Surgery

AHN’s minimally invasive spine surgery relieves patients’ pain and quickly gets them back to living.

The approval to GE Healthcare's cyclotron-produced radioactive diagnostic drug provides another option to adequately identify significant coronary artery disease.

The STOP-or-NOT trial found similar outcomes for continuation or discontinuation of RAS inhibitors before noncardiac surgery, supporting individualized decision-making.

A retrospective study challenges preoperative withholding of GLP-1 RAs in diabetes patients undergoing surgery, citing no increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications.

Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic suspension 0.05% for post-ocular surgery pain marks the first new steroid in the ophthalmic market in over 15 years.

A real-world analysis in the United States suggests hospital volume may not be the lone predictor of outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery.

A new review and analysis suggests a combination treatment regimen for children in acute liver failure due to autoimmune hepatitis may help them maintain native liver survival.

A single dose of intravitreal bevacizumab in individuals undergoing trabeculectomy for progressing glaucoma shows improved postoperative outcomes at 12 months.

The BARI-OPTIMISE randomized clinical trial reports individuals with poor weight loss after metabolic surgery had significantly greater reductions in body weight after treatment with 3.0 mg liraglutide, compared with placebo.

With the popularity of the class skyrocketing, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has released new guidance urging patients to withhold GLP-1 receptor agonist use prior to elective surgeries or procedures based on potential risk of regurgitation and aspiration associated with delayed gastric emptying.

Direct-acting antivirals or interferon may improve the rate of overall or recurrence-free survival for patients with liver cancer.

A history of bariatric surgery was associated with up to 50% reduced risk of PDAC among a national cohort.

Both gastrointestinal surgery and appendectomies were not associated with any increased risk of psoriasis development in a national cohort.

Clinical trial data suggest overweight and obese patients with atrial fibrillation who lose weight prior to a catheter ablation procedure experience better clinical outcomes.

Nonoperative management was associated with a 3.72% decrease in the risk of complications and a 1.82% increase in mortality in patients who were aged 65 years and older.

Increased age, male sex, COPD, CHF, dependent functional status, and C. difficile infection were associated with increased mortality within 30 days of surgery.

An economic analysis suggests Medicare reimbursement for complex cataract surgery fails to cover increased costs required for the procedure and may affect practice patterns.

Antibiotic use was not linked to a decrease in infectious complications in either the unadjusted analysis or the adjusted analysis.

David Tom Cooke, MD, reviewed the importance of shared decision making as it relates to risk and benefit of cancer screening, as well as in more refined invasive care options.

The statement suggests PCI without surgery on site is as safe as PCI at centers with on-site surgery across randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and international experiences.

6-year results from the LiGHT trial suggest SLT is a safe treatment for eyes with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension, providing drop-free IOP control.

The TAVI system Navitor from Abbott is designed to treat people with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for open-heart surgery.

At 12 months of the CAPLA trial, the addition of posterior wall isolation to pulmonary vein isolation led to no significant improvements in freedom from atrial arrhythmia.

There was no significant differences in creatinine or estimated glomerular filtration rate between the readmission group and the no readmission group.

The approval for the non-surgical alternative was supported by phase 3 data showing ≥95% incidence eschar removal compared to a gel vehicle.