Surgery

Researchers investigated semaglutide’s impact on weight-related muscle loss and its potential impact on spinal surgical outcomes, specifically transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

Researchers examined in-hospital complications following anterior and posterior spinal fusion surgeries in elderly patients.

Researchers sought to determine whether patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity experience continued type 2 diabetes remission.

Researchers compared the rates of elective vs emergency surgery for patients living in primary care shortage areas who had one of three access-sensitive surgical conditions.

Researchers developed a retrospective cohort study to examine the reoperation rates and health care costs associated with reoperation for patients who underwent breast-conserving surgery.

A team of researchers sought to determine an association between frailty status in older adults and adverse events after noncardiac surgery.

Researchers analyzed trends in opioid prescribing for patients who have undergone dental procedures.

Researchers evaluated the association between two surgical excision approaches and overall survival for patients with pathologically confirmed, localized, early-stage Merkel cell carcinoma.

Using data collected in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, researchers assessed how endometriosis affects post-operative outcomes in patients undergoing...

A team of researchers sought to find the effectiveness of high spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia in postoperative recovery times among pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart surgery.