Surgeons Need to Embrace Palliative Care Engagement
Surgeons are missing crucial opportunities to integrate palliative care for seriously ill older patients undergoing elective surgeries.
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Best Papers in General Surgery
The five that matter, every day.
International Consensus on Presacral Tumor Management
This consensus sets new guidelines for diagnosing and managing presacral tumors, enhancing surgical practices and patient outcomes.
Trauma Transport Gaps: Rural and Socioeconomic Disparities
Timely transport of critically injured patients to trauma centers is critical, yet significant geographic and socioeconomic factors hinder access.
Wound complications common in Morel-Lavallee injuries
One in five patients undergoing surgery for Morel-Lavallee lesions face wound complications.
Routine Blood Cultures for Appendicitis Offer Limited Value
Bloodstream infections before appendectomy are rare and rarely impact outcomes.
Omitting Lateral Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer Safe
Lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in rectal cancer patients with responsive nodes after neoadjuvant therapy shows no survival benefit, impacting surgical strategies.
Endoscopic ultrasound-drained gallbladders safe in perforation
Surgeons can safely use endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage in patients with inoperable acute cholecystitis and Niemeier type II perforation.
Flexibility Stigma Complicates Family Life in Surgery Residencies
Surgeons should know that flexibility stigma hinders resident well-being and family formation.
Toupet vs. fundopexy: fewer reoperations with fundopexy
Fundoplication options show noteworthy differences in recurrence rates and patient outcomes.
POEM and LHD show similar long-term outcomes for achalasia.
Surgeons should consider the higher GERD incidence with POEM when selecting treatment.