Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Postoperative Restrictive Opioid Rx Protocol Feasible for Most Patients
Significant decreases seen in the number of opioids prescribed, conversion to long-term opioid use seen
Plastic Surgery Not Seeing Increase in Resident Applications
No increase seen in resident applications despite a very significant increase in integrated plastic surgery residency positions from 2010 to 2018
One in Four Patients Experience Breast Reconstruction Burnout
Incompletion of reconstruction tied to tissue expander complications, high body mass index, radiation therapy
Methylprednisolone No Benefit in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Infants
No significant difference seen in likelihood of worse outcome in adjusted analysis for methylprednisolone versus placebo
Black Patients Less Likely to Undergo Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Furthermore, Black patients more likely to experience major complications, death than White patients
Prices for Total Joint Arthroplasty Not Linked to Hospital Quality
No association seen between mean negotiated price and TJA complication rate, readmission rate, hospital performance score
Computer Vision Approach Identifies Posterior Thoracolumbar Hardware
Model performed five-way classification with 79 percent accuracy in 14 seconds on 100 test images
Blacks More Likely to Undergo Emergency Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Emergency surgery associated with incomplete oncologic evaluation, and increased incidence of postoperative complications, including mortality
Commercial Rates for Breast Reconstruction Vary Significantly
Higher rates seen in less competitive markets and facilities that are large, for-profit, and non-safety net
Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Not Linked to Worse Outcomes After Surgery
No association seen with death, major adverse cardiovascular events, rehospitalization following elective major noncardiac surgery
