Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Glaucoma-Related Adverse Events Common After Pediatric Lensectomy
Age younger than 3 months, intraoperative complications at time of lensectomy linked to increased risk among aphakic eyes
Plasma D-Dimer Can Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Plasma D-dimer had comparable accuracy to CRP, ESR, fibrinogen for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection in patients with revision hip or knee arthroplasty
Omission of Radiotherapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery Explored
Increased incidence of local recurrence seen with omission of radiotherapy, but no effect seen on overall survival
Positive Five-Year Outcomes Seen for Nivolumab in Resectable Lung Cancer
Eight of nine patients with major pathological response (MPR) were alive and disease-free at five years, while six of 11 without MPR experienced relapse
Disparities Seen in Surgical Resident Representation, Attrition
Risk for attrition significantly higher for female and underrepresented-in-medicine residents, particularly Black residents
Long-Term Outcomes Explored After Chronic Pancreatitis Surgery
Ten-year overall survival is 63.5 percent; only persistent opioid use associated with worse overall survival in multivariable modeling
Lower Loading on Patellofemoral Joint Tied to Worse Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction
Lower peak patellofemoral joint contact force linked to prevalent early PFJ osteoarthritis at one year after ACL reconstruction
Sublobar Resection Not Inferior to Lobar Resection for T1aN0 NSCLC
Sublobar resection is noninferior for disease-free and overall survival for patients with tumors ≤2 cm
Hospital Volume Affects Liver Surgery Outcomes
Rates of in-hospital mortality, failure to rescue decreased from a hospital volume threshold of >25 liver resections per year
Patients With Degenerative Meniscus Tears Do Not Benefit From Surgery
No subgroup of patients identified benefitted from arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for knee pain, knee function, health-related QoL
