Why Are ORs So Cold? (It's Not What You Thought)
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Why are operating rooms (ORs) so cold, and why is that so annoying to anesthesiologists? In the video above, Max Feinstein, MD, explains why ORs are cold, and what measures are taken to protect patients against problems associated... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 17, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilities
(MedPage Today) -- Despite similar kidney transplant outcomes, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) were less likely than the general population to be evaluated for transplant and less likely to receive one, a propensity... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Study Finds Wide Variation in Organ Procurement Performance
(MedPage Today) -- Addressing the wide variation in the performance of organ procurement organizations (OPOs), particularly at individual hospitals, could help to increase the organ supply, according to a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Of... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Arrival of TEER Has Helped Surgeons' Track Records
(MedPage Today) -- The population undergoing mitral valve surgery has changed significantly, without a reduction in case volumes, since the arrival of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) as a minimally invasive alternative.
Nationwide, there... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Chilling Donors Not as Good as Machine Perfusion for Kidney Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Therapeutic hypothermia of donors didn't preserve kidney function as well as machine perfusion of the organ during cold storage, a randomized trial found.
Compared with kidneys pumped with a non-oxygenated, cold dialysate after... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 3, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Surgical Resident Independence Not Tied to Higher Post-Op Risks
(MedPage Today) -- Residents performing general surgery and hernia repairs can do so safely with varying degrees of supervision, restrospective cohort studies from the U.S. and Denmark showed, though such opportunities are becoming more scarce... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 1, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
'Can You Hear Me Now?'
(MedPage Today) -- When the landmark Medicare legislation was enacted back in 1965, hearing loss was viewed as one of the most common consequences of aging. Hence, hearing aids were not included in the benefit package. Over the years, we've come... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 30, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Neoadjuvant Chemo Reduces Disease Recurrence in Operable Colon Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Six weeks of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with operable colon cancer is safe and results in downstaging, increased complete resection rates, and better disease control at 2 years, according to results from the randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 24, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Aspirin Toe-to-Toe With LMWH Injections in Orthopedic Trauma
(MedPage Today) -- For patients with a variety of traumatic bone fractures, plain old oral aspirin provided just as good thromboprophylaxis as traditional low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) injections in the large PREVENT CLOT randomized trial... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 19, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Use of Whole Blood for Severe Hemorrhage in the ED Tied to Lower Mortality
(MedPage Today) -- Use of whole blood (WB) combined with component therapy-based massive transfusion protocol (MTP) improved survival over MTP alone in patients with severe hemorrhage, a retrospective cohort study suggested.
Among nearly 2,800... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 18, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Post-Transplant Triplet Bests Lenalidomide Maintenance Alone in Myeloma
(MedPage Today) -- Use of a triple-drug maintenance combination appeared to improve progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma following induction therapy and autologous stem-cell transplantation, an interim... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 17, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Cancer Surgery Linked to Higher Suicide Risk
(MedPage Today) -- The incidence of suicide was significantly higher in patients undergoing cancer surgery compared with the general U.S. population, a retrospective population-based cohort study showed.
Among patients undergoing surgery for the... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 12, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Less Restrictive Pre-Surgical Fasting Guidelines Supported by Study
(MedPage Today) -- Changes to fasting policies prior to surgery could impact the length at which patients need to fast, as well as improve patient well-being.
Liberal fasting policies allowing patients to drink clear fluids up until the time of... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 5, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Foreign Surgery Residents in the U.S. Report Less Bullying, Harassment
(MedPage Today) -- Foreign international medical graduates (IMGs) working in U.S. general surgery residency programs less frequently reported bullying and sexual harassment, a survey study found.
Foreign IMGs were less likely than North American... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 4, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Screen All Surgery Patients for Cannabis Use, New Guidelines Say
(MedPage Today) -- Surgical candidates undergoing anesthesia should be screened universally for cannabis use, new guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) stated.
Anesthesiologists should... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 3, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
