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Rising Medical School Costs Are Shaping Specialty Choices, Practice Type

December 10, 2024

The rising cost of medical education is an increasingly urgent issue for physicians and their patient populations.

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Collaborative Effort Helps Bridge Global Surgery Workforce Gaps

December 4, 2024

The ACS, in partnership with other stakeholders, is helping to lead plastic and reconstructive surgery capacity building efforts in Rwanda.

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PODCAST: Molecular and Genetic Features of Cancer Are Discussed in Latest Podcast Episode

December 3, 2024

Listen to Drs. Rick Greene, John Stewart, and Prakash Pendalai about the genetic and molecular features of cancer.

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Surgical Management of Penetrating Carotid Artery Injury: Preoperative Level of Consciousness Does Matter

This study's findings suggest that preoperative level of consciousness may help in planning operative strategies for penetrating carotid artery injury. In patients with an initial Glasgow Coma Scale ≥9, definitive repair of the carotid artery, including arterial reconstruction with a graft, should be pursued instead of ligation.

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Nutrition and Metabolic Disease

This issue clarifies fundamental concepts of the pathophysiology of nutritional deficits in surgical patients, the relationships between nutritional deficits and mortality and morbidity risks, and current approaches to nutritional support in various surgical settings, including elective major procedures.