Surgery

August 04, 2020

Article

It is important for clinicians considering prescribing denosumab treatment to counsel patients before its initiation on the importance of not delaying or discontinuing injections.

August 03, 2020

Article

Policies must change to curb postoperative opioid overprescribing.

July 30, 2020

Article

A new systematic review and meta-analysis challenges the notion that preventing VTE is associated reduced mortality risk.

July 22, 2020

Article

Patients face higher mortality risk if they are readmitted to a different hospital following emergency general surgery.

July 16, 2020

Article

The first prospective safety trial using oral factor Xa inhibitor in patients undergoing laparotomy shows women preferred and adhered to the drug.

July 14, 2020

Article

Investigators explain how telemicrosurgery can be performed over a 5G network.

July 08, 2020

Article

No skin preparation solution is more beneficial or advantageous than others in reducing infection rates.

June 30, 2020

Article

The iCoagLab test reports several coagulation metrics within minutes, whereas traditionally it can take several hours for coagulation defects to be detected.

June 29, 2020

Article

Heron Therapeutics is expected to meet with the FDA and resubmit an NDA for the post-operative opioid alternative.

June 28, 2020

Article

A new randomized trial suggests oral apixaban may be as effective as enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis following surgery for gynecologic cancer.