Fully vaccinated patients or those undergoing surgery without general anesthesia do not have increased risks for perioperative complications with surgery shortly following COVID-19 infection.
The most significant pre- and post-surgical assessments surgeons and dermatologists should perform in patients undergoing rhinoplasty are provided.
A prospective study investigated the factors that determine whether Mohs surgery is efficacious in patients older than 85 with skin cancer.
Does postsurgical opioid prescribing influence self-reported pain?
Long-term outcomes are similar after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with severe obesity.
Robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty (R-THA) shows benefits in terms of dislocation rates and related revisions compared with manual total hip arthroplasty (M-THA).
Patient and hospital staff’s vaccine status may influence patients’ willingness to undergo a surgery during a pandemic.
Incidence of in-hospital death, major complications similar when the attending surgeon operated the night before
For high-risk patients undergoing surgical repair for intertrochanteric hip fracture, tranexamic acid (TXA) is not associated with an increased risk for mortality or thromboembolic complications.
Esther Yoonah Kim, MD and her colleague, Andy Wongworawat, MD, discuss patient “support” as it encompasses emotional, physical, and financial aspects of care.
