surgery
Study in Oncologic Surgery Patients Confirms Opioid-Sparing Effects of Clinical Hypnosis
Clinical hypnosis for pain management can help reduce opioid consumption after surgery, according to a study in ...
JULY 5, 2024
Cannabis Use Disorder and Perioperative Outcomes: A Growing Concern
The increasing prevalence and legalization of cannabis use have raised important questions about its impact on ...
JUNE 27, 2024
Do Patients’ Expectation of Surgical Pain Affect Medication Consumption?
The more a patient fears pain from a surgical procedure, the more likely they are to report increased pain and ...
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Progress Shown in Digestive Tract Cancer Treatments
Four new trials presented at ASCO 2023 may help change the way several GI cancers are treated.
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Short-Term Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions Decrease Patients’ Risk for Drug Dependency
A postoperative restrictive opioid prescription protocol limiting the supply of opioids up to three days, in ...
APRIL 12, 2023
Guided Cryoablation Could Alleviate Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
Cryoablation of a nerve section that was damaged during a mastectomy reportedly can reduce associated pain, and ...
JANUARY 16, 2023
ERAS Comes of Age With Opioid-Free Breast Cancer Surgery
Full commitment to the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol at Maimonides Medical Center, in New York City, ...
JULY 31, 2020
Cancer and COVID-19: a Conversation With Elliot Newman, MD
On this episode of The Scope, we speak with Elliot Newman, MD, the chief of surgical oncology, pancreas and ...
JULY 1, 2020
Opioid Use After Urologic Oncology Surgery Cut by Half
Phoenix—A quality improvement project resulted in a 46% drop in opioid use after urologic oncology surgery, ...
MARCH 18, 2019
Exhaled Carbonyl Compounds Show Potential to Detect Lung Cancer
The analysis of exhaled carbonyl compounds demonstrates reduction to the level of control patients ...
JULY 19, 2016