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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 7, 2018
CHICAGO – Surgical resection for locally advanced rectal cancer at up to 12 weeks after neoadjuvant therapy did not increase complication risk.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 3, 2018
CHICAGO – A multicenter trial shows that left-sided colon cancer requires sampling more lymph nodes than does right-sided disease for true nodal ne...
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 27, 2018
Little has been reported in the medical literature about how to care for this population in a trauma setting.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 27, 2018
CHICAGO – Out-of-pocket costs pose a financial burden for women weighing breast cancer surgery, but cost transparency is elusive.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 16, 2018
Bile spillage raises infection risks in gallbladder surgery patients.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 22, 2018
A large study of IBD patients looked at the factors driving postop incisional hernia.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 20, 2018
Family leave policies are offer in some but not all academic centers.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 19, 2018
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – 22.8% have burnout symptoms daily.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 15, 2018
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Does the enhanced recovery after surgery pathway increase kidney injury risk?
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 15, 2018
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Laparoscopic hernia repair is riskier in patients with BMI over 40 kg/m2.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 14, 2018
A VA study looked at risk conferred by low health literacy on hospital readmission after surgery.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 14, 2018
Patients over 80 may do better with a laparoscopic procedure for small-bowel obstruction.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 14, 2018
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Hernias that occur at port sites after robotic surgery are rare but potentially harmful to patients.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 10, 2018
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – OR skullcap may have been given a bad rap.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: February 7, 2018
An enhanced recovery protocol for colorectal surgery could have a positive impact on community opioid use.
