GERD Is Common Indication for Revisional Bariatric Surgery
Most patients requiring revision underwent sleeve gastrectomy as primary procedure; revisional surgery is most often RYGB
Mechanical Thrombectomy Safe, Effective for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
No deaths seen at 30-day follow-up in real-world cohort
Health Care Costs Lower for Patients Treated by Female Surgeons
Findings seen for 25 common surgical procedures, with lower costs persisting through 90 days
Levothyroxine Infusion Does Not Increase Heart Transplants Versus Saline Infusion
No increase seen in hearts being transplanted among hemodynamically unstable brain-dead potential heart donors
Patients Report Positive Outcomes for Nonsurgical Treatment of Thumb OA
Pain, limitations in activities of daily living did not worsen after 12 months
Recent Decline in Risk for CRC Recurrence Seen in Stage I to III Disease
Patients with stage III disease had a shorter time from surgery to recurrence than those with stage I disease
Two-Week DAA Prophylaxis Prevents Hep C After Kidney Transplant
Two-week DAA optimal for preventing infection in individuals without HCV viremia who received kidney from HCV-viremia-positive donors
Total Thyroidectomy Offers Lasting Benefit for Hashimoto Disease
Positive treatment effect on general health score seen after 18 months persisted during five-year follow-up
Patient-Surgeon Gender Concordance Does Not Impact Postoperative Mortality
Gender concordance linked to slightly lower mortality for female patients, higher mortality for male patients, but the difference was not clinically significant
Long-Term Weight Regain Common After Body Contouring Surgery
Weight regain seen after nadir weight loss attained, with more weight gain in those who had undergone bariatric surgery
