Tag: Surgery: Misc.

For patients with stage II/III esophageal cancer, five-year survival is improved with early versus delayed esophagectomy

Mean total task time less for those using clinical decision support software prototype versus current standard electronic health record workflow

Long-term hernia recurrence rates similar for abdominal wall reconstruction performed by surgical fellows, faculty

Female trauma patients had longer stay in ED, longer time in pretriage, increased likelihood of discharge to nursing or long-term care facilities

Number of days alive and out of hospital within first 90 days greater for robot-assisted surgery, but clinical significance of findings unclear

No increased risk for mortality or thromboembolic complications seen with use of tranexamic acid among high-risk patients, entire cohort

Among surgical interns with no depression at baseline, 32 percent had high enough scores on mood surveys to be considered depressed

Incidence of major complications after hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy low at 2.5 percent

Findings coincided with state and federal policy changes favorable to gender-affirming surgery

Higher patient-reported pain level at presentation linked to increased risk for in-hospital treatment failure