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William Thomas Morton was an American #dentist who first publicly demonstrated the use of inhaled ether as a #surgical anesthetic in 1846.
William Thomas Morton was an American dentist who first publicly demonstrated the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846.
Look out for this month's print issue of General Surgery News, featuring how deaths from complications after complex GI cancer surgery is lower at ‘top hospitals.’
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Look out for this month's print issue of General Surgery News, featuring how deaths from complications after complex GI cancer surgery is lower at ‘top hospitals.’
https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/Section/Digital-Editions/512?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=0517grap
Adjuvant nivolumab shows promise for patients with resected esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer.
Adjuvant nivolumab is the first therapy to provide a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in disease-free survival in patients with resected esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer.
Surgeons who wear clear face masks during patient encounters receive significantly higher marks for communication and trustworthiness.
Surgeons who wear clear face masks during patient encounters receive significantly higher marks for communication and trustworthiness, compared with colleagues who wear traditional surgical masks, according to a new study.
Same-day #surgery in morbidly obese individuals appears to be as safe as inpatient surgery.
An observational study surprisingly found that 30-day readmission rates and post-op complications are no greater when morbidly obese patients undergo surgery in a same-day setting than the inpatient setting.
"I agree with Dr. Greene that our profession needs to undertake a vigorous campaign to educate the populous as to the importance, safety and benefits of resident surgical participation in academic surgical training.” James K. Elsey, MD, FACS.
I very much enjoyed this most important and insightful editorial by Dr. Frederick Greene on the perceptions of the American public concerning resident participation in surgical care.
Jana Macleod, MD, reviewed the literature related to trauma-induced coagulopathy and shared recent advances in hemostatic resuscitation.
For the past four decades, hemorrhage has consistently been a major cause of mortality, accounting for approximately 30% to 40% of all trauma deaths.
Look out for this month's print issue of General Surgery News, featuring a new antireflux technique that combines laparoscopic, transoral approaches. https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/Digital-Editions/Article/05-21/General-Surgery-News-Digital-Edition/63354?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=0519may
Look out for this month's print issue of General Surgery News, featuring a new antireflux technique that combines laparoscopic, transoral approaches. https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/Digital-Editions/Article/05-21/General-Surgery-News-Digital-Edition/63354?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=0519may
“In our analysis of explanted mesh, Sheila and I learned that we were both wrong, at least for some patients.” Bruce Ramshaw, MD, FACS.
Lower brain, reductionist principles lead to fragmentation and divisiveness, causing us to believe we must prove we’re right. We need to evolve to a higher brain mindset where we are comfortable with uncertainty.
We are pleased to welcome our new board member, Melissa Red Hoffman, MD.
Dr. Hoffman initially trained and worked as a naturopathic physician and yoga teacher. Her clinical interests are in surgical palliative care, the care of surgical patients with substance use disorder and medical education.
Medicaid expansion caused a decrease in uninsured patients and led to earlier diagnosis of #gastriccancer with an associated increase in one-year survival.
Medicaid expansion caused a decrease in uninsured patients and led to an earlier diagnosis of gastric cancer with an associated increase in one-year survival, according to new research.
The May 2021 issue of General Surgery News is now available to read online.
The May 2021 issue of General Surgery News is now available to read online.
To do REBOA or not to do REBOA? With conflicting study results, guidelines and recommendations are difficult to make.
After a traumatic injury, a patient with severe internal hemorrhaging faces a ticking clock. Without controlling the bleeding quickly—sometimes within minutes of the injury—the patient may die.
Look out for this month's print issue of General Surgery News, featuring neverisms, alwaysisms and the dangers of absolutisms in surgery.
https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/Section/Digital-Editions/512?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=0517grap
Look out for this month's print issue of General Surgery News, featuring neverisms, alwaysisms and the dangers of absolutisms in surgery.
https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/Section/Digital-Editions/512?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=0517grap
A woman contracted #COVID19 and died 61 days after receiving a double #lungtransplant from a donor who harbored the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
A woman contracted COVID-19 and died 61 days after receiving a double lung transplant from a donor who harbored the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a case report published in the American Journal of Transplantation.
Look out for this month's print issue of General Surgery News, featuring how deaths from complications after complex GI cancer surgery is lower at ‘top hospitals.’
https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/Section/Digital-Editions/512?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=0517grap
Look out for this month's print issue of General Surgery News, featuring how deaths from complications after complex GI cancer surgery is lower at ‘top hospitals.’
https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/Section/Digital-Editions/512?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=0517grap
#Surgeons who wear clear face masks during patient encounters receive significantly higher marks for communication and trustworthiness.
Surgeons who wear clear face masks during patient encounters receive significantly higher marks for communication and trustworthiness, compared with colleagues who wear traditional surgical masks, according to a new study.
