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Elderly Esophageal Cancer Patients Receive Suboptimal Therapy by Angela Mohan on  February 10, 2021 at 2:25 PM Patients aged above 70 years with locally advanced esophageal (E) and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer should be provided with optimal therapy that has the potential to cure, which includes initial chemoradiotherapy (NACR) and surgical resection. According to researchers, this recommended therapy is often not offered to elderly patients out of concern that they ...

Date Time Elderly esophageal cancer patients often receive suboptimal therapy due to perceived risks Older patients who do receive recommended multimodal therapy, including surgery, have outcomes comparable with those of younger patients CHICAGO: Elderly patients (70 years and over) with locally advanced esophageal (E) and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer (located in the stomach and esophagus) should be considered for optimal therapy that has the potential to cure. This therapy regimen inc...

Study shows critical role of trauma and emergency surgeons in patient satisfaction Trauma patients and patients who need emergency surgery have little to no opportunity to get acquainted with the surgeon and team that will perform their operation. However, a large study has found that effective and meaningful physician communication is a more important contributor to the overall satisfaction of trauma patients and those having emergency surgery than it is for patients admitted to the hospital f...

Loading video... VIDEO: Critical Role of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Physicians in Patient Satisfaction: An Analysis of HCAHPS Data from 186,779 Patients and 168 Hospitals in a National Healthcare System. view more  Credit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (January 29, 2021): Trauma patients and patients who need emergency surgery have little to no opportunity to get acquainted with the surgeon and team that will perform their operation. However, a large study has found that effecti...

Loading video... VIDEO: Lead study author Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD , Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center describes the findings. view more  Credit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (January 25, 2021; 9 am CST): A new study finds that older cancer patients are less likely to have optimal results following their cancer operation if they live in an area highly affected by social challenges, especially if they are racial-ethn...

Credit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (January 11, 2021): A new study of liver transplant centers confirms that non-Hispanic white patients get placed on liver transplant waitlists at disproportionately higher rates than non-Hispanic Black patients. However, researchers went a step further as they identified key reasons for that disparity: disproportionate access to private health insurance, travel distance to transplant centers, and a potential lack of knowledge among both practitioners...

Study highlights racial disparities in liver transplantation listing A new study of liver transplant centers confirms that non-Hispanic white patients get placed on liver transplant waitlists at disproportionately higher rates than non-Hispanic Black patients. However, researchers went a step further as they identified key reasons for that disparity: disproportionate access to private health insurance, travel distance to transplant centers, and a potential lack of knowledge among both practitio...

Virtual telehealth platform enables kidney transplant evaluation from home A virtual telehealth platform is allowing the surgery program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to evaluate and wait-list patients for kidney transplantation despite reductions in direct, in-person health care visits brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Between April and September, surgical teams have been able to perform more transplant evaluations and add the same number o...

Credit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (December 21, 2020): A virtual telehealth platform is allowing the surgery program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to evaluate and wait-list patients for kidney transplantation despite reductions in direct, in-person health care visits brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Between April and September, surgical teams have been able to perform more transplant evaluations and add the same number of patient...

Kidney Transplant Evaluation Permits Patients to be Assessed from Home by Angela Mohan on  December 21, 2020 at 8:30 PM Virtual telehealth platform is allowing the surgery program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to assess and wait-list patients for kidney transplantation in spite of decreased reductions in direct, in-person health care visits brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Between April and September, surgical teams have...