Lack of sentinel-lymph node biopsy does not alter survival in early invasive breast cancer
1. In this randomized, non-inferiority trial, the omission of surgical axillary staging was noninferior to sentinel lymph node biopsy in ...
Tag: Surgery
Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab not associated with improved survival compared to standard therapy for recurrent endometrial cancer
1. In patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer (EC) with previous exposure to carboplatin and paclitaxel (PT), lenvatinib plus ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 17, 2025
Clinical Outcomes of Hypertonic Saline vs Mannitol Treatment Among Children With Traumatic Brain Injury 1. Compared with the use of ...
Preweekend surgeries may have higher risks of complications and mortality
1. Patients who underwent surgery immediately before the weekend had an increased risk of complications, readmissions, and mortality compared with ...
Hypnotic drug use may be associated with increased risk of postoperative delirium
1. Older age, hypnotic drug use, and higher intraoperative fluid load were independent risk factors associated with postoperative delirium development ...
Recognition of kidney allograft microvascular inflammation refines risk stratification for allograft outcomes
1. Patients with a nonrejection-related diagnosis according to the 2019 Banff classification who were reclassified as MVI, DSA-negative, and C4d-negative ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 10, 2025
Postoperative Outcomes Following Preweekend Surgery 1. Patients who underwent surgery immediately before the weekend had an increased risk of complications, ...
Perioperative chemotherapy improves survival in esophageal cancer
1. Among patients with resectable esophageal cancer, perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) resulted in improved survival ...
Transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement provides mortality and quality of life benefits
1. In this randomized controlled trial, a transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement provided a mortality benefit compared to standard medical therapy after ...
PCI beneficial in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic-valve implantation
1. In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), ...