Novel Digital Platform Engages Patients in Perioperative Care
Participation tied to lower lengths of stay following surgery
Transient Increase Seen in Contraceptive Use After Dobbs Decision
Temporary increase seen in month after Dobbs, followed by decrease in contraceptive services, apart from vasectomy
Social Media Increases Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery Patient Empowerment
Social media linked to significantly greater empowerment in six of seven Cyber Info-Decisional Empowerment Scale categories
Microwave Ablation Feasible for T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Overall and one-, three-, and five-year PFS rates did not differ for microwave ablation and surgical resection
Preop Intranasal Povidone-Iodine Reduces Rate of Surgical Site Infection
Deep surgical site infection rate decreased postintervention in patients undergoing arthroplasty and spine surgery
Decline Seen in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colon, Rectal Cancer in 2020
Patients undergoing surgery in 2020 versus 2019 had more advanced clinical and pathological tumor stage
Surgical Removal Beneficial for Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Mean score on utility-weighted modified Rankin scale was 0.458 and 0.374 in surgery, medical management groups
ACC: Similar Seizure Incidence Seen for Topical, IV Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients
However, topical administration resulted in an 8.3 percent absolute increase in transfusion
Premastectomy Radiotherapy Followed by Immediate Breast Reconstruction Demonstrates Safety
Mastectomy skin flap necrosis of the treated breast reported in 17 percent; no locoregional recurrences or distant metastasis seen
Guidelines Developed for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Patients should have an electrocardiogram and echocardiogram before the procedure; should receive anticoagulation after
