Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Elective Neck Dissection Cost-Effective in Oral Cavity Cancer
Addition of elective neck dissection to primary surgery reduces costs, improves effectiveness
Decision Regret Uncommon After Radical Prostatectomy, IMRT
Overall decision regret for 16.9 percent of patients; more regret for RP than radiotherapy component
Post-Op Doctor Shopping for One in Four With Nephrolithiasis
Twenty-four percent of patients were prescribed narcotics by more than one provider after surgery
Revascularization Tops Medical Rx for Intermittent Claudication
Relative improvements over medical cohort in distance, speed, stair climb, pain, quality of life
Minority of Surgical Studies Include Men, Women Equally
About one-third of articles analyze data by sex; fewer include discussion of sex-based results
New Guidelines Set Safe Surgery Margins for DCIS
2 mm is enough to guard against recurrences while reducing need for additional surgeries
Pre-Op Urine Culture Doesn’t Predict Stone Culture
Findings in percutaneous nephrolithotomy patients; gram-positive organisms predominate
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 Doesn’t Cut Time to Bowel Movement
Addition of PEG3350 to docusate sodium cuts use of additional laxatives, increases drug adherence
Thymectomy Improves Outcomes in Myasthenia Gravis
Study compared thymectomy plus alternate-day prednisone with alternate-day prednisone alone
Cerebral Protection Device Aids Patients Undergoing TAVI
Findings in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
