Tag: Surgery: Misc.

Density of neurosurgery trainees higher in high-income countries than low-, lower-middle-, upper-middle-income countries

Advantage not seen for robotic low anterior resection, which has increased risk for serious complications

Compared with bicycle injuries, scooter injuries were associated with increased risks for long bone fracture, paralysis

Injection combined with arthroscopic surgery has better clinical efficacy

Women undergoing breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy more likely to be treated at specialist breast reconstruction centers

Model performed with accuracy of 88 percent for Critical Care Pain Observation Tool, 66 percent for visual analog scale

In clinical trials, the test accurately assessed a raised risk for addiction 83 percent of the time

Disparities seen in documentation rates based on race and ethnicity, rurality, history of mental health disability

Medical and surgical management of pituitary apoplexy yield similar three-month outcomes

However, improvements seen for behavior, symptoms, quality of life, and blood pressure with mild sleep-disordered breathing