General Surgery News

• Topol Talks: COVID-19 Variants Are Innocent Until Proven Guilty Medscape Medical News Editor-in-Chief Eric Topol, MD, addresses the ability of current and future COVID-19 vaccines to combat SARS-CoV-2 variants and other obstacles to pandemic "containment."
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• Endoscopic Device Could Expand GERD Treatment, Reduce PPI Use In a sham-controlled trial, the GERD-X device had a short operation time and improved both symptoms and quality of life.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Look Beyond Liver Biopsy for NAFLD Diagnosis Researchers sought to compare characteristics of patients with NAFLD who were diagnosed using clinical criteria and those diagnosed via liver biopsy.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Dexamethasone for Nausea Does Not Raise Risk of Surgical-Site Infections Fears that dexamethasone may increase the risk of surgical-site infection when given to prevent nausea and vomiting after an operation appear to be unfounded.
  Reuters Health Information, May 05, 2021
• In Interactions With Law Enforcement, Black Males More Likely to Suffer Severe Injury Black males are more likely than whites to be hospitalized with gunshot wounds and other severe injuries suffered during law enforcement interactions, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 05, 2021
• Preventing Endoscopist Injuries Starts With Ergonomics Up to 89% of gastroenterologists report musculoskeletal symptoms – most often back pain, followed by neck pain and hand pain.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• AGA Practice Update: Management of Bleeding Gastric Varices Diagnosis and treatment of bleeding gastric varices are complex, and multidisciplinary management is optimal.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Stakeholders Blast Medicare Reporting Changes New rules of the Medicare Shared Savings Program include new reporting methods, broadening of patient sample to all payers; coalition says changes are unfair and counterproductive
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• COVID Impact on Breast Cancer: Upfront Endocrine Rx Increased The COVID-19 pandemic stopped and delayed many surgeries: for patients with ER+ breast cancer, this led to a significant increase in neoadjuvant endocrine therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2021
• Ohio Surgeon Who Wrote His Own Colorful Obituary Dead at 48 Thomas Flanigan, an Army veteran and married father of three, called himself the "Ginger God of Surgery and Shenanigans." Colleagues share fond memories.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2021
• SCAI 2021 Hemostatic Patch Cuts Radial Hemostasis Time by Half Use was also associated with fewer complications, including radial artery occlusion and hematomas, and may streamline discharge after catheterization.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2021
• Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Associated With Weight Loss, Diabetes Remission Gastric cancer patients with diabetes who undergo conventional gastrectomy have an increased likelihood of diabetes remission with greater postoperative weight loss, independent of baseline weight, a recent study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 03, 2021
• Surgical Residents Getting Fewer Hours in the OR During Pandemic Surgical residents logged about one third fewer hours in the OR during the first 4 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds.
  Reuters Health Information, May 03, 2021
• SCAI 2021 Patchy Growth of TAVR Programs Leaves Poorer Communities Behind Hospitals in metropolitan areas and those serving wealthier patients were more likely to start programs, according to a new cross-sectional analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, April 30, 2021
• US Military Pressed to Act on Wave of Child Injuries in Housing Since 2017, at least 18 children have been injured from window falls in Navy and Marine Corps privatized housing, including at least 7 last year, according to Navy data obtained by Reuters through the Freedom of Information Act.
  Reuters Health Information, April 29, 2021
• Post-Cancer Surgery, Hospital Change Tied to Higher Mortality Patients who have postoperative complications after being discharged following complex oncologic surgery are less likely to die if they are readmitted to the same hospital, according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, April 29, 2021
• Stool-Based Tests Boosted CRC Screening During Pandemic Increased use of non-invasive screening tests appear to have helped colorectal screenings climb back up to pre-pandemic levels, according to new US research.
  Reuters Health Information, April 29, 2021
• Physician Sexual Misconduct: Stronger Action Needed, FSMB Says The Federation of State Medical Boards working group has issued a set of recommendations on sexual misconduct toward patients by physicians.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2021
• Consider Risk for Barrett's Esophagus After Bariatric Surgery Patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy show high prevalence of Barrett's esophagus in long-term follow-up.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2021
• ISN 2021 New Study Confirms Kidney Dialysis Worsens Pregnancy Outcomes Pregnancy outcomes of women on dialysis were substantially worse than women with a kidney transplant who gave birth.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2021