Surgery
Conference Coverage
POISE-3 backs wider use of tranexamic acid in noncardiac surgery
The antifibrinolytic agent significantly reduced the risk for bleeding in a wide array of major noncardiac surgeries, suggesting an expanded role...
From Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
Reporting from: 48th annual scientific meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
Dr. Wilcox is Fellow, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.
...Reproductive Rounds
Fertility after tubal ligation – It’s a matter of ‘AGE’
To compare tubal reanastomosis with IVF, a retrospective cohort study of 163 patients demonstrated the cumulative delivery rate over 72 months was...
Conference Coverage
Complex surgery 10 times more likely with some ovarian tumors
Imaging, tumor subtype predict debulking success in advanced ovarian cancer.
Latest News
Elective surgery should be delayed 7 weeks after COVID-19 infection for unvaccinated patients, statement recommends
“The real power of the of the joint statement is to get people to ensure that they make an assessment of every patient that comes in front of them...
Master Class
Left upper quadrant entry is often a reliable alternative to umbilicus
It is important to have knowledge of alternate entry points and techniques that consider the patient’s current pathology, anatomy, and most...
Master Class
Safe abdominal laparoscopic entry
More than 50% of injuries to the gastrointestinal tract and major blood vessels occur at entry, prior to the start of the intended surgery.
From Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
Levator ani
Latest News
Doc’s botched surgery leads to incontinence and $10 million judgment; more
Though successful, the procedure still left Ms. Nugent with, what are for now at least, intractable symptoms.
Clinical Review
Fibroids: Growing management options for a prevalent problem
Latest News
Trauma rates with operative vaginal delivery unexpectedly high, study finds
Declining use of OVD in favor of cesarean delivery has reduced opportunities for clinicians to acquire proficiency in performing these deliveries...