🧵 NOVOTILAC RCT Chlorhexidine-coated vs. non-coated sutures in preventing surgical site infections (SSI) after laparoscopic surgery 323 patients: SSI rate: 5% (coated 3.79% vs non-coated 6.17%) Do you think antimicrobial sutures should be the standard? rdcu.be/evini

🎗️ July is Sarcoma Awareness Month 🔬 Focus on retroperitoneal sarcoma: 🪡 Surgery is key 📊 5-yr OS: 63.5% | DFS: 35.3% 📉 Worse outcomes with high FNCLCC grade & positive margins rdcu.be/ewjdj #SarcomaAwareness #Oncology #Surgery

🏥 Multivisceral resections (MVR) are feasible & safe at high-volume centres 👥 MDT-led decisions, 91% involved ≥3 organs 📊 0% 90-day mortality, solid peri-op outcomes 📈 Median OS: 21.0 months ➡️ Study: link.springer.com/article/10…

🔬 New study shows: Intraoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) may improve differentiation of #pancreatic tumors—from benign to malignant! 💡 👨‍⚕️ First ex vivo results are promising. 🧠 Merging histology with cutting-edge imaging. ➡️ link.springer.com/article/10…

Does very high alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) affect very early hepatocellular carcinoma (#HCC) outcomes after #liverresection? ⏳No difference in long-term disease-free survival (DFS) or overall survival (OS) between high and low AFP groups Check it out: link.springer.com/article/10…

🩺 @fmhaak et al. explored the digital standardization in #liversurgery using Surgical Workflow #Management Systems: ⏳No reduction in deviations from planned surgery duration 😌Stress levels of the operating team unaffected Interested? link.springer.com/article/10…

Intra- 🧵 vs. Extracorporeal ✂️ anastomosis in minimally invasive right hemicolectomy with CME: ✅ Fewer infections (0% vs. 3%) ✅ Less pain on POD 4 ✅ Faster bowel recovery (POD 2 vs. POD 3) ✅ Enhanced recovery 📈 No difference in major complications 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10…

🧪 PROSPER Trial: Can propranolol 🫀 + etodolac 💊 improve outcomes after surgery? 🔹 Fewer SAEs 🔹 Longer disease-free survival 🔹 Lower distant recurrence 💡 Safe & promising — but needs further research! 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10… @cw_michalski @ProfessorMWB @markus_diener

🚨 New Surgical Insight! Laparoscopic cholecystectomy via Laennec’s capsule shows promising results: 🔹 Faster GI recovery 🔹 Lower pain & inflammation 🔹 Shorter hospital stay ⚖️ No increase in complications 🔗link.springer.com/article/10…

🦵 Early Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA)? A new study highlights the benefits of combining Arthroscopic Cartilage Transplantation with Platelet-Rich Plasma (ACT-PRP): Better knee function 🏃‍♂️ Significant pain relief 💊 Higher patient satisfaction 😊 🌟 Read more: link.springer.com/article/10…

Submissions open! #CallForPapers Advanced Airway #Surgery We welcome submissions on surgical techniques, #anesthesiological topics, and basic/translational #research in this field! Submission Deadline: 17 December 2025 @SpringerSurgery link.springer.com/collection…

📊 10-year study on #CarpalTunnelSyndrome reveals key insights by Dawod et al! Severe cases show: - Longer recovery ⏳ - Less pain relief 😔 - Reduced satisfaction 😕 - Diminished functionality 🖐️ - Lower ADL improvement 🏠 - BUT better sleep quality 😴 link.springer.com/article/10…

To drain or not to drain in minimally invasive ventral #hernia surgery? No significant difference in postop complications between drain and no-drain groups 📏Larger defect sizes in drain group 🤖 Robotic surgeries more likely to use drains Interested? link.springer.com/article/10…

Our Editor-in-Chief @ProbstPascal and Martin Wagner ask in their latest article: “Who do you trust?” — levels of evidence in the AI era: 🤖 AI challenges evidence hierarchies 🔑 Transparency & reproducibility remain key 🌟 Check it out link.springer.com/article/10…

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