Breast Satisfaction Increased for Women Undergoing Autologous Reconstruction
Higher levels of breast satisfaction and psychosocial and sexual well-being reported compared with alloplastic breast reconstruction
Less Than One in Three Patients Participates in Cardiac Rehab Following TAVR
Substantial hospital-level variation seen, not explained by patient case mix
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers
Workers are demanding the nation's largest nonprofit, private health care provider address low staffing levels
Postoperative Cognitive Issues Common Among Middle-Aged Surgery Patients
Risk factors include preoperative pain, psychological conditions, and longer duration of general anesthesia and ICU stay
ASTRO: Hypofractionation Effective for Radiotherapy After Breast Reconstruction
Use of hypofractionation is as effective as conventionally fractionated RT for women undergoing reconstruction after mastectomy
Model Developed for Prioritizing Patients Waiting for Lung Transplant
Those who died on waiting list had lower numerical rankings ascribed by multistate model than Composite Allocation Score
High-Risk Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant Benefit Most From Living Donors
Benefit was most evident in wait-listed cirrhosis patients with moderate-to-severe frailty
Teen Surgery-Linked Opioid Prescription Rates Stable From 2015 to 2020
Decrease seen in opioid prescription rates for nonsurgical indications, but rates remained stable for surgery-linked opioids
Burnout Increasing Among Physicians in the United States
Burnout highest in women, primary care physicians, and physicians with ≤10 years of experience