Tag: Surgery: Misc.
AI System Can Train Surgeons to Place Clamp on Renal Artery
AI system combined with use of extended-reality headset effectively teaches surgeons without need for an instructor
Surgeons Have Higher Mortality Rates Than Other Physicians
Notably, deaths from car accidents, assault, and hypertension higher for surgeons
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Tied to Higher Complications After Major Surgery
Risks include respiratory failure, sepsis, and significantly higher health care utilization and costs
Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy Beneficial in Knee OA
Addition of medial opening wedge HTO to nonsurgical management reduces loss of articular cartilage
Perioperative Counseling Reduces Opioid Use After ACL Reconstruction Surgery
Authors say patients should be counseled to take opioids as a 'last resort' to manage pain, not to 'stay ahead of the pain'
Low Rates of Isolated Locoregional Recurrence Seen in Young Women With Breast Cancer
Cumulative incidence of LRR at 10.1 years was lowest for mastectomy with radiation, but no difference seen by molecular subtype
Risk-Reducing Mastectomy Cost-Effective With Breast Cancer Risk ≥35 Percent
Risk-reducing mastectomy cost-effective for women aged 30 to 55 years with lifetime breast cancer risk of 35 percent or higher
Robotic Cystectomy Approach Feasible for NLUTD and Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain
Robot-assisted laparoscopic supratrigonal cystectomy with augmentation cystoplasty is feasible, with acceptable complication rates
Presurgical Immunotherapy Offers Long-Term Benefit in Melanoma
80 percent of adult patients with stage III/IV resectable melanoma remained event-free at four years from the start of neoadjuvant systemic treatment
Velar Adhesion Reduces Cleft Width Prior to Palatoplasty in Cleft Lip
Incidence of otitis media with effusion significantly lower for patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate undergoing velar adhesion
