disposal kit at discharge
