Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Recommendations Updated for Timing of Surgery After COVID-19
Elective surgeries should not be performed within two weeks of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Surgeon Volume Impacts Outcomes After Shoulder Replacement
Surgeons averaging more than 10.4 shoulder replacements yearly have lower rate of revision surgery and reoperation, shorter length of stay
Surgery Offers Survival Benefit for Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Hazard ratio for overall death reduced with vagus nerve stimulation or cranial epilepsy surgery versus antiseizure meds only
Lower Limb Spasticity Linked to Orchidopexy Risk in Cerebral Palsy
For boys with cerebral palsy, LLS presence linked to higher orchidopexy rate compared with spasticity absence
ASCO: FOLFOX Noninferior to Chemoradiotherapy for Overall Survival in Rectal Cancer
Findings seen in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who were eligible for sphincter-sparing surgery
ASCO: Extended Lymph Node Removal Not Beneficial for Bladder Cancer
No benefit in terms of disease-free or overall survival seen for those with muscle-invasive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy
CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
The CDC says patients could be in danger even if they have no symptoms or just mild ones
Tonsillectomy Both Clinically Effective and Cost-Effective
Findings seen for adult patients with recurrent acute tonsillitis
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Safe for Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation success achieved in 88.9 percent of patients; success linked to lower mortality and heart failure readmission
Sleeve Gastrectomy + Hiatal Hernia Repair or Fundoplication Reduces GERD
SG + HHR and SG + FP both effective for reflux resolution and weight outcomes; SG + FP superior in terms of GERD control
