Racial Disparities in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Women with Breast Cancer
Main Points: The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) to stage early breast cancer increased in both black and
Read moreMain Points: The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) to stage early breast cancer increased in both black and
Read moreMain Point: Measuring frailty using the Frailty Index (FI) can be a predictor of in-hospital complications, need for discharge to
Read moreMain Points: Obese patients type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery had greater weight loss and
Read moreMain Points: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery resulted in the greatest average weight and appears to be the best treatment for
Read moreMain Point: Race and age affect trauma outcomes in older and younger patients. Published in: JAMA Surgery Author: Caitlin W.
Read moreMain Point: Many women diagnosed with cancer in one breast consider, and eventually undergo, a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) to
Read moreMain Point: Surgical site infections (SSIs) acquired by patients in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals are associated with costs nearly twice
Read moreMain Point: Hospital transfers happened more often after surgery at critical access hospitals (CAHs) but the proportion of patients using
Read moreMain Point: A multidimensional frailty score may help predict postoperative outcomes in older adults. Published in: JAMA Surgery Author: Sun-wook
Read moreMain Points: Severely injured patients who first are evaluated at non-trauma emergency departments (EDs) are less likely to be transferred
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