Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Self-Sufficiency Regained Immediately in Most Patients After Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery
Second study shows uncorrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent refraction as good or better with immediate versus delayed bilateral cataract surgery
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
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
Deescalated Radiotherapy Tolerated After Surgery for HPV-Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer
De-escalated regimen more tolerable than standard of care
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
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
Risk for Second Cancer Low for Women Treated for Early, Invasive Breast Cancer
Contralateral breast cancer drives overall increase, especially in younger women
Discharge to Postacute Care Can Be Benchmark Metric for Older Surgical Patients
Findings consistent across preexisting major morbidity and high-risk status
