Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Low Back Pain Also May Resolve in Some After Hip Replacement
Authors say careful evaluation of hip, back pain can help surgeons decide order of hip, spine intervention
Odds of Surgery Lower for Black Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Black race independently confers reduced odds of surgery; mortality higher for those without surgery
June 2020 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Breast Cancer Surgery Found to Be Safe in Older Women
Serious adverse events in those 70 years and older found to be rare
Preoperative COVID-19 Incidence <1 Percent in Pediatric Patients
Incidence of COVID-19 among children ranged from 0.22 to 2.65 percent at three U.S. children's hospitals
Percutaneous Cryoablation Treats Early-Stage Kidney Cancer
10-year disease-specific survival 94 percent; 10-year risk for hemodialysis only 2.3 percent
Racial Differences Seen in Time to Treatment for Melanoma
Time from diagnosis to definitive surgery is twice as long on average for black versus white patients
Postoperative Lung Complications Common in Patients With SARS-CoV-2
Pulmonary complications found in 51.2 percent of patients; 30-day mortality 38 percent in these patients
May 2020 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for May 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The 2020 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Virtual Education Experience The originally scheduled annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was...