surgery
Mental Health Evaluation by Qualified Professional Vital For Success of Bariatric Surgery
Preoperative mental health evaluations are an important part of ensuring patient success after bariatric surgery.
JULY 7, 2025
Antibiotics Not Needed Post-op in Pediatric Appendicitis, Study Suggests
The use of post-discharge antibiotics in pediatric patients who had an appendectomy for perforated appendicitis has ...
JUNE 27, 2025
Emergency General Surgery OR Saved Time and Money in Study
The use of an emergency general surgery OR can provide value by optimizing transport resources, improving ...
JUNE 3, 2025
Hot Topics in General Surgery From ACS, Part 3
Concluding our coverage of the “10 Hot Topics in General Surgery,” from the 2024 Clinical Congress of ...
MAY 30, 2025
Obesity Complicates Surgery, Highlighting Need for Coding Fixes
Performing abdominal surgery procedures on overweight and obese individuals consistently results in longer ...
MAY 12, 2025
SESC 2025: Preparing for the Future of Surgery By Studying the Past
Dr. Rob Todd highlights the intricate history of surgery as a blueprint to embrace the evolving future of ...
MARCH 19, 2025
SESC 2025: Exploring the Institutional Role of Surgeons
Dr. Rachel Kelz discusses the institutional role surgeons play and what the future of surgery holds with Dr. ...
MARCH 13, 2025
Hernia Tool Provides ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Surgical Risk Communication
When Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH, and her colleagues at the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative set out to implement ...
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
New Multisociety Guidance: Most Patients Can Remain on GLP-1 RAs Before Surgery
The majority of patients can continue treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists before undergoing ...
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Medicine Is So Much More Than a Job
Following on his opinion article in GSN, James Elsey, MD, speaks with Dr. Pauli about the unfortunate consequences ...
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Bariatric Surgery More Renoprotective Than Weight-Loss Meds
In patients with obesity who also have type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, surgery is a better ...
AUGUST 29, 2024
FDA Expands Indication to BE for Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device
The FDA has expanded the indication for the magnetic sphincter augmentation device LINX to encompass patients with ...
AUGUST 23, 2024
