Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes in the US, March 1, 2020, to January 2, 2021
JAMA publication on number of deaths in the US for the period between March 1, 2020 and Jan. 2, 2021. During that time frame covered
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Trends in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients
A retrospective comparative effectiveness study looked at time to clinical improvement or time to death among hospitalized patients who were treated with or without remdesivir.
Future generation of surgeons must not be disadvantaged in the long term as a result of covid – Michael Griffin, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh writing in BMJ
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh recently reached out trainee membership to conduct a survey in order to gauge how they have been impacted
Analysts tip surgeries to rebound. Rising COVID-19 cases threaten those forecasts.
Wall Street analysts are predicting recovery of elective surgery volumes after analyzing a consumer sentiment survey and hospital tracking data, but the forecasts come amid
Diagnosis that mimic pachychoroid diseases of macula – case reports
Pachychoroid disease of retina is a spectrum of diseases manifested by thickening and hyperperfusion of the choroid with changes in the sensory part of the
As Operating Rooms reopen for elective surgery, will they welcome reps? US backlog expected to push volume up by 28% in 2021
The pandemic recovery is underway, but med-tech commercial execs fear it won’t be business as usual. A notable power struggle is playing out in hospital
Large international study defines period of high mortality risk post COVID-19 for those awaiting surgery
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study Keeping surgery on hold for at least 7 weeks after a positive coronavirus test
Recently published in Clinics in Plastic Surgery, the international study reported on use of ICG and other interventions to improve outcomes in flap surgery.
The Medial Sural Artery Perforator Flap in Lower Extremity Reconstruction Abstract: Medial sural artery perforator (MSAP) flap is a thin, pliable, and versatile flap. It
The 2021 Insurance Landscape for Surgeons in the Wake of COVID-19
While 2020 brought declines in surgical revenue and drops in patient intake, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a paradigm shift. Adaptations and innovations designed to cope
Application of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence as an Adjuvant to Laparoscopic Ultrasound in Minimally Invasive Liver Resection
Published in J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech, the authors investigated 18 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection for superficial malignant tumors, namely 11 patients