Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Quantity of Opioids Prescribed Postop Linked to Consumption
Patients use 0.53 more pills for every additional opioid pill prescribed; pain also tied to consumption
Use of Polyetheretherketone Devices May Up Pseudarthrosis
Higher rates of pseudarthrosis, revision sx versus allografts in patients with one-level ACDF
More Frequent Surveillance No Benefit After NSCLC Resection
More frequent postsurgical surveillance is not associated with improved survival
Colectomy Appears to Increase Later Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Removal of the left side of the colon or entire colon related to long-term risk for diabetes
Fluorescence Can ID High-Grade Glioma During Sx for Brain Tumor
Visible fluorescence shows presence of high-grade glioma cells within tumor mass during surgery
Surgery Restores Boy’s Ability to Walk Post-Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Nerve transfer surgery was performed on patient's leg, allowing him to walk
October 2018 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for October 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
October 2018 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for October 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
October 2018 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for October 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Minimally Invasive Sx May Up Mortality in Early Cervical Cancer
Two studies show increased mortality and reduced disease-free, overall survival versus open surgery
