Commons Clinic is proud to announce that Long Beach Lakewood Orthopedic Institute, a well-established provider of orthopedic care, has officially joined its network. The integration adds five highly respected orthopedic surgeons to the Commons Clinic roster and strengthens healthcare resources for patients in the Long Beach and Lakewood communities.
Announcement of contents of the November 2024 issue of Neurosurgical Focus
The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center has successfully received reaccreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. The ACS CoC is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for patients with cancer by setting and raising standards.
Children of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to repair cleft lip, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Ten years after undergoing bariatric surgery as teens, over half of study participants demonstrated not only sustained weight loss, but also resolution of obesity-related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to the report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Doctors at Mayo Clinic used a new catheter-based approach to draw out resistant pockets of infection that settle in the heart, known as right-sided infective endocarditis, without surgery. Unless treated quickly, the walled-off infections can grow, severely damaging heart valves and potentially affecting other organs as well. In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require surgical treatment. Dr. Aaron Potretzke, a Mayo Clinic urologist in Rochester, Minnesota, explains some of the different surgical options for removing kidney stones.
A maioria dos cálculos renais podem ser expelidos por conta própria. "No entanto, os cálculos renais que são grandes demais para serem expelidos sozinhos ou que causam sangramento, danos nos rins ou infecções urinárias recorrentes podem exigir tratamento cirúrgico." O Dr. Aaron Potretzke, urologista da Mayo Clinic em Rochester, Minnesota, explica algumas das opções cirúrgicas para remover os cálculos renais.
Nitin Yerram, MD, co-director of urologic oncology at JTCC, received a grant from Artera to assess the MMAI platform for estimating prostate cancer aggressiveness in men who have had a prostate biopsy and underwent surgery.
The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized 77 of an eligible 609 hospitals participating in the ACS NSQIP adult program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2023.
The AANS and the CNS urge Congress to reverse Medicare payment cuts and adopt long-term reforms.
Most patients should continue taking their glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists before elective surgery, suggests new clinical guidance released by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, International Society of Perioperative Care of Patients with Obesity, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Patients at the highest risk for significant gastrointestinal (GI) side effects should follow a liquid diet for 24 hours before the procedure or other measures, depending on the specific circumstances.
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A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine titled, "Living Flat: Stories from Women of Color After Mastectomy," explains how cultural factors, spirituality, and personal beliefs play an important role in the lives of women of color after mastectomies.
Hackensack University Medical Center now offering robotically assisted knee replacement surgery with the TMINI Miniature Robotic System.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a breakthrough three-dimensional (3D) printing technique for generating realistic models of the human femur that could make it easier and less expensive to conduct biomechanical research.
The American College of Surgeons has announced the release of its revised Best Practices Guidelines in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury, offering healthcare providers comprehensive strategies to improve the care and outcomes of patients with traumatic brain injury.
For children who are undergoing evaluation for surgery to treat epilepsy at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Wada test, also known as the intracarotid amobarbital procedure, can be an important step in the process. During this test, doctors put certain areas of the brain to sleep to help pinpoint which areas correspond to the patient’s language and memory.
Investigators recently uncovered key insights into newly defined rejection entities in kidney transplantation that may offer improved patient risk categorization post-transplant. The research will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2024 October 23– 27.
Researchers from WashU Medicine and Northwestern University developed an implantable device that can detect an overdose and rapidly deliver naloxone.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recently updated and approved its policy considerations for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS), for pathway development and implementation. These policy considerations were revised through the AANA evidence-based process, involving a systematic keyword search, a review of relevant research, and revision of document content to reflect most current evidence.
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