Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Bilateral Oophorectomy May Up Risk for Developing Dementia
Bilateral oophorectomy associated with higher rate of dementia, but association not statistically significant
Living in Poor Neighborhood Tied to Worse Mitral Valve Repair Outcomes
Patients with lower socioeconomic status face bigger incisions, fewer repairs, more complications, and higher mortality
Red Cross Says Blood Shortage Is Worst in a Decade
Organization has had to limit blood product distributions to hospitals
Guidelines Address Management of Type B Aortic Dissection
Stepwise approach recommended for evaluation, treatment of TBAD followed by close clinical surveillance
Prehabilitation Exercise Intervention Studied in Esophageal Cancer
Structured prehabilitation exercise during neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery may enhance treatment response
Surgical Fixation No Better for Dorsally Displaced Distal Radius Fracture
No significant benefit observed in terms of wrist function at 12 months for surgical fixation with K-wires versus cast
Postop Anxiety During Care Transitions Reduced With Peer Mentoring
Findings seen among kidney transplant patients who were paired with former patients for 30 days following surgery
Nurse Work Environment Affects Patient Outcome
Surgical patients in hospitals with good nurse environment less likely to be admitted to ICU, have 30-day mortality
Blacks Increased Telemedicine Use for Surgical Consults
Findings seen in second phase of the pandemic; no significant racial differences seen during the beginning of the pandemic
Same-Day Discharge Increasing for Hip, Knee Arthroplasty
Faster increase seen for total hip arthroplasty, while total knee arthroplasty has slightly higher odds of complications
