Rates of Gender-Affirming Surgery Examined in Cisgender Males, Gender-Diverse
Eighty percent of breast reductions among cisgender male and TGD adults in study performed on cisgender males
Granting Waiver for Cancer Treatment Does Not Affect Safety, Efficacy Outcomes
Similar serious adverse event rate, clinical benefit seen for patients with versus those without a waiver
Postpandemic Physician Revenue Recovery Varies by Specialty, Practice Type
Pathology, psychiatry revenue experienced robust recovery by 2022; surgery, oncology revenue remained at or below baseline
Etiology of Spinal Cord Injury Affects QOL Outcomes After Bladder Surgery
Worse impact of neurogenic bladder in urinary-related QOL seen for acquired versus congenital spinal cord injury
Few Patients With Positive Margins After Basal Cell Excision Have Recurrence
Recurrence developed in more patients who did not receive additional treatment and in fewer receiving nonsurgical treatments
Small Number of Procedures Account for Large Number of Opioid Prescriptions
Cesarean delivery accounts for highest proportion of MMEs dispensed after surgery among individuals aged 18 to 44 years
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lower Risk of MACE, Death in Obesity, Sleep Apnea
Significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality seen in metabolic surgery group
Survival Improves With Open Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer
Lower rate of disease-free survival and overall survival seen for minimally invasive versus open hysterectomy
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing Concentrated Among a Few Procedures
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy accounted for most MMEs in opioid prescriptions dispensed after surgery
