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FDA: New labeling warns against combining opioids, benzodiazepines
Prescription opioid pain or cough medicines and benzodiazepines will now carry the strongest available warning regarding serious side effects and...
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass associated with long-term weight loss
Key clinical point: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to higher percentages of weight loss at long-term follow-up. Major finding: Four years post...
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Junior resident participation in general surgery procedures declines
Junior-level residents are getting less operative experience in some common general surgery procedures, a large case review study has found.
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Fresh Press: ACS Surgery News digital August issue is available on the website
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TEP hernia repair patients have significant QOL improvements
Key clinical point: The majority of patients who have undergone laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal groin hernia repair report mild or no...
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Hospital safety culture may influence surgical outcomes
SAN DIEGO – Hospital safety culture may positively influence certain surgical patient outcomes, results from a study of 56 Illinois hospitals...
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ACS NSQIP Geriatric Surgery Pilot Collaborative: Evaluating variables for inclusion
A project to assess geriatric-specific variables for inclusion in the American College of Surgeons/National Surgical Quality Improvement Program...
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Postop delirium linked to greater long-term cognitive decline
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Transfers to tertiary acute care surgery service point to shortage of rural general surgeons
Key clinical point: Transfer of patients to a tertiary facility and acute care surgery service who require basic surgical procedures or no...
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No one-size-fits-all approach for reducing hospital readmissions
SAN DIEGO – Despite advances in the way surgeons practice their craft and measure outcomes in a meaningful way, the rate of hospital readmissions...
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FDA updates warning label for systemic fluoroquinolones
Evidence of more serious side effects, affecting muscles and the central nervous system, prompted the change to the drugs’ boxed warning.