Patients who engaged most with a targeted messaging platform as part of a hospital-wide prehabilitation program experienced significantly fewer postoperative complications after plastic surgery. These...
In a study presented at the 103rd American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, researchers assessed whether liposomal bupivacaine improves pain control, opioid use, or length of stay after...
In a randomized clinical trial, investigators evaluated whether hydrocolloid dressings offer improved scar appearance and healing convenience compared to daily petroleum ointment after dermatologic...
A cross-sectional study of more than 2000 transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse adults found 44% had undergone gender-affirming surgery, 82% reported high satisfaction, and 94% faced barriers, most...
A large cohort study from a quaternary health center found that using β-lactam antibiotics for surgical prophylaxis significantly lowered the risk of surgical site infections compared with non–β-lactam...
A phase 2 nonrandomized clinical trial explored whether breast surgery could be safely eliminated for women with ERBB2-positive or triple-negative invasive breast cancer who achieved a pathologic complete...
Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention (DAIR) achieved comparable long-term outcomes whether performed within 4 weeks or between 5 and 12 weeks after arthroplasty for acute prosthetic joint...
A randomized trial in breast cancer survivors found that just one session of resistance or high-intensity interval training significantly elevated circulating anti-cancer myokines and reduced the growth of...
