• Incidental dural tears under continuous irrigation in endoscopic lumbar spine surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJ Clin Neurosci·Oct 31, 2026Evidence update
• Local Therapy of Metastases in Colorectal Cancer: Utilization and Survival in a Nationwide Population.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJCO Oncol Pract·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• Long-Term Outcomes and Trends in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHAnn Hepatol·Oct 30, 2026Practice relevance
• General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Reclassification of Optical Diagnostic Devices for Melanoma Detection and Electrical Impedance Spectrometers, To Be Renamed Software-Aided Adjunctive Diagnostic Devices for Use on Skin Lesions by Physicians Trained in the Diagnosis and Management of Skin Cancer

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Mar 25, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Management of Overactive Bladder After Radical Prostatectomy: Safety and Clinical Pathways Following Intradetrusor OnabotulinumtoxinA.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHNeurourol Urodyn·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
  Journal article

  Tsai RG, Muramoto LPK, Nitti VW.

  Abstract / publisher access may vary
• Impact of broadly targeted enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in hysterectomy versus other gynecologic surgeries.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHPLoS One·Oct 26, 2026Practice relevance
• Comparing BREAST-Q Scores by Race Among Patients Who Underwent Breast Reconstruction: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHPlast Surg (Oakv)·Oct 30, 2026Evidence update
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities for Continued CMS-Approval of its Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Accreditation Program

  Notice · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Mar 10, 2026· Notice · United StatesPolicy watch
• Comparative Effectiveness of Intravenous, Oral, and Topical Tranexamic Acid in Elective Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHGlobal Spine J·Oct 29, 2026Evidence update
• ASO Visual Abstract: Cancer-Specific Mortality in Rare Histologic Subtypes of Prostate Cancer: Radical Prostatectomy Versus Radiation Therapy.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAnn Surg Oncol·Nov 1, 2026Practice relevance
• Comparison of Survival After Radical Hysterectomy or Radical Radiotherapy Among Patients with Different Histological Types of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Analysis of SEER Data Using Propensity Score Matching.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHCancers (Basel)·Oct 18, 2026Practice relevance
• General and Plastic Surgery Devices: Restricted Sale, Distribution, and Use of Sunlamp Products; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Mar 16, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• No superiority of double drains over single drainage after tissue expander-based breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  Evidence synthesis

  RESEARCHJPRAS Open·Oct 21, 2026Evidence update
• ASO Visual Abstract: Competing-Risk Regression Analysis of Cancer-Specific and Other-Cause Mortality after Partial versus Radical Nephrectomy in T3aN0M0 Renal Cell Carcinoma.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAnn Surg Oncol·Nov 1, 2026Practice relevance
• Postoperative Opioid-Free Multistep Opiranserin Infusion Versus Fentanyl Patient-Controlled Analgesia After Breast or Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Clin Med·Oct 17, 2026Practice relevance
• Impact of Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy on Sensory Recovery Following DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction with Superficial Neurotization.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Reconstr Microsurg·Oct 30, 2026Practice relevance

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