Tag: Surgery: Misc.
COPD Patients Have Lower Survival, Increased Costs After Surgery
Association between COPD and outcomes modified by frailty, cancer, and procedure type
Acupuncture, Acupressure Beneficial in Gynecologic Cancer Surgery Setting
Improvement seen in severe pain, anxiety for treatment groups receiving preoperative touch/relaxation with or without intraoperative acupuncture
Extent of Tumor Resection Linked to Overall Survival in Low-Grade Glioma
Survival outcomes improved with extent of tumor resection ≥75 percent for patients with grade 2 glioma
Role of ECHO Emphasized in Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Updated guidelines suggest all available modalities of echocardiography be used to obtain accurate anatomic, hemodynamic details of lesions
Increased Suicide Risk Seen for Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery
Greatest risk of suicide seen for male, White, and divorced or single patients
Recommendations Developed Relating to Cannabis Use Before Surgery
Universal screening for cannabinoids recommended before surgery; elective surgery should be postponed in some cases
Faster Recovery Seen With Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Recovery faster in terms of 2-minute walk test, Timed Up-and-Go test for unicompartmental versus total knee arthroplasty
Postoperative Restrictive Opioid Rx Protocol Feasible for Most Patients
Significant decreases seen in the number of opioids prescribed, conversion to long-term opioid use seen
Plastic Surgery Not Seeing Increase in Resident Applications
No increase seen in resident applications despite a very significant increase in integrated plastic surgery residency positions from 2010 to 2018
One in Four Patients Experience Breast Reconstruction Burnout
Incompletion of reconstruction tied to tissue expander complications, high body mass index, radiation therapy
