Comprehensive recovery pathway improves patient outcomes in colorectal surgery
1. Length of stay, surgical site infection rate, and direct cost of care all improved with implementation of a colorectal...
Age not associated with differences in radiosurgical arteriovenous malformation outcomes
1. There was no difference between elderly patients (≥60 years) and non-elderly patients in the occurrence of adverse outcomes following...
Stereotactic radiosurgery may effectively treat facial nerve schwannoma
1. Following stereotactic radiosurgery, tumor size was stable or decreased in 90% of schwannoma cases at last follow-up. 2. Smaller...
Matted nodes linked to higher failure risk in HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer
1. Radiographic evidence of matted nodes was a significant independent predictor for distant failure and case-specific mortality in patients who...
Salvage esophagectomy may improve survival in patients with esophageal cancer
1. Extent of resection and preoperative tumor depth were significant predictors of improved 3- and 5-year survival in patients who...
Forearm parathyroid reimplantation may be effective in preventing hypoparathyroidism
1. Ninety-six percent of patients recovered their parathyroid function by 3 months following forearm parathyroid reimplantation surgery. 2. One patient did...
Pre-injury ACE inhibitors may reduce organ failure in obese trauma patients
1. Obese trauma patients receiving ACEi/ARB therapy pre-injury had reduced leukocyte inflammatory markers including DL1, CD328, CD154 and CD47 and...
Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction may improve survival outcomes
1. Breast reconstruction patients had an observed survival advantage over controls after adjusting for age, tumor size, lymph node status and...
Resection of colorectal liver metastases may improve cost and longevity
1. Surgical resection of colorectal liver metastases was associated with a lower cost (€22,200 vs. €32,800) and increased quality-adjusted life-years...
Resident involvement may not increase postoperative complications in neurosurgery
1. Resident involvement was not a significant predictor of postoperative complications in the neurosurgical setting. 2. Much of the observed...