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Are trauma surgical societies adequately addressing mental health …
WEBRecovery after medical trauma continues even after the patient’s physical injuries are healed. Trauma, especially brain injury and severe multisystem trauma, is known to have significant impacts on mental health, increasing the risk of depression symptoms, suicidality, and traumatic stress symptoms and disorders. 1. ,
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Current trends and outcomes for unilateral groin hernia repairs in …
WEBThe Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative database identified 14,320 patients who underwent elective unilateral groin hernia repair and had documented 30 days of follow-up. Propensity score matching stratified 1,598 patients to each group (total of 6,392). The median age was 64 years (interquartile range 53–74) for open groin hernia
A brief history of the office of the Surgeon General and the 2 …
WEBThe Surgeon General oversees the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) and is viewed as the “Nation’s Doctor,” responsible for providing the public with information on living healthier and safer lives. The Surgeon General’s influence is seen through public health initiatives such as warning labels on tobacco and …
The impact of social determinants of health on thyroid cancer …
WEBSocial determinants of health often coexist, so understanding the cumulative burden of each additional SDOH is integral to ensuring appropriate access to care for all patients. When Pinheiro et al evaluated the association between 6 adverse SDOH (low educational attainment, low annual household income, zip code poverty, poor public …
The environmental impact of surgery: A systematic review
WEBThe World Health Organization has declared climate change the greatest public health threat of the 21st century. The manifestations of climate change give rise to a variety of health impacts that are changing the burden of disease, with disproportionate burdens on lower income and marginalized populations.
Understanding the impact of health inequities in surgical …
WEBMorbidity and Mortality (M & M) conferences have been a mainstay of physician education, patient care analysis, and systems improvement for more than a century. The M & M conferences began with Ernest Codman’s “End Results System” to provide objective quality assessment. This system used the clinical history and …
Global Surgery 2030: Evidence and solutions for achieving …
WEBHealth, Boston, MA; Royal Australasian College of Surgeons,ll East Melbourne, and Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Surgery,mm Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; Department of Anaesthesia,nn Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK; Evidence to Policy
Global Surgery 2030: Evidence and solutions for achieving health
WEBRemarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25 years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions needing surgery have grown in the world's poorest regions, both in real terms and relative to other health gains. At the same time, development of safe, essential, life-saving surgical …
Far from black and white: Role of race, health literacy, and
WEBHealth literacy was determined by the validated Brief Health Literacy Screening, and socioeconomic status was defined by the area deprivation index, a composite of multiple neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation measures. The primary outcome was severity of disease presentation represented by systemic inflammatory …
The impact of social determinants of health on thyroid cancer …
WEBThe impact of social determinants of health on thyroid cancer mortality and time to treatment Reagan A. Collins, BAa,b, Catherine McManus, MDc, Eric J. Kuo, MDc, Rachel Liou, MDc, James A. Lee, MDc, Jennifer H. Kuo, MDc,* a Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA b …
Social media for health advocacy
WEBHealth advocacy through social media is not limited to our patients. Surgeons are positioned to advocate at all levels for improving patient care and our profession. We can use social media to reach our patients, promote health-related information, direct conversations around cancer screening, and work to improve health …
Health expenditures and financial burden among patients with
WEBSpecifically, patients reporting poor self-perception of general health had markedly greater costs compared with patients reporting excellent self-perception of general health (95% CI, 3.10–7.47; P < .001). In contrast, total expenditures were not associated with patient income level, self-perception of mental health, or sex (both P > .05).
World Health Organization: Leading surgical care toward …
WEBThe following 4 papers in this SURGERY policy series will explore the 4 principal global health organizations in the world today: the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Each organization is different in its background, organization …
Health literacy assessment and patient satisfaction in
WEBIndividuals with limited health literacy have barriers to patient−physician communication. Problems in communication are known to contribute to malpractice litigation. Concern exists, however, about the feasibility and patient acceptance of a health literacy assessment. This study was performed to determine the feasibility of health …
Scalpel safety in the operative setting: A systematic review
WEBThe complex environment of the operative setting provides multiple opportunities for health care workers to sustain scalpel injuries; scalpels are the second most frequent source of sharps injuries in this setting. Little evidence has been published detailing the effectiveness of proposed safety procedures and devices.
A review of gender affirmation surgery: What we know, and what …
WEBGender-affirmation surgery is a rapidly growing field in plastic surgery, urologic surgery, and gynecologic surgery. These procedures offer significant benefit to patients in reducing gender dysphoria and improving well-being. However, the details of gender-affirmation surgery are less well-known to other surgical subspecialties and …
Out-of-pocket costs and catastrophic healthcare expenditure for
WEBWorld Health Assembly Resolution WHA68.15: “Strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia as a component of universal health coverage”—addressing the public health gaps arising from lack of safe, affordable and accessible surgical and anesthetic services. World J Surg. 2015; 39: 2115-2125.
UCLA Health: Bridging academic surgery with a health system …
WEBThe health system serves a large local population in the greater Los Angeles area totalling 18,710,563. This region of the country is the most diverse, with >220 spoken dialects. In addition to this, UCLA Health draws patients from across the nation and internationally. Each year an average 2.3 million visits are performed along with 82,000
Databases for surgical health services research: collaborative …
WEBHealthcare data are expected to double in size every 2 months during the next decade. The sheer volume of information makes navigating the array of available databases both time-consuming and complicated for the busy clinician. Surgeons want to know how each source of data can be used effectively to answer their clinical and …
The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Global surgery 2030: …
WEBA World Health Assembly Resolution on strengthening the surgical system and essential surgery gained momentum via multi-country support at the World Health Organization led by Dr. Emmanuel Makasa from Zambia. On January 30, 2015, EB136/27 was passed by the World Health Organization Executive Board and will go for final vote at the May …
Health expenditures and financial burden among patients …
WEBhealth and mental health, respectively. In contrast, only 13% (n ¼ 12,211,993) and 8% (n¼ 7,031,687) of patients without cancer re-ported fair or poor perceived general health and mental health, respectively (both P < .001). Total and out-of-pocket health care expenditures Total health care expenditures and total out-of-pocket expen-
Health-related quality-of-life in patients with morbid obesity after
WEBPhysical, emotional, and social functioning are impaired in obesity. It is unknown whether and, if so, to what extent and in which domain obese subjects who lose weight may catch up to normal-weight levels. Our objective was to compare the health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) of obese subjects with that of a normal-weight reference group before and 1 …
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