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[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 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 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 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 — For the past several years, Robert Kay, MD, has been part of an international group of experts with an ambitious goal: shaping the...
[ad_1] Newswise — October 14, 2022 – Frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, is a common cause of shoulder pain and immobility. New findings point to specific...
[ad_1] Newswise — Patients who have surgery to repair bone fractures typically receive a type of injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots,...
[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...
[ad_1] Newswise — The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation’s (NREF) Honor Your Mentor (HYM) Funds started in 2014 with a modest six funds and total pledges...
[ad_1] Newswise — Cementless knee replacement, an alternative approach to the traditional surgery in which bone cement is used, is gaining interest among orthopedic surgeons. Using...
[ad_1] Newswise — Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for...
[ad_1] October 2022 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video: “Flow Diversion for Cerebral Aneurysms” Rolling Meadows, IL (October 1, 2022). The October issue of Neurosurgical Focus (Vol....
[ad_1] Newswise — New Brunswick, N.J., October 1, 2022 – In recent decades, advances in breast cancer surgery have dramatically changed the treatment of the disease. It’s...
[ad_1] Newswise — September 29, 2022 – Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) – an increasingly popular option for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer – not only achieves...