Topical brimonidine is linked to a significantly increased risk for trabeculectomy failure in patients with glaucoma due to elevated intraocular pressure.

The benefits of preoperative biliary drainage, which was introduced to improve the postoperative outcome in patients with obstructive jaundice caused by a tumor of the pancreatic head, are unclear. In ...

First-Line Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Is There a Superior Regimen Based on Histology? The study enrolled 90 patients; 79 patients (88%) completed chemo-chemoradiation. Sixty-two (78% ...

When I started my practice more than 30 years ago, arthroscopic surgery was well established for the knee, but in early phases for the shoulder. It is now an essential surgical skill in many joint and ...

The following article is written by Mary Sturm, VP of clinical operations for Surgical Management Professionals. As the saying goes, “You only have one chance to make a first impression.” For many of ...

Unicancer GI PRODIGE 24/CCTG PA.6 trial: A multicenter international randomized phase III trial of adjuvant mFOLFIRINOX versus gemcitabine (gem) in patients with resected pancreatic ductal ...

Objective: To identify preoperative predictive factors for knee function two years after reconstructive surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The main hypothesis was that preoperative ...

Preoperative evaluation: Take it step by step Identifying patients at higher risk for mortality and morbidity during the perioperative period can lead to strategies to minimize those risks.

Credit: Getty Images Study finds age-, sex-, race and ethnicity-, and social deprivation-related disparities in the timing of preoperative hemodialysis. Minorities and socially vulnerable patients ...