Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Disparities Persist in Postmastectomy Reconstruction
American Indian/Alaska Native women remain 38 percent less likely to receive postmastectomy reconstruction than White women
Study Looks at Illness Trajectories After Revascularization in Patients With PAD
Amputation rate higher for nonelective patients, as is mortality rate at five years after revascularization
2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Number of Periprosthetic Fractures
Number of periprosthetic fractures projected to increase 212 percent from 2016 to 2032
Transcatheter PDA Closure Increasingly Used for Very Low Birth-Weight Infants
Higher survival seen for VLBW infants undergoing transcatheter closure, but similar LOS, neonatal complications
Rates of Gender-Affirming Surgery Examined in Cisgender Males, Gender-Diverse
Eighty percent of breast reductions among cisgender male and TGD adults in study performed on cisgender males
Etiology of Spinal Cord Injury Affects QOL Outcomes After Bladder Surgery
Worse impact of neurogenic bladder in urinary-related QOL seen for acquired versus congenital spinal cord injury
Few Patients With Positive Margins After Basal Cell Excision Have Recurrence
Recurrence developed in more patients who did not receive additional treatment and in fewer receiving nonsurgical treatments
Small Number of Procedures Account for Large Number of Opioid Prescriptions
Cesarean delivery accounts for highest proportion of MMEs dispensed after surgery among individuals aged 18 to 44 years
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing Concentrated Among a Few Procedures
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy accounted for most MMEs in opioid prescriptions dispensed after surgery
In a Medical First, Kidney Transplant Is Performed With Regional Anesthesia Only
A spinal injection was used to anesthetize the patient while he remained awake
