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Testosterone might counteract chemotherapy heart damage
Key clinical point: Adjunct testosterone improved cardiac function in head, neck, and cervical cancer patients undergoing standard treatment in a...
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Simple colon surgery bundle accelerated outcomes improvement
Implementation of a simple colon bundle decreased the rate of colonic and enteric resections faster, compared with other procedures, according to...
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No one-size-fits-all approach for reducing hospital readmissions
SAN DIEGO – Despite advances in the way surgeons practice their craft and measure outcomes in a meaningful way, the rate of hospital readmissions...
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The drive to cut readmissions after bariatric surgery continues with DROP project
SAN DIEGO – Hospital readmission after bariatric surgery has declined in recent years because of accreditation initiatives and other quality...
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Blood management strategy leads to cost savings, less waste
A process intended to optimize blood management led to a 30% reduction in blood use and a savings of $2 million, results from a single-center...
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Women with ovarian cancer wait over a month to start treatment
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer waited about 38 days, on average, from the initial concerning imaging test to initiation of treatment,...
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New data shed light on impact of resecting the primary tumor in stage IV breast cancer
Key clinical point: Resecting the primary tumor up front had a survival benefit, whereas resecting it after a response to systemic therapy did not...
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Anatomic repair of ccTGA did not yield superior survival
BALTIMORE – Anatomic repair did not outperform physiologic repair in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (...
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Delaying surgery for 11 weeks after RCT does not increase pCR rates for rectal cancer
Key clinical point: Delaying surgery for 11 weeks after the end of radiochemotherapy does not improve pathologic complete response rates in...
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Making the case for CABG using bilateral thoracic arteries
Key clinical point: No specific technique for bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) graft in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has an...
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Four-branched arch replacement gets acceptable results
Key clinical point: Four-branched total aortic arch replacement can achieve acceptable early and late results. Major finding: Overall in-hospital...