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In highly selected cases, men who have good baseline erectile function can recover potency following nerve-sparing radical cystectomy (RC), according to the findings of a single-center, prospective nonrandomized trial presented at the 2022 American Urological…
Silicone-based electromyogram (EMG) endotracheal tubes (Medtronic NIM Standard Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tube and Medtronic NIM Contact Reinforced EMG Endotracheal Tube) have been linked to airway obstruction and ventilation failure, according to the Food and Drug…
Use of a nonselective beta-blocker at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) may reduce the risk for prostate cancer recurrence, investigators suggest. In a study of 11,117 treatment-naïve patients with prostate cancer underwent RP in…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Smith+Nephew’s PICO 7 and PICO 14 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) Systems for use on closed surgical incisions to aid in reducing the incidence of…
Increasingly effective treatments have ensured that survival from most forms of cancer has improved significantly in recent years Mortality rates from cancer fell by 26% in the US from 1991 to 2015, creating an estimated…
Patients achieved optimal serum apixaban levels when discontinuing use 60 hours or more prior to invasive or major surgery, according to clinical trial results published in Vascular Medicine. Apixaban Discontinuation for Invasive Or major Surgical…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application for Zynrelef® (bupivacaine and meloxicam) extended-release solution to include a broader group of surgical procedures. Zynrelef is now indicated for use in…
Radical prostatectomy (RP) is associated with improved cancer-specific survival compared with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) among men with high-risk prostate cancer, a new study finds. Investigators led by Francesco Chierigo, MD, of Policlinico San…
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