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American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2017
October 22 - 26, 2017; San Diego, California
October 22 - 26, 2017San Diego, California
ACSCloth Surgical Caps May Be Best After AllCloth skull caps may prevent operating room contamination better than can disposable caps or bouffant hats in an operating room, new data showed.
Bariatric Surgery May Improve Pregnancy OutcomesIn a meta-analysis, bariatric surgery in obese women who subsequently become pregnant dramatically reduced their cesarean
delivery rate and improved other neonatal outcomes compared with pregnancies among obese women.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 2, 2016
Mesh Benefits Partly Offset by Complications at 5 YearsNew data on the use of mesh in patients undergoing hernia repair prompt nuanced discussion about the benefit and risk calculation,
with emphasis on the need for long-term postsurgical follow-up.