• Outcomes post-thrombectomy in children: A multi-site assessment of a new non-lytic endovascular device combined with anticoagulation for management of adolescents with extensive acute lower limb deep vein thrombosis.

  Small retrospective multisite cohort

  RESEARCHThromb Res·Oct 31, 2026
• Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of Hyperhidrosis

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 30, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Could the preoperative urethral curve be used to predict immediate urinary continence following Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy? A retrospective multi-center study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHInt Braz J Urol·Nov 1, 2026New technology
• Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Shaving With a Blade During Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy.

  Small case report / series

  RESEARCHLaryngoscope·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Long-term outcomes of a quadruple calcineurin inhibitor-minimization regimen with everolimus introduced 3-6 months after kidney transplantation.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHClin Exp Nephrol·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
  Journal article

  Kitamura S, Hyodo Y, Tashiro Y, Endo T, Yokoyama N, Hara T, Chiba K, Miyake H.

  Abstract / publisher access may vary
• Medicare Program; CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis (AKI) Payment, and ESRD Quality Incentive Program

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 26, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Standard anterior temporal lobectomy using a retractorless technique in patients with drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: long-term seizure outcomes and predictors of postoperative seizure freedom.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHNeurosurg Rev·Nov 3, 2026Practice relevance
• Perioperative Liposomal Bupivacaine for Postoperative Pain Control in Cranial Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHAnesthesiol Res Pract·Nov 3, 2026Evidence update
• Exploring the Learning Curve of Intracorporeal Anastomosis in Minimally Invasive Right and Extended Right Colectomy: A Systematic Review.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHANZ J Surg·Nov 2, 2026Evidence update
• Trends in Single versus Multiple Component Revision for Total Knee Arthroplasty Instability and Subsequent Revision-Free Survival: A Large Retrospective Analysis.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Arthroplasty·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Breast Implant Suction Retrieval System

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 26, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Information quality, clinical content, and engagement of robot-assisted nephrectomy videos on Bilibili and Douyin: a cross-sectional study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Oct 31, 2026New technology
• Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach Versus Open Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A·Oct 22, 2026Evidence update
• Time From Operation to Discharge Correlates With Opioid Prescription Patterns After Appendectomy.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Surg Res·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 16, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Preoperative lipid concentrations and 28-day mortality after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained registry.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHClinics (Sao Paulo)·Nov 3, 2026Practice relevance
• Urinary and sexual functional outcomes in female patients following elective lumbar spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHNeurosurg Rev·Oct 31, 2026Evidence update
  Meta-Analysis · Systematic Review

  Bekelman NJ, Ghaith AK, Alasadi Y, Yang L, Haddad M, Momeni A, De Biase G, Jacobs T, Luo D, Ghaith M, Amatya B, Kell M, Fountain J, Theodore N, Lubelski D.

  Abstract / publisher access may vary
• Sex and Menopausal Status Do Not Independently Predict Survival in Colorectal Liver Metastases.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAm Surg·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Three Decades of Paediatric Heart Transplantation: Long-term Outcomes and the Evolving Role of Mechanical Circulatory Support.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHEur J Cardiothorac Surg·Nov 1, 2026Practice relevance
• Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Phototherapy Device for Reducing the Appearance of Acute Post-Surgical Incisions

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·May 1, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy in a Solitary Kidney in a von Hippel-Lindau Renal Cell Carcinoma.

  Small case report / series

  RESEARCHJ Vis Exp·Oct 30, 2026New technology
• Hysterectomy-corrected, age-specific incidence and survival of uterine sarcomas by histotype, race and ethnicity in the United States, 2000-2019.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAm J Obstet Gynecol·Oct 28, 2026Practice relevance
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of nanosecond pulsed field ablation against hemithyroidectomy and total thyroidectomy for benign thyroid nodules.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Comp Eff Res·Oct 26, 2026Practice relevance
• Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 16, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 and Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Apr 6, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch

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