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
Which Surgical Approach Is Best for Pelvic Prolapse? Which Surgical Approach Is Best for Pelvic Prolapse?
Transvaginal mesh matched native tissue repair of pelvic organ prolapse for some outcomes in a three-year trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 6, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Moving Toward a New Array of Therapeutics Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Moving Toward a New Array of Therapeutics
"It is really refreshing and wonderful that our patients have so many more options than we had 20 years ago," says Sandra Quezada, MD, on advances in ulcerative colitis.Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 5, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology MDAngle Source Type: news
Lessons Learned on Guiding Ulcerative Colitis Patients Through Difficult Treatment Decisions Lessons Learned on Guiding Ulcerative Colitis Patients Through Difficult Treatment Decisions
Sandra Quezada, MD, reflects on the lessons and language she learned from her mentor, Raymond Cross, MD, to help patients with ulcerative colitis face difficult treatment decisions.Medscape (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 5, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology MDAngle Source Type: news
Black Patients in US Face Delays in Kidney Stone Surgery Regardless of Insurance Status Black Patients in US Face Delays in Kidney Stone Surgery Regardless of Insurance Status
Black patients who visited the emergency department for nephrolithiasis were more likely than patients of other races to experience delays in surgery regardless of insurance status, researchers found.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 5, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Urology News Source Type: news
New Consensus Identifies Questionable, Low-Value Trauma Care Practices New Consensus Identifies Questionable, Low-Value Trauma Care Practices
Experts have reached a consensus on low-value trauma care, targeting practices that should be questioned, rather than uniformly applied.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 4, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Autologous Fat Grafting in Plastic Surgery Autologous Fat Grafting in Plastic Surgery
This article provides an overview of the history of autologous fat grafting and discusses the evolution of this technique.ePlasty (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 3, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Imiquimod as Good as Surgery for Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia Imiquimod as Good as Surgery for Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Topical imiquimod works just as well as surgery for the first-line treatment of women with vulvar high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions -- a precancerous lesion commonly caused by HPV.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 2, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Same-Day Discharge After Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy May Be Feasible in Some Patients Same-Day Discharge After Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy May Be Feasible in Some Patients
In selected patients undergoing robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN), same-day discharge is feasible, a small study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 2, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Optimal Strategy for Multivessel Coronary Revascularization Optimal Strategy for Multivessel Coronary Revascularization
A new study compares 10-year survival after PCI with either multiarterial or single arterial multivessel coronary artery bypass graft, but this commentary reveals several issues with the findings.European Heart Journal (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 28, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
How Old Is Too Old to Work as a Doctor? How Old Is Too Old to Work as a Doctor?
Some hospitals and medical groups have raised the question of testing older physicians for mental and physical competency. A number of doctors agree; others contest its usefulness.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 27, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Smartphone-Recorded Sleep Breathing Sounds May Help Predict OSA Smartphone-Recorded Sleep Breathing Sounds May Help Predict OSA
Smartphone-recorded sleep breathing sounds were used to create"reasonably accurate" obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) prediction models in a cross-sectional study, researchers say, but they are not yet ready for the clinic.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 22, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Some Canadian Hospitals Face COVID Cancellations, Again Some Canadian Hospitals Face COVID Cancellations, Again
Some hospitals in Canada ' s most populous provinces are canceling or postponing medical procedures in the face of another wave of the coronavirus pandemic, increasing backlogs of procedures.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 22, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
High-Deductible Health Plans Associated With Delayed Hernia Repair High-Deductible Health Plans Associated With Delayed Hernia Repair
People enrolled in individual high-deductible health plans may delay elective and simple repair of groin and abdominal wall hernias, resulting in more complex cases at presentation.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 20, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
