Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Factors ID’d for Disparities in Preop Goals-of-Care Documentation Rates
Disparities seen in documentation rates based on race and ethnicity, rurality, history of mental health disability
Surgery Does Not Result in Better Outcomes for Pituitary Apoplexy
Medical and surgical management of pituitary apoplexy yield similar three-month outcomes
Adenotonsillectomy No Aid for Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children
However, improvements seen for behavior, symptoms, quality of life, and blood pressure with mild sleep-disordered breathing
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
SABCS: Younger Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients Can Avoid Adjuvant RT
Very low risk for recurrence seen for postmenopausal women aged 50 to 69 years who did not receive radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery
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
Mechanical Thrombectomy Safe, Effective for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
No deaths seen at 30-day follow-up in real-world cohort
