General Surgery
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PT may lower risk of long-term opioid use after knee replacement
When patients who have undergone total knee replacement also undergo physical therapy soon after, the likelihood of long-term opioid use after...
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Adrenal vein sampling looms as choke point for aldosteronism assessment of hypertensives
Imaging’s surprising unreliability for finding unilateral adrenal adenomas leaves pricey and hard-to-run adrenal vein sampling the only option.
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Antibiotics or appendectomy? Both good options
One expert says the body of data, including this trial, indicates that the best appendicitis treatment now comes down to individual patients and...
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Diabetes-related amputations on the rise in older adults
The finding reflects increases in diabetes-related nontraumatic lower extremity amputation occurring in younger U.S. population, but at a less...
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Metformin use linked to improved surgery outcomes
“Metformin now joins beta-blockers, statins, and immunonutrition as preoperative agents associated with improved surgical outcomes.”
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After PCI, stopping antiplatelet therapy for surgery appears safe
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. –
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ERAS takes its place in IBD surgery
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Initial ultrasound assessment of appendicitis curbs costs
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Over half of NASH patients have improvement in liver fibrosis after bariatric surgery
BOSTON – Bariatric surgery brought significant weight loss and resolution of multiple metabolic comorbidities.
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Machine-learning model predicts NASH based on common clinical and lab values
BOSTON – NASHmap could serve as screening tool to reveal more potential undiagnosed patients, according to...
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Short-course DAA therapy may prevent hepatitis transmission in transplant patients
BOSTON – While curing infection post transplant works, prevention would be preferable, investigators say.