Oncology & Cancer
Cancer patients discharged from hospital sooner following preparation for surgery
Cancer patients have a reduced length of hospital stay following a novel approach to improve their fitness for surgery.
Aug 19, 2021
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Annals of Surgery
Surgery
Patients report long-term favorable effects of weight loss surgery in their daily lives
A new analysis from the STAMPEDE trial shows that over the course of five years, patients who had bariatric and metabolic surgery to treat uncontrolled type 2 diabetes reported greater physical health, more energy, less body ...
Jul 27, 2021
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Medical research
Making innovations in surgery safer
A study to help surgical innovations be developed more safely and efficiently has published a 'core outcome set' for new surgical techniques and devices in the Annals of Surgery. The COHESIVE study, led by National Institute ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Medications
Many surgery patients get opioid prescriptions, but many don't need to, study suggests
Surgeons can ease their patients' pain from common operations without prescribing opioids, and avoid the possibility of starting someone on a path to long-term use, a pair of new studies suggests.
Jun 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Large US study suggests survival benefit for severely ill COVID-19 patients treated with ECMO
For critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the risk of death remains high—but is much lower than suggested by initial studies, according to a report published today by ...
Apr 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surgery remains most effective treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis
An RCSI study conducted in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has found that surgery, rather than antibiotics-only, should remain as the mainstay of treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis.
Mar 15, 2021
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Health
Practice's bariatric nonsurgical visits up with telehealth during pandemic
(HealthDay)—New patient visit volumes decreased across the board at a comprehensive metabolic and weight loss center during the COVID-19 pandemic, but follow-up visits increased for certain nonsurgical providers, according ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Surgery
Surgeons develop universal patient-reported outcomes tool to improve hernia care
Patient-reported outcomes have become a critical part of improving surgical care because of their ability to capture patient experiences, such as quality of life and satisfaction, that can help inform treatment. However, ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Surgery
Study shows incorporating telemedicine helps surgical practices
A new study that records patient volume at Stony Brook Medicine's Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center reveals that follow-up telehealth visits are highly effective during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published ...
Dec 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Rectal cancer patients who 'watch and wait' may only need few years of stringent follow-up
An international team of scientists, including doctors from the Champalimaud Clinical Centre, in Lisbon, has just published results in the prestigious journal The Lancet Oncology that suggest that the majority of rectal cancer ...
Dec 11, 2020
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