Augmented-Reality Imaging During Surgery for Bile-Duct Gallstones Reduces Residual Stones Augmented-Reality Imaging During Surgery for Bile-Duct Gallstones Reduces Residual Stones
Employment of an augmented reality-assisted navigation system (AR-ANS) during hepatectomy for hepatolithiasisiIncreases operative time but reduces the risk of residual and recurrent stones, a retrospective study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 16, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Surgery During a Pandemic? COVID Vax Status Matters — or Not Surgery During a Pandemic? COVID Vax Status Matters — or Not
COVID vaccination may indicate a person ' s attitude toward risk taking and willingness to undergo surgery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 13, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
' Great Optimism' Over Complete Responses in dMMR Rectal Cancer'Great Optimism' Over Complete Responses in dMMR Rectal Cancer
A small trial shows that patients with locally advanced rectal cancer and deficient mismatch repair tumors respond remarkably well to neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade with dostarlimab.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 5, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Post-Mohs Infections Not Increased in the Immunocompromised Post-Mohs Infections Not Increased in the Immunocompromised
Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 3, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Mohs Surgery in the Elderly: the Dilemma of When to Treat Mohs Surgery in the Elderly: the Dilemma of When to Treat
Evidence shows surgery is safer in the elderly than many may realize, but active monitoring of select cases has an important role.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 2, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Radiofrequency-Tagging Helps Prevent Retained Surgical Items Radiofrequency-Tagging Helps Prevent Retained Surgical Items
The incidence of retained surgical items at five New York City hospitals was significantly lower with use of technology to detect surgical sponges and laparotomy pads that were embedded with radiofrequency identification chips and following team-strategies training, researchers have found.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 31, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Significance of HER2-low Expression in Early Breast Cancer Significance of HER2-low Expression in Early Breast Cancer
A better understanding of low HER2 expression in early breast cancer could lead to more targeted treatments and improved survival.Breast Cancer Research (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 31, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
New Formula Gauges IV Calcium Need After Parathyroidectomy New Formula Gauges IV Calcium Need After Parathyroidectomy
A model using four measurable variables can guide calcium supplementation in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism who have hypocalcemia after total parathyroidectomy.First Look (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 31, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Women More Likely to Receive Delayed Care in Trauma Centers Women More Likely to Receive Delayed Care in Trauma Centers
Female patients who end up at US trauma centers experience longer delays before treatment and a higher likelihood of discharge to long-term-care facilities compared with their male counterparts, a new study finds.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 26, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Surgeons' Outcomes Not Impacted When They Operate the Night Before Surgeons' Outcomes Not Impacted When They Operate the Night Before
When surgeons operate overnight, it does not appear to impact their surgeries the next day, according to a new study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 25, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Post-Mohs Bleeding Risk in Patients on Ibrutinib for CLL Studied Post-Mohs Bleeding Risk in Patients on Ibrutinib for CLL Studied
Two studies evaluated the risk, with results indicating that holding the treatment before and after surgery helps reduce the risk for bleeding.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 18, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Shared Decision-Making'Only Sometimes Useful' in Surgery Shared Decision-Making'Only Sometimes Useful' in Surgery
A new study finds that surgeons ' use of shared decision-making is highly variable, but editorialists argue that this approach may be inappropriate when a scenario is clear-cut.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 18, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Episode 4: Better Ways to Sustain Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes Episode 4: Better Ways to Sustain Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity have more options today than ever before. Join host Dr Silvio Inzucchi and obesity expert Dr Ania Jastreboff as they discuss ways to support weight loss.Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 18, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Bupivacaine Following Mohs Surgery Reduces Opioid Use Bupivacaine Following Mohs Surgery Reduces Opioid Use
Patients report lower pain and opioid use with a single injection of the local anesthetic compared with placebo.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 16, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
The Case for Post-COVID Steroids The Case for Post-COVID Steroids
Dr F. Perry Wilson cautions against changing practice on the basis of a single study.Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 12, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
