Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Rates of Gender-Affirming Surgery Examined in Cisgender Males, Gender-Diverse
Eighty percent of breast reductions among cisgender male and TGD adults in study performed on cisgender males
Etiology of Spinal Cord Injury Affects QOL Outcomes After Bladder Surgery
Worse impact of neurogenic bladder in urinary-related QOL seen for acquired versus congenital spinal cord injury
Few Patients With Positive Margins After Basal Cell Excision Have Recurrence
Recurrence developed in more patients who did not receive additional treatment and in fewer receiving nonsurgical treatments
Small Number of Procedures Account for Large Number of Opioid Prescriptions
Cesarean delivery accounts for highest proportion of MMEs dispensed after surgery among individuals aged 18 to 44 years
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing Concentrated Among a Few Procedures
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy accounted for most MMEs in opioid prescriptions dispensed after surgery
In a Medical First, Kidney Transplant Is Performed With Regional Anesthesia Only
A spinal injection was used to anesthetize the patient while he remained awake
CMS Hospital Star Ratings Offer Limited Measure of Surgical Quality
Star rating linked to postop mortality, serious complications, readmissions, but wide variation in outcomes within each star rating group
Amino Acids Reduced Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Benefits seen without any increase in adverse events
Epilepsy Surgery for Neuroglial Tumors Shows Good Long-Term Outcomes
Main prognostic factor for seizure outcome is complete lesion resection
Patients Can Take GLP-1 RA Medications Before Surgery
Meta-analysis reveals gastric emptying delay of ∼36 minutes
