2016 to 2022 Saw Drop in Rate of Opioid Prescriptions From Surgeons
Decreases in monthly surgical opioid dispensing rate, total MMEs were less rapid after mid-2020
2010 to 2020 Saw Disparities in Surgeon Supply Widen in the United States
Widening gaps seen for rural counties and socially vulnerable counties
Adverse Events Up With Immune Checkpoint Blockade Added to Periop Cancer Therapy
Increase seen in incidence of grade 3 to 4 treatment-related adverse events, adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation
Ischemic Strokes Less Severe With Left Atrial Appendage Closure in A-Fib
Ischemic stroke less often disabling or fatal with left atrial appendage closure than direct oral anticoagulant prophylaxis
Surgical Labyrinthectomy Efficient, Safe for Meniere Disease
81 percent of patients satisfied with surgery, and no reports of postoperative complications
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
