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Study: Tricuspid annuloplasty with mitral replacement appeared safe and effective
Key clinical point: Tricuspid annuloplasty performed at the same time as mitral valve surgery in people with moderate or less tricuspid...
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Wanted: Better evidence on fast-track lung resection
Key clinical point: Well-designed clinical trials are needed to determine the effectiveness of fast-track recovery pathways in lung resection.
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Sutureless AVR an option for higher-risk patients
Key clinical point: Sutureless aortic valves have the potential to achieve shorter procedure times and benefit increased-risk patients with aortic...
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HIV not a risk factor for postappendectomy complications
Patients who have HIV are at no greater risk of complications from appendectomy than non-HIV patients according to an analysis of cases in a...
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Damage to nearby structure common cause of hernia malpractice claim
Failure to diagnose a complication caused by damage to a nearby structure during hernia repair surgery is the most common cause for a malpractice...
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TAMIS for rectal cancer holds its own vs. TEM
Transanal minimally invasive surgery for removal of rectal tumors achieved equal outcomes to transanal endoscopic microsurgery with measurable...
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Robotic colectomy takes longer, comparable results
Key clinical point: Robotic-assisted colectomy for straightforward resections involves longer operative times than laparoscopic surgery. Major...
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Can ‘big data’ predict postop complications?
Researchers have developed a Markov chain model based on ACS NSQIP data to predict the likelihood of specific future postoperative complications...
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The no-operation quality assessment ‘blind spot’
Surgical quality assessment should account for the increasing nonoperative management by surgeons of common diagnoses of abdominal pain.
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Study measures post-thyroidectomy voice changes
Voice quality changes linked to swelling of laryngeal nerves after thyroid surgery are detectable by using both subjective and objective measures...
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Emergency hernia surgery risk predicted by access, age, and race
Key clinical point: Disparities among patients more likely to get emergency rather than elective ventral hernia repair include race, insurance...
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Stanford program takes aim at resident burnout
Stanford University School of Medicine launched a program to tackle the pervasive problem of burnout among residents.
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Prepared surgery patients less likely to boomerang
Patients who report receiving and using materials to help them prepare for surgery and its aftermath are less likely to be readmitted.
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Study validates cholecystectomy safe in obese
Key clinical point: Cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis has been found to have a similar safety profile in obese and normal-weight patients....
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ERAS eliminated racial disparities in postop hospital stay
An enhanced recovery protocol after colorectal surgery all but eliminated differences in hospital stays between black and white patients.