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IN THE NEWS
Select Patients Can Be Spared Axillary Dissection
Breast Cancer Study Shows No Recurrence Advantage Over Sentinel Node Dissection
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010
Sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) alone provides “excellent” locoregional control in many women with node-positive cancers—with eight-year recurrence rates almost identical to women who underwent additional axillary dissection, according to researchers in a major randomized trial. read more
Hernia Centers of Excellence?
With Payers Ever Watchful of Outcomes and Costs, Some Argue That Complex Hernias Go the Way of Bariatric Surgery
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010
Orlando, Fla.—When Michael Rosen, MD, advocates a national hernia centers of excellence program to his father, Arnold J. Rosen, MD, his father’s response is not unlike those echoed by general surgeons around the country: “This is bread-and-butter general surgery and there is no way you can tread on ventral hernias. For general surgery, that is all we have left.” read more
Simple Device Tames Surgical Site Infections in Contaminated Wounds
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 read more
Despite Supporting Data, Adoption of Lap Colectomy Drags
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010 read more
Surgeons Read Mammograms As Well as Radiologists?
Yes, Shows South African Study; Practice Unlikely To Change in U.S.
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010
Las Vegas—With training, surgeons are highly qualified to read screening mammograms just as effectively as radiologists, according to research presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. read more
Doctors Who Own Hospitals Fret Over Clause in Health Law
Critics Say Measure Will Prevent Facilities From Treating Medicare Patients
ISSUE: AUGUST, 2010
Title VI, Section 6001 of the recently enacted health care reform law prohibits existing hospitals from expanding after March 23, 2010, bans new construction after the end of the year, restricts business investments and requires physicians to disclose ownership interests to their patients. Physicians who fail to comply face fines of up to $1 million. read more
Delays in Surgery Increase Risk For Infectious Complications
ISSUE: JULY, 2010
Researchers have shown that with each day that patients wait in the hospital secondary to a delay in their elective surgery, they experience a significant increase in risk for infectious complications. read more
Data Confirm Effect Of Insurance on Surgical Outcomes
Medicaid Patients Fare Worst; Causes for Inequities and What To Do Remain Unclear
ISSUE: JULY, 2010
A new study leaves no doubt that patients’ insurance status is inextricably linked to in-hospital mortality and complications after major surgery. read more
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