Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Prolonged Time to Postop Radiation Linked to Worse Survival in Oral Cavity Cancer
Worse overall survival seen for prolonged median time from surgery to initiation of postoperative radiation
Cannabis Use Disorder Linked to Perioperative Complications
Increase seen in in-hospital mortality and seven perioperative complications for adults undergoing major elective inpatient surgery
Preoperative High-Intensity Interval Training May Be Beneficial
Several positive associations seen for HIIT versus standard care on cardiorespiratory fitness, postoperative outcomes
Opioid-Related Adverse Event Risk Increased With Modified-Release Opioids
Findings seen in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty receiving opioids in the acute postoperative period
Endoscopic-Aided Transoral Surgery Not Ideal for Pharyngoesophageal Junction Cancer
Frequency of stricture and local recurrence higher compared with TOS of other sites in the hypopharynx
Preop Stereotactic Radiosurgery May Aid Outcomes With Resected Brain Metastases
Several tumor and treatment factors were tied to risk for poorer outcomes
Review Outlines Issues Relating to Obtaining Surgical Consent
Junior doctors often obtain surgical consent, but the process is likely undertaken suboptimally
Frailty Tied to Worse Outcomes After Perioperative Cardiac Arrest
Findings show higher risk of mortality and nonhome discharge with increasing frailty
Lower Extremities Have Highest Surgical Site Infection Rates With Mohs Surgery
Findings especially for flap and graft closures
Learning Curve Length Estimated for Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy
Learning curve for primary textbook outcome was 85 procedures, with primary textbook outcome rate plateauing at 70 percent