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[ad_1] Newswise — Boston (October 23, 2023): Retired USAR Major General Jonathan Woodson, MD, MSS, FACS, MG, MC, renowned for his significant contributions to both military...
[ad_1] Newswise — CHICAGO (October 17, 2023): In a world where unexpected emergencies and natural disasters are ever-present, preparedness is paramount. The American College of Surgeons...
[ad_1] Newswise — CHICAGO (October 10, 2023): Sixty-three esteemed surgical educators were inducted into the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators® October...
[ad_1] Key takeaways A tool for evaluating the overall cost of a surgical procedure, called a scorecard, helps reduce costs of surgical procedures between 5% and...
[ad_1] Key Takeaways Banned since 1968, the legacy of redlining persists: There continue to be instances of discrimination affecting people in these historically redlined areas. Redlining...
[ad_1] Key takeaways Striving to improve patient care: Enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) provide hospitals with patient-centered protocols and standards to improve the safety and quality of...
[ad_1] Key takeaways Telemedicine significantly lowers likelihood of no-show clinic visits among surgical patients and follow-up care during the post-surgery period. Telemedicine is a convenient tool...
[ad_1] Key takeaways Critically ill patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) may benefit from palliative care, focusing on quality of life, when aggressive medical...
[ad_1] Key takeaways: Up to 50% of colorectal patients may develop metastatic cancer that has spread to other areas of the body. One of the most...
[ad_1] Key takeaways The first months of the COVID pandemic in 2020 caused a discernible change in post-surgery practice; colorectal surgeons discharged more patients direct to...
[ad_1] Key takeaways National guidelines suggest a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) can be used as the primary noninvasive screening modality for early-stage colorectal cancer, but a...
[ad_1] Key takeaways Overutilization of intubation respirators early in the pandemic may have masked signs and symptoms of diverticulitis in COVID-19 patients. Restricted access to computed...
[ad_1] Key takeaways Understanding the characteristics of livers that live to 100 could potentially expand the donor pool by using older liver donors more often. New...
[ad_1] Key takeaways A higher infection rate found by new research should raise a “red flag” for patients and providers and should be discussed along with...
[ad_1] Newswise — CHICAGO (October 11, 2022): The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is aware of a European study examining colonoscopy in Sweden, Poland, Norway, and...