Newswise — Boston (October 23, 2023): Retired USAR Major General Jonathan Woodson,…
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American College of Surgeons Releases Online Version of Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness Course
Newswise — CHICAGO (October 17, 2023): In a world where unexpected emergencies…
Sixty-Three Esteemed Surgical Educators Inducted Into the Sixth Cohort of the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
Newswise — CHICAGO (October 10, 2023): Sixty-three esteemed surgical educators were inducted…
Surgical Scorecards May Cut Cost of Surgical Procedures Without Impacting Outcomes
Key takeaways A tool for evaluating the overall cost of a surgical…
Historic Redlining Practices Cast a Long Shadow on Cancer Screening Rates
Key Takeaways Banned since 1968, the legacy of redlining persists: There continue…
Hospitals Face Challenges When Implementing Enhanced Recovery Programs for Surgery
Key takeaways Striving to improve patient care: Enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) provide…
Telemedicine reduces odds of no-show clinic visits by more than two-thirds for surgical patients
Key takeaways Telemedicine significantly lowers likelihood of no-show clinic visits among surgical…
Livers have the potential to function for more than 100 years
Key takeaways Understanding the characteristics of livers that live to 100 could…
New palliative care screening tool for surgical ICU patients may facilitate decision-making processes, reduce burden on families, medical staff
Key takeaways Critically ill patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)…
Timely Surveillance with Chest Imaging May Benefit Colorectal Cancer Patients
Key takeaways: Up to 50% of colorectal patients may develop metastatic cancer…
Fewer patients sent to hospital rehabilitation facilities for recovery after colorectal operations early in the COVID pandemic
Key takeaways The first months of the COVID pandemic in 2020 caused…
Study finds less expensive noninvasive test is an effective alternative to a more costly test for colorectal cancer screening
Key takeaways National guidelines suggest a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) can be…
Operations for diverticulitis decreased in 2020, but the degree of disease severity increased
Key takeaways Overutilization of intubation respirators early in the pandemic may have…
Marijuana-dependent patients at higher risk for infection after knee or shoulder arthroscopy procedures
Key takeaways A higher infection rate found by new research should raise…
ACS comments on European study on colonoscopies published in New England Journal of Medicine
Newswise — CHICAGO (October 11, 2022): The American College of Surgeons (ACS)…