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Surgery General

Perpetuating Disparity: Kidney Transplant System Failure

Sep 29, 2022

There is considerable variation in the prevalence of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and the number of kidney transplants performed across the United States. A regional epidemiological approach was ta...

Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules

Sep 29, 2022

Although radiofrequency ablation (RFA) was first used as an alternative to conventional thyroid surgery in Asia and Europe around the turn of the millennium, it has only lately gained traction in the ...

Use of Cold-Stored WB and Mortality in Major Bleeding Hemostatic Resuscitation

Sep 29, 2022

This research aimed to establish whether resuscitating bleeding trauma victims using whole blood (WB) reduced their risk of death. Resuscitating trauma victims traditionally involves blood component t...

COVID-19 Reduces Surgical Volume Across All Subspecialties & Levels of Care

Sep 14, 2022

The pandemic delayed surgeries across all subspecialties and levels of care in both the acute phase of the pandemic and after the release of COVID-19 vaccines. “It is important to evaluate ou...

Vitiligo Treatment Toolkit Offers Novel Surgical Therapies

Sep 06, 2022

A wide range of therapies, such as microneedling and ablative laser therapy added to phototherapy, plus novel surgical therapies offer patients with vitiligo repigmentation options. Multiple su...

Risk Factors for Positive Surgical Margins in Salivary Gland Cancers

Sep 05, 2022

An analysis of patients with salivary gland cancers shows that risk factors for positive surgical margins include age, tumor stage, and treatment center. “Salivary gland cancers are rare mali...

Exploring Decision Regret After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Sep 02, 2022

Despite the benefits of bariatric surgery, findings suggest there continues to be serious concerns regarding postoperative complications. Bariatric surgeries, such as sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-e...

Addiction to Opioids And Overdose After Surgery

Sep 02, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to ascertain the prevalence of "opioid never events" (ONEs), which are defined as the emergence of opioid dependence or overdose in a surgical patient who has never use...

Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension Prevent Postoperative Discharge to Nursing Homes by Preventing Healthcare Disparities

Sep 01, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine if a higher prevalence of severe diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure are factors in the undesirable postoperative discharge of patients of the Black ...

Postdischarge Venous Thromboembolism After Colectomy: Duration and Magnitude

Sep 01, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine results by reporting weekly postoperative postdischarge VTE rates. It was possible to evaluate the effectiveness of existing recommendations. Depending on ...

Definitive Surgical Management of Secondary and Tertiary Renal Hyperparathyroidism

Sep 01, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to create recommendations for the safe, suitable, and effective therapy of secondary (SHPT) and tertiary (THPT) renal hyperparathyroidism based on evidence. Patients wh...

Ambulatory Surgery in Colorectal Resection: Feasibility and Safety

Sep 01, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine the viability and safety of ambulatory surgery. All patients undergoing colorectal resection/anastomosis between October 2020 and October 2021 who met the ...

Safety-Net Hospital Implements Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Program

Aug 31, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to improve hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening to enable early detection of individuals with cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C (HCV). At Safety-Net hospitals, there ...

Atherosclerotic Carotid Disease Patients Benefit From Carotid Intervention

Aug 31, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine where individuals are carefully chosen so that carotid revascularization operations are helpful at preventing strokes. In a clearly defined sample of patie...

Effects of Ischemia Duration on Lower Limb Salvage in Combat Casualties

Aug 31, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to describe the connection between the length of limb ischemia and successful limb salvage. In the trauma literature, the 6-hour time limit for revascularization of an ...

Organoids Derived from Pancreatic Cancer Patients Can Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Aug 30, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to develop whether patient-derived organoids (PDOs) can predict a patient's response to neoadjuvant (NAT) treatment. PDOs have been investigated for use in pancreatic c...

Transcriptomics of Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Reveals the Dynamic Role of Smooth Muscle Cells

Aug 30, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to identify the gene expression profiles of individual cells involved in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). AAA was the most frequent pathological ao...

Major Pregnancy Complications Are Associated with A Lack of Workplace Support for Obstetric Health Concerns

Aug 30, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine if the absence of organizational support for clinical work reductions during pregnancy was related to serious pregnancy problems. Few women lessen their cl...

The National Trauma Management Program for Abused Children

Aug 30, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to develop to determine the variables connected to national-scale interventions for child abuse. American College of Surgeons (ACS) Pediatric Trauma Quality Improvement...

Patients with Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Aug 30, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to develop a prospective randomised clinical study, it was doubtful that the effects of lymph node dissection and parenchyma-sparing resections (PSR) would be investiga...

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