Age-related disparities and trends in national healthcare spending for management of appendicitis in the United States: A retrospective cost-analysis superb @SurgJournal study by @younghong522 https://t.co/GNkrxY3upO
New Today: These findings lay the groundwork for the possibility of a diagnostic tool to aid in prediction of patients at risk of postoperative ileus using gastric point of care ultrasound.
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MYTH: I have been having anal pain and discomfort...I think my hemorrhoid is acting up.
ANSWER: Not everything occurring down there is a hemorrhoid. See a colorectal surgeon quickly as other more serious conditions may be causing the pain.
Attn surgeons who are/have been pregnant🤰Help us understand the impact of workload on outcomes by participating in this short anonymous survey https://t.co/vLV8WU99f7 Together we can impact policies to protect the health of our pregnant surgical workforce #ilooklikeasurgeon
@dnepo Agree its important. However, in my experience this is not the reality. Unfortunately, it is much more difficult to publish papers showing a device/technique has no benefit. As good as the paper may be positivity bias is all around us, no P = no publication
Due to the recent increase in young adults diagnosed with #colorectalcancer, the recommended age for screening colonoscopies is now 45 (and 10 years earlier than you relative's diagnosis age if you have family history).
Colorectal surgery expert, Giovanna Silva, MD shares more.
Sixty-Day Mortality of Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Randomized to Systemic Treatment vs Primary Tumor Resection Followed by Systemic Treatment: The CAIRO4 Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial | Colorectal Cancer | JAMA Surgery | JAMA Network https://t.co/4jZvbpx0jM
Coming soon: The new easy-access education portal, ASCRS U, included with your ASCRS membership. The portal will house all ASCRS educational content in one place. This one-stop shop for colorectal education will offer 24/7 unlimited on-demand streaming, all searchable by topic.
It is our responsibility and duty as surgeons to continue to deliver the messages about the importance of vaccines, masks, and safe physical distancing to help save lives. We must #TalkItUp