Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Study raises questions about cost effectiveness of robot-assisted hysterectomy
With few exceptions, the rates of complications, readmissions, and reoperations were similar among patients who underwent robotic hysterectomy for...
Conference Coverage
Surgeons commonly off the mark in estimating blood loss
MONTREAL – Inaccurate estimations of blood loss during surgery may render EBL inappropriate as a quality measure.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: More routine use of unilateral thyroidectomy advocated for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
BOSTON – Unilateral thyroidectomy has comparable recurrence results when compared to bilateral surgery and is not associated with either cord...
Conference Coverage
New vulvar cancer guidelines stress regional disease control
Key clinical point: Nodal status is an important determinant of survival of patients with vulvar carcinomas. Major finding: Historically, reported...
Conference Coverage
Less symptomatic patients ‘worse off’ after knee surgery
Key clinical point: Patients with milder osteoarthritis can fare worse after knee replacement surgery, and the cost-effectiveness of the procedure...
Conference Coverage
FIRE AND ICE trial called a win for cryoablation of AF
Cryoballoon ablation is simpler, quicker, and more user-friendly than radiofrequency ablation.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Sapien 3 TAVR bests surgery in intermediate-risk patients
CHICAGO – Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using Sapien 3 – the latest-generation valve – is associated with low mortality, stroke, and...
Conference Coverage
Similarities seen in rate and rhythm control for postsurgical AF
Key clinical point: Rate control offers the advantage of simplicity over a rhythm control strategy in new-onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac...
Conference Coverage
Coronary bypass shows compelling advantages in ischemic cardiomyopathy
Key clinical point: CABG plus optimal medical therapy is the treatment of choice in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Major finding: The...
Conference Coverage
Trauma checklist in ED can increase discharge rates
Routine use of a trauma checklist may help increase the proportion of trauma patients who are discharged home from an emergency department.
Conference Coverage
Pump-delivered anesthetic reduces pain post-hernia repair
An elastomeric pump delivering local anesthetic to the site of a ventral hernia repair can significantly reduce postoperative pain.