Two approaches to downstaging muscle-invasive bladder cancer prior to radical cystectomy include neoadjuvant chemotherapy and transurethral resection.
Significantly higher odds seen for all 4 components of MetS, with largest risk increase for hyperlipidemia.
Traditionally, approaches to the management of patients with nonmetastatic CRPC following radical prostatectomy have been limited.
About 75% of patients in US and Canada fill opioid prescriptions versus 11% in Sweden.
Major bleeding, myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery, sepsis account for 44.9% of deaths
In a study, women undergoing a transobturator sling procedure had a 2.4-fold higher risk of reoperation for recurrent stress urinary incontinence than those undergoing a retropubic sling procedure.
Prescribing fewer opioid pills after surgery and providing opioid use education before surgery may reduce postoperative opioid consumption.
In a study, urologists were the top prescribers of codeine, the most commonly used opioid.
Findings seen for red blood cells from female, previously pregnant, or sex-discordant donors
Risk increased when 4 or more reports were made in the 36 months before a patient’s surgery
