Monica J. Smith
Recovery Protocols Ease Pain With Fewer Opioids, Lower Costs
New York—In study after study, enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to move ...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Selective Lab Testing Saves Money Without Compromising Care
Tampa, Fla.—Preoperative laboratory testing is routine, yet it detects clinically significant abnormal ...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Score Predicts Mortality Risk in Trauma Patients Aged Over 90
Tampa, Fla.—Nonagenarians, an age group that is growing in the United States, have unique physiologic ...
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Cannabis and Surgical Pain: Worth a Look
In considering alternatives to narcotic medications, could medical cannabis have a role in reducing use of and ...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Value of Post-op Cultures Uncertain for Detecting Sepsis
Tampa, Fla.—Blood cultures are often automatically performed for postoperative patients to detect bacteremia, ...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Protocol Aims to Reduce Opioid Risk for Breast Cancer Patients
Most of the research on enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in the United States has focused on inpatient ...
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Genetic Testing Guidelines for Breast Cancer Need Overhaul, Researchers Say
Orlando, Fla.—Current genetic testing guidelines, which were established nearly 20 years ago, exclude many ...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Surgeon Reviews Pros and Cons of Robotic Rectal Surgery
New York—The advantages of robotic surgery to the surgeon are well known: restoration of 3D vision, better ...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
Differing Definitions Cause Discrepancies for Outcomes Data
Tampa, Fla.—Physicians and other medical staff depend on outcomes data to identify weaknesses, areas of ...
AUGUST 28, 2018
Genetic Testing Guidelines for Breast Cancer Need Overhaul, Researchers Say
Current genetic testing guidelines, which were established nearly 20 years ago, exclude many patients who harbor ...
AUGUST 27, 2018
‘Modern Era’ Data Should Inform Decisions On Breast-Conserving Surgery Versus Mastectomy
Orlando, Fla.—Historically, although survival has been the same whether patients undergo breast-conserving ...
AUGUST 22, 2018
Experts Mull New ACS Guidelines For Early-Onset CRC
On the eve of this year’s Digestive Disease Week, the American Cancer Society published new guidelines ...
AUGUST 9, 2018
