The Eye Surgery Turf War Isn't Serving Veterans
(MedPage Today) -- Ask any American how they think our government should be treating the nation's veterans, and almost everyone will say that those who served our country should be treated at least as well as the average person on the street.... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - December 28, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
FDA's Proposed LASIK Warning May Leave Patients Less Informed
(MedPage Today) -- LASIK surgery has been studied continuously since the FDA approved the procedure nearly a quarter century ago. These studies include careful documentation of the success rates in improving vision without the need for glasses... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - December 21, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Upfront Transplant Prevails Again in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma
(MedPage Today) -- An immunomodulatory-free carfilzomib (Kyprolis)-based triplet regimen failed to prove non-inferior to autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) for the upfront treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, a... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - December 20, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
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Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 14, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Surgery Bests Endovascular Therapy for Most Limb-Threatening Ischemia Patients
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Surgical revascularization led to fewer major adverse limb events and deaths compared with endovascular therapy in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, according to the prospective randomized BEST-CLI... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 10, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Can Botox for the Heart Ward Off Afib After Cardiac Surgery?
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Botulinum toxin type A (AGN-151607) did not lead to significant suppression of atrial fibrillation (Afib) after heart surgery, though some patient groups appeared to respond better than others, a small randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 9, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Using a crystalloid solution during surgery was better than saline for improving deceased donor kidney transplant outcomes, according to the BEST-Fluids trial.
Compared with standard saline IV fluids, deceased donor kidney transplant... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 8, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
BP Control Beneficial for Liver Transplant Recipients
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Controlling blood pressure (BP) in liver transplant recipients led to better renal function at 1 year, post hoc data from a randomized trial suggested.
Recipients taking medication to control their BP had an... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 7, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Low Carb Diet Boosts Weight Loss for Liver Transplant Recipients With Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- Liver transplant recipients benefited from a low carbohydrate diet (LCD), achieving weight loss and an improved metabolic phenotype profile, according to a randomized trial.
In an interim analysis involving 27 patients, those... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 6, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Danica Patrick's Breast Implant Illness
(MedPage Today) -- Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, 40, told People magazine that she had her breast implants removed after experiencing breast implant illness. Patrick previously decided to get breast implants in 2014 in a quest to attain... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 3, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Aortic Disease Guideline Lowers the Bar for Surgery in Some Patients
(MedPage Today) -- An updated guideline for the diagnosis and management of aortic disease from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed new surgical thresholds and considerations for their adjustment... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 2, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
New HRS Drug Cuts Need for Renal Replacement Tx After Liver Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Terlipressin (Terlivaz) reduced the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients with type 1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) who underwent liver transplant, extended follow-up of the phase III CONFIRM trial showed.
In the... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - October 25, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Male Surgery Residents Get Better Evaluations
(MedPage Today) -- In one institution's surgery department, senior male residents received better evaluations than their female counterparts, further evidence of gender bias in the specialty, researchers found.
Among residents in their graduating... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - October 12, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Can a Positive Attitude Keep Appendicitis Patients From Going Under the Knife?
(MedPage Today) -- Appendicitis patients treated with antibiotics who expressed full faith in the healing power of the therapy ahead of time had a lower risk of undergoing appendectomy and dealing with persistent symptoms, a secondary analysis... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - October 5, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care
(MedPage Today) -- NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- With the needs of advanced heart failure (HF) dwarfing the supply of skilled physicians, HF specialists and others are well-positioned to prove their value in the contemporary cardiac ICU (CICU) -... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - October 2, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
