Newswise — PHILADELPHIA—Patient-reported outcomes have become a critical part of improving surgical care because of their ability to capture patient experiences, such as quality of life and satisfaction, that can help inform treatment. However, for patients undergoing abdominal hernia repair — a common procedure performed on about 400,000 patients a […]
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NHS hospitals ‘like the Mary Celeste’, with surgeons at 50pc capacity despite record waiting times
surgery NHS surgeons are only working at around 50 per cent capacity, the president of their Royal College has revealed, despite record waiting times for crucial operations. Official figures show that more than 50,000 people have waited a year for treatment – up from 1,117 a year ago. It comes […]
Sexism is alive and well when the competence of vascular surgeons is judged by what they wear on holiday
Twitter/@ladaisysanchez Straight off the bat, I might as well admit that I’m not an avid reader of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, but I’d be tempted to make a wild assumption (”ass”, I know… “you and me”) about its typical contents: veins, arteries, lymphatic vessels and ideas backed up by […]