Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Recommendations Developed for Pediatric Patients With Tracheostomies
Tracheal aspirate cultures recommended to guide antibiotic therapy, but not for routine surveillance
Adenotonsillectomy Improves Sleep Architecture, Respiratory Outcomes in Pediatric OSA
Significant reductions seen in mean apnea-hypopnea index after T&A
Man Lives 271 Days With Pig Kidney, Setting Medical Record
The case is helping scientists dive deeper into the future of xenotransplantation
Teen Loses Part of Bowel After Swallowing 80+ Magnets
Once inside his digestive tract, the magnets pulled sections of his bowel toward each other, causing severe internal damage
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 10 to 14
AAO: Office-Based Cataract Surgery Safe, Efficient With Oral Sedation
Intraoperative complication rate was 0.14 percent, with no sedation adverse events and no cases aborted after sedation initiation
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oct. 11-14
Trend Seen for Improved Recurrence-Free Survival With Pembrolizumab in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Recurrence-free survival was numerically higher with adjuvant pembrolizumab, but difference was not significant
CHEST: SGLT2 Inhibitors May Slow Nodule Growth in Pulmonary Malignancies
Patients prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors less likely to exhibit nodule growth and to undergo a surgical intervention
Sex-Based Differences Affect S2-Alar-Iliac Screw Placement in Spinal Deformity Surgery
Due to smaller distances in the posterior superior iliac spine, men experience poorer rod alignment












