Surgery News

Peripheral artery disease and its most advanced form, critical limb ischemia, are major sources of morbidity and mortality, yet many patients are not diagnosed in time to prevent amputation.

In pediatric patients undergoing the Fontan procedure, those assigned rivaroxaban had numerically lower but statistically similar rates of thrombotic events compared with those assigned aspirin, according to results of the UNIVERSE trial.

Published results showed Exparel may be safe in patients aged 6 to younger than 17 years undergoing spine or cardiac surgery.

A virtual reality intervention called “Bear Blast” significantly decreased pain and anxiety among children and teenagers while they underwent peripheral IV catheter placement, trial data showed.

Among patients who received transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, mitral valve surgery was associated with risks for morbidity and mortality that were not negligible, according to researchers, with less than 10% undergoing the procedure.

The American Heart Association Scientific Sessions will be a fully virtual event held Nov. 13-15, 2021, and will feature seven late-breaking science sessions over 3 days.

Abbott announced the FDA has approved its next-generation stented bioprosthetic surgical valves for the treatment of aortic or mitral valve disease.

Among patients undergoing CABG, the no-touch technique for vein harvesting reduced risk for vein graft occlusion and improved patient prognosis compared with the conventional harvesting technique, according to new research in Circulation.

Chewing gum may aid in accelerating gut function among patients who received cardiac surgery, according to new data presented at the virtual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Perioperative and Critical Care Conference.

In patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis requiring intervention, there was no difference in 5-year stroke risk between those assigned carotid artery stenting and those assigned carotid endarterectomy.