Surgery General
Sep 03, 2015
Laparoscopic surgery appears to be safe and feasible as a first-line treatment for appendiceal abscesses when performed by experienced surgeons, according to a study. Readmission rates were 3% for pat...
Sep 03, 2015
Individualized comprehensive surgical coaching appears to enhance surgical training and result in superior skill acquisition when compared with conventional training, according to published research. ...
Sep 03, 2015
University of Wisconsin researchers suggest that bleeding disorders, long operative times, in-hospital complications, functional status, and the need for a higher level of care at discharge appear to ...
Sep 01, 2015
Among patients with a small umbilical or epigastric hernia, mesh repair appears to halve the long-term risk of recurrence when compared with sutured repair. Researchers found recurrence rates of 10% a...
Aug 24, 2015
Studies have shown that the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) increases as people age. Fortunately, awareness of AF and its associated risk of thromboembolism and stroke have increa...
Aug 24, 2015
For patients with stable coronary disease, studies have shown that PCI does not reduce the risk for death or myocardial infarction (MI), even when it is added to optimal medical therapy (OMT). “Stud...
Aug 24, 2015
According to published research and anecdotal evidence, the aging surgeon remains a problem throughout hospitals and medical centers across the United States. Some studies have shown that patient mort...
Aug 12, 2015
American researchers suggest that vasculopathic patients who undergo transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) appear to be more likely to experience adverse events and longer recovery...
Aug 12, 2015
Study results indicate that patients with high satisfaction scores appear to experience significantly higher surgical quality when compared with those with low satisfaction scores. Patients with high ...
Aug 12, 2015
Among patients undergoing cardiac or orthopedic surgery, a bundled intervention consisting of Staphylococcus aureus screening, decolonization, and targeted prophylaxis appears to significantly decreas...
Aug 12, 2015
Finnish research suggests that antibiotic treatment for patients with CT-proven, uncomplicated appendicitis does not appear to be inferior to appendectomy. Among patients who received antibiotic treat...
Aug 12, 2015
Laparoscopic colectomy appears to significantly reduce short- and long-term healthcare utilization and costs, according to a study. At 90 days, open colectomy was associated with 1.26-fold higher cost...
Aug 10, 2015
Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) procedures were initially developed to be a fully percutaneous alternative to open surgical replacement. As these procedures have been approved globally, ...
Aug 10, 2015
According to published research, surgical complications are a substantial burden in the United States, costing an estimated $25 billion annually and accounting for many readmissions. However, studies ...
Aug 10, 2015
Frail surgery patients are at greater risk of death and poor outcomes after their procedure than other patients. Recognition of frailty and its associated risks is important because it can inform shar...
Aug 05, 2015
He was 94 years old and was in my office because his gallstones were becoming a problem. They had been diagnosed 2 years earlier when he had an ultrasound for an unrelated problem. At that time they w...
Aug 03, 2015
It's time to catch up with America's most notorious neurosurgeon, Dr. Christopher Duntsch. Two years ago, I blogged about his misadventures in spine surgery, originally detailed in an article in the T...
Aug 01, 2015
Gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are two commonly performed bariatric procedures in the United States, but each has different profiles for risk and effectiveness. Few...
Jul 27, 2015
Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia (PEH) using a biological mesh appears to result in excellent long-term quality of life (QOL), according to Johns Hopkins researchers. Overall QOL scores im...
Jul 27, 2015
Patients who use multiple pharmacies concurrently and have overlapping opioid prescriptions appear to be at greater risk for opioid overdoses than others, according to a study. Patients who used four ...