General Surgery
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Open, laparoscopic, robotic approaches all sound for distal pancreatectomy
WASHINGTON – The three approaches to distal pancreatectomy – open, laparoscopic, and robotic – are equally safe and oncologically sound methods in...
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Discharging select diverticulitis patients from the ED found to be acceptable
CORONADO, CALIF. – Among patients diagnosed with diverticulitis via CT scan in the emergency department who were discharged home, only 13%...
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Continue DMARDs, biologics in RA surgery patients
WASHINGTON - The perioperative use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug monotherapy or combined therapy with methotrexate and tumor necrosis...
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Robotic surgery instruments ‘virtually impossible’ to clean completely
The level of contamination declined with each successive cleaning but still remained comparatively high for the robotic instruments.
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How to reduce early readmissions after bariatric surgery
NEW ORLEANS – Hospital revisits by bariatric surgery patients within 30 days following discharge were cut in half if they received two home...
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Data point to optimal window for endoscopy in sicker patients with peptic ulcer bleeding
The timing of endoscopy may make the difference between life and death in sicker patients with peptic ulcer bleeding, according to an analysis of...
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Surgical infections, early discharge hike readmissions in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
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Seven days of antibiotics sufficient for most hospital-acquired pneumonia
A 1-week course of antibiotics is sufficient for most hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia, regardless of the microbial etiology...
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Patient-reported outcomes tied to long-term outcomes in bariatric surgery
A large study of patients who had bariatric surgery showed that patient-reported outcomes were correlated with long-term weight loss but not with...
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Guideline recommends optimal periop management of geriatric patients
SAN DIEGO – As the number of surgery patients over the age of 65 continues to grow, clinicians have a resource to help them provide optimal...