Laparoscopic Surgery Noninferior for Gastric Cancer at Five Years
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic surgery is noninferior to open gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer (AGC) at five years, according to a study published online July 20 in JAMA Surgery.Sang-Yong Son, M.D., from the Ajou …
Learn MoreEndovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Outcomes Worse for Women
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Female sex is associated with decreased five-year survival and increased one- and five-year reintervention after elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR), according to a study publish…
Learn MorePreset Opioid Rx May Not Impact Pain Control After Tonsillectomy
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A lower default number of doses for opioid prescriptions in electronic health record systems does not appear to impact pain control among teens and young adults undergoing tonsillectomy, according to a st…
Learn More3D Virtual Reality Models Aid Planning for Prostate Cancer Surgery
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using 3D virtual reality (VR) models for planning radical prostatectomy in prostate cancer patients may improve some oncologic outcomes, according to a study published online July 18 in The Journal of Urolo…
Learn MoreDangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A potentially dangerous change in heart rhythm is common after surgeries that don’t involve the heart, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.Dr. Konstantinos Siontis and colleagues studied patients who had atr…
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Learn MoreUna COVID reciente no parece aumentar los riesgos de la cirugía
JUEVES, 21 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si una prueba positiva de COVID le ha obligado a posponer una cirugía electiva, hay buenas noticias.Una vez se recuperaban del virus, los pacientes vacunados del todo no tenían unas mayores probabilidade…
Learn MoreUnos anestesiólogos con demasiado trabajo pueden poner a los pacientes quirúrgicos en riesgo
JUEVES, 21 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos anestesiólogos agobiados y con demasiado trabajo podrían estar aumentando el riesgo de muerte y complicaciones de los pacientes hospitalizados, informa un estudio reciente.No es raro que un anestesi…
Learn MoreRecent COVID Doesn’t Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If a positive COVID test has forced you to postpone elective surgery, here’s some good news.Once recovered from the virus, fully vaccinated patients have no greater odds for post-surgery complications than p…
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