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Many Hospitals Lack Sufficient Surgery Volumes

posted August 1st
by modernClinician Editorial Team

Patients can achieve better outcomes by choosing a hospital and a surgeon with adequate, ongoing experience performing a specific surgery, according to a new report entitled Safety In Numbers: The Leapfrog Group's Report on High-Risk Surgeries Performed at American Hospitals.

Factors Associated With Thyroid Cancer Overtreatment Identified

posted July 19th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

One-fourth of patients receive unnecessary treatment with radioactive iodine after surgery for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer, according to a study published in the June issue of Surgical Oncology.

MS Relapse Risk Not Increased in Postoperative Period

posted July 16th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

Exposure to a surgical procedure requiring anesthesia does not seem to increase the risk for postoperative multiple sclerosis relapse, according to a study published online June 25 in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal.

Prescribing Fewer Tablets Can Cut Post-ACL Surgery Opioid Use

posted July 12th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, prescribing fewer tablets is associated with lower postoperative opioid consumption, according to a research letter published in the June 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.