JAMA Surgery

Prehabilitation improves recovery and reduces complications for patients undergoing colorectal surgery, yet generalizability and feasibility depend on program adherence and addressing patient-centered psychosocial outcomes.

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Robotic-assisted groin hernia repair was associated with a higher long-term operative recurrence rate than laparoscopic or open repair among beneficiaries, with overall recurrence rates remaining low across all methods.

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Prehabilitation improves recovery and reduces complications for patients undergoing colorectal surgery, yet generalizability and feasibility depend on program adherence and addressing patient-centered psychosocial outcomes. https://ja.ma/4wUJW6z

patients undergoing minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy had greater physical activity and less physiological stress up to 90 days after surgery compared with open approach, though absolute differences were modest and transient. https://ja.ma/3PxZYST

From 2022 to 2024, use among adults with obesity, overweight, or diabetes increased sharply, while metabolic utilization declined by over 30%. Treatment for obesity remains limited in this population. https://ja.ma/4dtlmR9

From 2022 to 2024, use among adults with obesity, overweight, or diabetes increased sharply, while metabolic utilization declined by over 30%. Treatment for obesity remains limited in this population. https://ja.ma/4eRcpDx

From 2022 to 2024, use among adults with obesity, overweight, or diabetes increased sharply, while metabolic utilization declined by over 30%. Treatment for obesity remains limited in this population. https://ja.ma/4ukremY

Interview with Mehul V. Raval, MD, MS, MBA, and Jane L. Holl, MD, MPH, authors of Implementation and Effectiveness of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Children Undergoing Surgery: The ENRICH-US Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. https://ja.ma/4wa7wvG

Among pediatric patients undergoing elective GI surgery, higher adherence to a multicomponent enhanced recovery protocol was associated with shorter hospital stays, less opioid use, and fewer surgical complications. https://ja.ma/4d6I8hy

Surgeons sponsored for H-1B visas represent a small fraction of the US workforce but are overrepresented in rural and high-poverty counties, where surgical shortages are most pronounced.

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