Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Cardiac Risk Assessment Low After Noncardiac Surgery
6.8 percent of those undergoing noncardiac surgery from January 2013 to December 2017 had preoperative natriuretic peptide screening
FDA Authorizes Marketing of ACL Implant
The BEAR Implant offers alternative to ACL reconstruction with allograft, autograft, or suture-only repair
Therapeutic Suggestions During General Anesthesia Cut Pain
Therapeutic suggestions played through earphones during general anesthesia can reduce postop pain, opioid use
Adverse Events Up With Tourniquet Use in Knee Replacement
Tourniquet use makes little or no difference to function at 12 months, has little or no effect on quality of life
Less Invasive Treatment Feasible for Early-Stage Rectal Cancer
High level of organ preservation, improved QoL seen with short-course radiotherapy followed by transanal endoscopic microsurgery
Mortality Up for Patients Undergoing Surgery on Surgeon’s Birthday
After adjustment for patient characteristics, surgeon fixed effects, higher 30-day mortality with surgery on surgeon's birthday
Prostate Cancer Pathology Not Worse With Delayed Surgery
Delayed radical prostatectomy not linked to higher risk for adverse pathological outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer
Neuraxial Anesthesia Best for Lower-Limb Revascularization Surgery
Thirty-day mortality, in-hospital cardiopulmonary and renal complications, length of stay reduced with neuraxial anesthesia
Good Outcomes Reported With Single-Position Lumbar Surgery
Operative time, estimated blood loss, length of stay, fluoroscopy radiation dosage reduced with SPLS versus 'Flip'
Women Have Lower Risk for Death After Resection for Lung Cancer
Restricted mean survival time difference was 0.84 years at 10 years for women undergoing pulmonary resection
