Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Perioperative Chemo With FLOT Ups Survival in Resectable Esophageal Cancer
Improved survival seen with perioperative chemotherapy with FLOT versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy
Increased Surgeon Stress Linked to Reduced Surgical Complications
Increased sympathovagal balance during first five minutes of surgery not associated with reduced ICU stay or mortality
Perioperative GLP-1 RA Use Reduces Risk for Complications in Patients With Diabetes
Reduction seen in risk for readmission, wound dehiscence, and hematoma, but no significant differences seen in rates of infection, bleeding
Women Wait Longer and Are Less Likely to Receive Lung Transplant
Posttransplant survival significantly higher for female than male recipients; survival no worse with oversized lung transplantation
Access to Ophthalmic Specialty Care Increasingly Challenging in Rural Areas
The percentage of rural surgeons declined over time, particularly among more recent graduates
Lean Quality Improvement Helps Surgical Residency Programs
Benefits seen for work hours, without negatively impacting preparedness
FDA Approves Symvess, an Acellular Tissue-Engineered Vessel
Acellular tissue-engineered vessel is approved for use in adults as a vascular conduit for extremity arterial injury
Study Compares Single-, Double-Purse-String Suture Catheter Insertion Methods in Dialysis
Similar postinsertion complication rates and technical survival rates seen at one, two, and three years
U.S. Woman Living Healthy With Kidney Sourced From Pig
SABCS: Omission of Axillary Staging Noninferior for Node-Negative Breast Cancer
Omission noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy for clinically node-negative early-stage invasive breast cancer
