Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Multicomponent Prehabilitation Beneficial for Surgical Patients
Exercise and nutrition are individual components of prehabilitation most likely to improve all critical outcomes
Sleep Apnea Surgery Linked to Lower Risk for Car Accidents for Patients
Risk for motor vehicle accidents lower compared with undergoing CPAP therapy or no treatment
Survival Improved With Lobectomy, Segmentectomy in Early NSCLC
Improved overall and lung cancer-specific survival seen for lobectomy, segmentectomy versus wedge resection
Mortality Lower With Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Emphysema
Increased mortality, readmission, reintervention seen with endobronchial valve placement versus surgical lung volume reduction
Longest Pig Organ Transplant Survivor Passes 60 Days With New Kidney
Perioperative Chemo With FLOT Ups Survival in Resectable Esophageal Cancer
Improved survival seen with perioperative chemotherapy with FLOT versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy
Increased Surgeon Stress Linked to Reduced Surgical Complications
Increased sympathovagal balance during first five minutes of surgery not associated with reduced ICU stay or mortality
Perioperative GLP-1 RA Use Reduces Risk for Complications in Patients With Diabetes
Reduction seen in risk for readmission, wound dehiscence, and hematoma, but no significant differences seen in rates of infection, bleeding
Women Wait Longer and Are Less Likely to Receive Lung Transplant
Posttransplant survival significantly higher for female than male recipients; survival no worse with oversized lung transplantation
Access to Ophthalmic Specialty Care Increasingly Challenging in Rural Areas
The percentage of rural surgeons declined over time, particularly among more recent graduates
