Even though wrong site surgeries happen in about 1 of 112,000 procedures, that single instance is what the surgical time out process aims to prevent.
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Female surgeons' patients have better long-term outcomes: Study
Patients treated by female surgeons are less likely to experience adverse outcomes 90 days to one year after surgery, according to a study published Aug. 30 in JAMA Surgery.
1st new parasitic infection found in Australian woman's brain
A 64-year-old Australian woman had an 8-centimeter roundworm extracted from her brain in the world’s first case of the new parasitic infection.
Gender-affirming surgeries nearly tripled before pandemic: Study
The number of gender-affirming surgeries performed in the U.S. increased by nearly threefold between 2016 and 2019 before falling slightly in 2020, according to a study published Aug. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Gender-affirming surgeries nearly tripled before pandemic: Study
The number of gender-affirming surgeries performed in the U.S. increased by nearly threefold between 2016 and 2019 before falling slightly in 2020, according to a study published Aug. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Hospital competition not linked to quality surgical outcomes
There is no clear link between how much competition a hospital faces and surgical outcomes, according to a study published Aug. 2 in JAMA Surgery.
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