Surgeons Will Probably Want to Avoid This Scrub Color Some survey respondents said black scrubs were deathlike or resembled a mortician Jan 11, 2023
Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Risk of Esophageal, Gastric Cancers Cohort study provides "reassurance of the protective clinical benefits of weight loss surgery" Jan 11, 2023
More Evidence to Support Restrictive Opioid Prescribing After Cancer Surgery Significant decreases in prescription days, doses, refill requests, with few patient complaints Jan 06, 2023
More Extensive Resection of Low-Grade Glioma Linked to Longer Survival Across both subtypes, improved survival seen with at least 75% resection, study finds Jan 05, 2023
Less Restrictive Pre-Surgical Fasting Guidelines Supported by Study Allowing fluid intake closer to procedure increased patient well-being Jan 05, 2023
Fecal Transplant Failed to Boost Effects of Bariatric Surgery No impact on weight loss or metabolism compared with placebo, small study found Dec 16, 2022
Don't Mix Alcohol With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Study Suggests Risk of alcohol use disorder-related hospitalizations higher with this procedure vs others Dec 14, 2022
Let Me Make This Perfectly Clear The process of clearing patients for surgery is sorely in need of improvement Dec 12, 2022
Less Is More Wins Again: Avoiding Node Dissection in Early Breast Cancer First comparison of targeted sentinel node assessment shows no difference in recurrence rates Dec 09, 2022
For True Cultural Change for Women in Surgery, More Work Is Needed Qualitative aspects of survey get at heart of gender disparities in practice Dec 07, 2022
To Combat Opioid Epidemic, Step Up Safe Prescribing Practices, Expert Urges Overprescribing a continuing problem, Benjamin Davies tells urologists Dec 02, 2022
Pre-Op Axitinib Helps for Partial Nephrectomy of Complex Renal Tumors Approach in small ongoing trial resulted in reduction in tumor size and complexity Dec 02, 2022
One in Three Patients With Unstable Pelvic Fractures Die, Study Shows Use of advanced hemorrhage control interventions should be standardized to improve outcomes Nov 30, 2022
Metastasis-Directed Therapy May Delay ADT in Advanced Prostate Cancer Surgery or radiation delayed initiation of systemic therapy by 18 months Nov 29, 2022
Robotic Surgery Proves Its Mettle for Liver Cancer Fewer cases of liver failure, similar survival versus open liver resection in matched analysis Nov 23, 2022
RT After Breast-Conserving Surgery Shows No Survival Advantage Decades Later But "that's not the intent of radiation therapy," says outside expert Nov 18, 2022
Fewer Hospital Trips With Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Gastric Bypass in Teens But similar risks of complications, reoperations, deaths Nov 15, 2022
Two Surgery Types Yield Similar Results in Advanced Ankle Osteoarthritis Similar clinical scores with either total ankle replacement or fusion surgery, trial shows Nov 14, 2022
Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy Unclear for Dedifferentiated Kidney Cancer Thirteen-month survival gain falls short of statistical significance in observational study Nov 10, 2022
Surgery Bests Endovascular Therapy for Most Limb-Threatening Ischemia Patients Surgical revascularization better for limb events and death when an adequate vein was available Nov 09, 2022
CDC Just Changed Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. Here's What to Know. Guidance covers acute, subacute, and chronic pain and replaces 2016 guidelines Nov 03, 2022
Study Suggests Potential to Skip Surgery for Selected Breast Cancer Patients No recurrences in 2 years after pathologic complete response in TNBC, HER2-positive tumors Oct 26, 2022
Children's Strange Behaviors After Anesthesia Reassuringly Short-Lived Study shows kids were behaving normally 3 months after experiencing emergence delirium Oct 26, 2022
Outpatient Centers Cautiously Open Doors to Surgery for People With Cardiac Devices Will those with CIEDs become regular patients at ambulatory surgery centers within a decade? Oct 25, 2022
Adding Electric Stimulation Bests Pyloroplasty Alone for Gastroparesis Randomized trial showed improved symptoms at 3 months with gastric electrical stimulation Oct 25, 2022
Nerve-Freezing Technique Staves Off Post-Mastectomy Pain Percutaneous cryoneurolysis improved analgesia in a pilot study Oct 24, 2022
Do Crohn's Patients Do Better With Early Surgery? Danish study finds fewer reoperations, though higher risk for hospitalization Oct 20, 2022
1 in 7 Community-Living Seniors Die in the Year After Major Surgery Risk fourfold higher for those with probable dementia Oct 19, 2022
Gender-Affirming Chest Surgeries Increase by Nearly 5x in Teens Researchers compared number of annual surgeries in 2016 to 2019 Oct 17, 2022
Male Surgery Residents Get Better Evaluations Senior male trainees at one program had better scores on essential skills in the specialty Oct 12, 2022
Bariatric Surgery in NAFLD Tied to Lower Heart Disease Risk In a large cohort, surgery associated with 49% lower risk of CVD versus nonsurgical care Oct 07, 2022
Pandemic Led to Surgical Delays in Gynecologic Cancers, and Worse Outcomes One in five patients experienced changes in their care plan Oct 04, 2022
The Future Looks Bleak for Surgical Residents Like Me Looming Medicare cuts will force surgeons to do more with less, undermining trainee success Sep 28, 2022
No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate. Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts? Sep 28, 2022
Mental Health Dx Tied to Complications After Gender-Affirming Surgery Public insurance, age also linked with higher rate of postoperative health problems Sep 28, 2022
It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adults Delirium, new antipsychotic use, and pneumonia more common Sep 20, 2022
Texas Doc Charged With Compromising IV Bags That Led to Colleague's Death 10 other incidents in which patients experienced unexpected cardiac emergencies also occurred Sep 16, 2022
Hospital Admins Knew Star Surgeon Was Dangerous; Warned Before 'Summer of Death' This past week in healthcare investigations Sep 14, 2022
