Tag: Surgery: Misc.
American College of Surgeons, Oct. 16-20
The 102nd Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held from Oct. 16...
Superior Morbidity Profile for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Lower likelihood of conversion to laparoscopic/open surgery, complications, positive margins
ACS: Contralateral Mastectomy Rates Up in Breast CA Patients
Reasons include thinking it is the best treatment for breast cancer and fear of recurrence
ACS: Re-Op Risk Down for Open, Laparoscopic Mesh Hernia Repair
But progressively increasing number of mesh-related complications during follow-up
CHEST: Odds of Certain Post-Op Issues Up With Sleep Apnea
Tied to higher risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism
Post-Op Mortality for Elective Surgeries No Higher on Fridays
Canadian review finds patients having procedures at end of work week face no greater mortality risk
CDC: Possible Contamination of Open-Heart Surgery Devices
Hospitals to check to see which type of heater-coolers are in use
Ovarian Preservation Doesn’t Impact Prognosis in Cervical CA
Risk factors for metastases include stage IIB, cervical stromal invasion, lymph node metastasis
Eight Pre-Op Variables Linked to Post-Op Kidney Function
Factors including low preoperative mean arterial BP tied to increases in eGFR, kidney injury
Variation in Medicare Payments for Peri-Op Complications
Large variation across hospitals for patients rescued from peri-op complications after four procedures
