Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Women Have Lower Risk for Postoperative A-Fib After Cardiac Surgery
Men and women with poAF have higher risk for death than those without poAF, with higher risk seen for women than men
Surgery Effective for Thoracic Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Surgical treatment improves neurological function, quality of life
Outcomes Similar for Neoadjuvant ICI-Based Therapy, Upfront Surgery for Liver Cancer
Rates of margin-negative resection and recurrence-free survival similar for neoadjuvant immunotherapy, surgery patients
Mitral Valve Surgery Linked to Lower Rates of Adverse Outcomes in AFMR
Surgery associated with significantly lower rate of heart failure hospitalization, all-cause mortality despite more severe disease status
Study Quantifies COVID-19-Linked Deficit in Arthroplasties in the U.K.
Deficit totals 158,994 joint replacements, and elimination of deficit expected to take until 2031 with 10 percent increase in capacity
Posterior Surgery Noninferior to Anterior for Cervical Radiculopathy
Posterior surgery noninferior with respect to success rate and reduction in arm pain at two years
Preoperative IV Iron Treatment Better for Iron Deficiency Anemia
IV iron associated with significant reduction in 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity compared with RBC transfusion
Surgical Techniques Compared for ThuLEP for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
En-bloc and two-lobe techniques may offer efficiency benefits but do not result in improvements in postoperative outcomes
Vestibular Neurectomy Effective for Severe Meniere Disease
Significant benefits seen in physical and functional outcomes two years after neurectomy
MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy Beneficial for Essential Tremor
Improvement seen in mean tremor/motor score from 17.4 to 6.4 at three months with use of MR-guided, focused ultrasound thalamotomy
