Multimodal prehabilitation improves postoperative outcomes after spinal fusion surgery
1. In this randomized clinical trial, a multimodal prehabilitation program for older adults undergoing spinal fusion surgery was associated with...
Surgery
Reports of high-impact surgery studies by medical professionals
Ring-augmented one-anastomosis gastric bypass may not improve weight loss compared to conventional one-anastomosis gastric bypass
1. Ring-augmented one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) is comparable in safety to conventional OAGB at 1 year. Evidence Rating Level: 1...
High-fidelity implementation of enhanced recovery protocols improves outcomes in pediatric gastrointestinal surgery
1. High-fidelity adherence to an enhanced recovery protocol was associated with a significantly shorter length of stay and fewer complications...
Cryoprobe improves diagnostic yield compared with forceps in bronchoscopic lung biopsy
1. Transbronchial biopsy performed with a cryoprobe demonstrated a significantly higher diagnostic yield compared to conventional forceps biopsy in patients...
Guideline-based lymph node sampling is not associated with increased postoperative complications in lung cancer
1. Lymph node sampling with the 3 + 1 rule was not associated with increased postoperative complications after lung cancer resection. Evidence...
Intra-arterial alteplase after thrombectomy improves three-month functional recovery in large vessel stroke
1. Adding a thrombolytic agent delivered through the arterial catheter immediately following mechanical clot extraction increased near-complete functional recovery at...
Treatment of chronic low back pain and disc herniation with amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) may not be effective for pain control
1. In adult patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and disc herniation on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), treatment with...
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may reduce risk of total joint arthroplasty in osteoarthritis
1. Initiation of centrally acting analgesics in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) was associated with a higher long-term risk of total...
Sentinel lymph node biopsy may reduce the need for axillary dissection in cN1 breast cancer
1. Upfront sentinel lymph node biopsy permitted the avoidance of axillary lymph node dissection in most patients with cN1 HR+/HER2-...
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta may not improve outcomes in adults with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
1. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) as an adjunct to advanced life support (ALS) does not improve...