What can be done with a wireless cutaneous patch that measures #gastrointestinal activity? Apparently, quite a bit.
What can be done with a wireless cutaneous patch that measures gastrointestinal activity? Apparently, quite a bit.
“As we reflect on this month, let us also remember the most important and meaningful events and people in our lives.” Frederick L. Greene, MD.
We have a tradition in our country of dedicating specific days, weeks or months during which we celebrate events, concepts, organizations, groups of professionals or any other entity that warrants highlighting and reverence.
Best-Read April Stories: Julie Freischlag, MD, FACS, offered the following advice to women in surgery:
As one of few female surgery fellows, Julie Freischlag, MD, FACS, said she frequently received questions from patients asking whether she was the surgeon, or whether she was allowed to operate.
Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSCI, discusses how his use of the Tri-Staple™ 2.0 reinforced reload has enhanced procedural efficiencies and reduced patient complications.
Staple line buttressing is increasingly recognized as a standard of care for an array of thoracic, abdominal, and gastrointestinal resections. In this article, Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSCI, discusses how his use of the Tri-Staple™ 2.0 reinforced reload has enhanced procedural efficiencies and re...
Best-Read April Stories: Preventing bile duct injuries (Part 2): Should cholangiography be required?
Our debaters not only differ in their solutions to the problem of common bile duct injury, but how, and whether, any solution should be enforced. Because I believe the latter raises important ethical and political questions that we all need to face, we are continuing the debate on prevention of thes...
The Origin of the Species: The hunt for SARS-CoV-2.
The recently released WHO report about the origins of COVID-19 may did not offer any clear answers, but the investigators said that the investigation was ongoing.
Best-Read April Stories: Court ruling alters informed consent process; physicians and researchers react to Pennsylvania ruling, hoping to avoid litigation.
A four-year-old ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is making doctors and researchers across the country change the way they obtain patients’ informed consent, according to a panel of experts who spoke at the 2020 virtual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.
Do you have a Google My Business page for your practice? For your surgery center? Brian Dooreck, MD, shares his tips on how to optimize the page for your digital presence:
The way I see it, you have three options in today’s practice environment, the first two of which are suboptimal: Do nothing or pay someone a lot of money to do something for you. Or you can become engaged in your digital “reputation.”
A #surgeon and #gastroenterologist team from the University of California, Irvine, has developed a new approach for the treatment of antireflux disease.
A surgeon and gastroenterologist team from the University of California, Irvine, has developed a new approach for the treatment of antireflux disease.
Best-Read April Stories: COVID-19 registry reveals factors leading to increased mortality; age, need for organ support, hospital of admission play large roles.
Hospitals around the world report wide variations in mortality rates for patients admitted with COVID-19, with a consistent pattern: Risk for mortality increases with age and need for organ support, according to results from a global registry.
Neverisms, alwaysisms and the dangers of absolutisms in surgery.
“I’m just a product of my training.” I’ve heard this phrase, or a version of it, more than a few times in general surgery residency.
The post-bariatric patient with complications; tips on diagnosis and management for the nonbariatric surgeon.
Many general surgeons have only six weeks or so of training in bariatric surgery during residency, but they are likely to encounter post-bariatric surgery patients who will need their help.
Video peer review offers objective rating of surgical technique; wide variation seen for sleeve gastrectomy.
The technique a surgeon uses while operating can vary greatly, even among trained practitioners, leading to extensive differences in patient outcomes, according to a new study.
In December 2020, after years of heated debate and mounting anxiety from patients, Congress passed legislation to ban surprise medical bills.
In December 2020, after years of heated debate and mounting anxiety from patients, Congress passed legislation to ban surprise medical bills.
DCIS biological risk signature predicts recurrence, radiation benefit.
Women with ductal carcinoma in situ and elevated commercial DCISion scores (DS) had a significantly higher risk for ipsilateral breast events and a greater relative benefit from radiation therapy than women with lower scores.
In the 19th century, Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was ridiculed for his claim that handwashing reduced the spread of infections.
Countries around the world are struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 107 million confirmed cases and more than 2.4 million confirmed deaths as of early March.
“If I had been her physician and not her physician brother, I wonder if I would have made the same decision. The decision-making process becomes unclear when the patient is one of your own.” - Amitabha Ghosh Roy, MD.
If I had been her physician and not her physician brother, I wonder if I would have made the same decision. The decision-making process becomes unclear when the patient is one of your own
Public Perceptions: The role of residents in operations.
The issue brought to light by the article in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (2021;232[1]:8-15.e1), cited in Dr. Frederick Greene’s editorial, “Public Perceptions” [March 2021], is critically important to surgical education today.
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