Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Initiating Patient-Controlled Epidural in OR Beneficial for Pain Control
Patients also required fewer opioids when initiating patient-controlled epidural anesthesia in operating room
Use of Manometer Can Reduce Endotracheal Tube Cuff Overinflation
Cuff overinflation seen in 59 percent of patients prior to intervention and in 36 percent after intervention
Few Surgeon-Scientists Continue to Receive NIH Funding After Training
Internal medicine trainees significantly more likely to parlay early NIH funding into later grants, including R01 grants
Models Can Predict Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting BCRL in women undergoing axillary lymph node dissection and sentinel lymph node biopsy
Prolonged Time to Postop Radiation Linked to Worse Survival in Oral Cavity Cancer
Worse overall survival seen for prolonged median time from surgery to initiation of postoperative radiation
Cannabis Use Disorder Linked to Perioperative Complications
Increase seen in in-hospital mortality and seven perioperative complications for adults undergoing major elective inpatient surgery
Preoperative High-Intensity Interval Training May Be Beneficial
Several positive associations seen for HIIT versus standard care on cardiorespiratory fitness, postoperative outcomes
Opioid-Related Adverse Event Risk Increased With Modified-Release Opioids
Findings seen in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty receiving opioids in the acute postoperative period
Endoscopic-Aided Transoral Surgery Not Ideal for Pharyngoesophageal Junction Cancer
Frequency of stricture and local recurrence higher compared with TOS of other sites in the hypopharynx
Preop Stereotactic Radiosurgery May Aid Outcomes With Resected Brain Metastases
Several tumor and treatment factors were tied to risk for poorer outcomes