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Cholecystectomy guideline adherence reduces biliary pancreatitis recurrence

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 18:43

WASHINGTON – Performed when recommended, cholecystecomy significantly decreases the risk of near-term rehospitalization for acute biliary pancreatitis, results of a retrospective study...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Do complications muddle NSQIP risk calculator validity?

Posted on: 26/02/2015 - 21:25

The American College of Surgeons’ NSQIP surgical risk calculator was effective for evaluating patients at average surgical risk undergoing laparosco... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Transoral fundoplication can be effective against GERD symptoms

Posted on: 01/02/2015 - 05:01

Transoral esophagogastric fundoplication can be an effective treatment for patients seeking to alleviate symptoms associated with gastroesophageal ref... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA approves IV antibacterial for complicated UTIs, abdominal infections

Posted on: 30/12/2014 - 12:35

A combination of a cephalosporin and a beta-lactamase inhibitor in an intravenous formulation has been approved for treating complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated urinary tract...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Laparoscopic splenectomy underutilized in the U.S.

Posted on: 16/10/2014 - 15:58

LAS VEGAS – Laparoscopic splenectomy has become the preferred surgical approach in the literature, but the number of such procedures performed in the United States remains relatively low, according...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 16:55

The use of inpatient medical consultations for hospitalized surgical patients was found to vary by hospital, but consultations didn’t appear to have much of an impact on risk-adjusted 30-day...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 16:55

The use of inpatient medical consultations for hospitalized surgical patients was found to vary by hospital, but consultations didn’t appear to have much of an impact on risk-adjusted 30-day...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Long-term benefits shown after gastric banding

Posted on: 07/08/2014 - 22:20

SAN FRANCISCO – The greater benefits of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery compared with medical treatment for obese patients were maintained for up to 17 years in a study of data on 1,490...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Enteral contrast did not add diagnostic benefit in suspected appendicitis

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 21:30

Enteral contrast did not augment the accuracy of computed tomography in appendectomy patients, compared with intravenous contrast CT alone, according to a large multihospital <link...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Laparoscopy found effective alternative to open IBD surgery

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 21:20

In an urban colorectal surgery department, a near-doubling in the proportion of surgical procedures performed laparoscopically accompanied significant declines in both severe postoperative morbidity...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Cholecystectomy guideline adherence reduces biliary pancreatitis recurrence

Do complications muddle NSQIP risk calculator validity?

Transoral fundoplication can be effective against GERD symptoms

FDA approves IV antibacterial for complicated UTIs, abdominal infections

Laparoscopic splenectomy underutilized in the U.S.

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Long-term benefits shown after gastric banding

Enteral contrast did not add diagnostic benefit in suspected appendicitis

Laparoscopy found effective alternative to open IBD surgery

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