Operating room (OR) personnel who rethink how they deliver surgical care to focus more on sustainability interventions could substantially reduce hospital costs and decrease their ever-growing carbon footprint.
Pregnant trauma patients with certain injury patterns—including multiple injuries, injuries to the head, face, neck, and scalp, and multiple contusions—should be screened for intimate partner violence (IPV), according to study results published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).
A national Return-to-Screening effort initiated and led by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) helped restore cancer screenings to pre-pandemic levels and contributed to a significant number of additional screening tests, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.
MicroRNA (miRNA) can be used as a biomarker to predict which patients are likely to face breast cancer recurrence and mortality, according to study results published online ahead of print in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).
ACS NSQIP has recognized 78 of an eligible 607 hospitals participating in the adult program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2021.
Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS, a surgical oncologist from St. Louis, Missouri, is the new Chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents.
World-renowned pediatric surgeon and prolific physician-scientist Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FRCS, FAAP, is the 2022-2023 President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
Six surgeons directly involved in caring for injured patients during the war in Ukraine shared their experiences Wednesday, October 19, during the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2022 in San Diego.
Five surgeons have received the 2022 American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards in recognition of their selfless efforts as volunteer surgeons who provide care to medically underserved patients.
Esteemed surgeon Ernestine Hambrick, MD, FACS, FASCRS, the first woman board certified in colon and rectal surgery, is the recipient of the 2022 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award.
Surgeons who care for victims of firearm violence every day and are involved in advocacy efforts and research on gun safety and violence prevention will be available to talk with members of the media next week in person at the San Diego Convention Center and virtually through the YouTube Live platform.
The first year of the COVID pandemic significantly altered how patients and providers treated diverticulitis, causing a significant drop in operations to manage the disease but a corresponding increase in the proportion of more severe cases and the need for emergency surgery.
There is a small, but growing, subset of livers that have been transplanted and have a cumulative age of more than 100 years.
A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a screening tool to identify—within seconds—patients who may benefit from palliative care consultations or goals of care discussions.
Colorectal cancer patients with certain clinical characteristics may benefit from more frequent chest imaging to help identify and target cancer that has spread to the lungs.
Patients who are dependent on marijuana may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy.
Surgical patients who use telehealth services are much more likely to show up for their initial clinic visit or follow-up appointment during the post-surgery period than those who rely on in-person visits only.
Commercially available noninvasive screening tests for colorectal cancer—a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and the multi-target stool DNAtest—are equally effective for screening patients with early-stage colorectal cancer.
The first months of the COVID pandemic had a profound effect on hospital discharge practices and use patterns for patients with colorectal disease.
Certain hospital room features, such as having a window view and distance from a nursing station, may influence clinical outcomes after undergoing high-risk operations.
Trauma patients who show no symptoms for COVID, yet test positive for the virus, have significantly higher rates of cardiac events, stay in the hospital longer, and incur higher hospital charges than do similar trauma patients who test negative for COVID.
E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS, an esteemed general surgeon from Columbus, Ohio, will be installed for a one-year term as the 103rd President of the American College of Surgeons.
American College of Surgeons (ACS) news briefing on October 19, 1:00 p.m. PDT, will be a hybrid virtual and in-person event.
ACS recognizes global discrepancies in cancer screening recommendations across countries but remains committed to supporting U.S. evidence-based recommendations and practices based on decades of research, including the use of colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) will present this year’s Resident and Associate Society (RAS-ACS) Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award to Laura S. Johnson, MD, FACS, FCCP.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) to develop comprehensive educational resources to improve surgical care and outcomes for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias who are undergoing surgery.
Sixty-four esteemed surgeon educators will be inducted into the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators® this evening, an honorary distinction that recognizes surgeon educators who have devoted their careers to surgical education and are considered premiere leaders in their respective fields.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) applauds the California State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom for enacting Assembly Bill 2260.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) announced the launch of the Emergency General Surgery Verification Program (EGS-VP), a new surgical quality program that will help hospitals establish and maintain the highest standards in emergency general surgery.
As injury, disability, and death rates continue to remain alarmingly high from firearm violence across the U.S., the second Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention convened in Chicago (September 10-11) to lay out its priorities for addressing American’s public health crisis.
Today, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) announced that it will present this year’s Distinguished Service Award (DSA)—the College’s highest honor—to Mark A. Malangoni, MD, FACS, a recently retired general surgeon from Lyndhurst, Ohio.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has partnered with three academic health systems to develop a new Academic Global Surgery Fellowship to address surgical disparities in underserved populations.
Recommendations developed during a consensus conference can help healthcare facilities and communities be ready to respond if a mass shooting occurs nearby.
The American College of Surgeons Quality Verification Program (ACS QVP) has recognized its inaugural 25 verified hospitals during this year’s ACS Quality and Safety Conference.
Today, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) voiced its support for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938), introduced in the Senate earlier this week.
The Jacobson Innovation Award is an international surgical honor that recognizes living surgeons who are innovators of a new development or technique in any field of surgery. It is made possible through a gift from Julius H. Jacobson II, MD, FACS, and his wife Joan. Dr. Jacobson is a general vascular surgeon known for his pioneering work in the development of microsurgery. This year's recipient, Dr. Anthony Atala, is a pediatric urologist, researcher, professor, and mentor who is renowned for developing foundational principles for regenerative medicine research, which holds great promise for people who require tissue substitution and reconstruction.
The American College of Surgeons has announced that its annual Clinical Congress will be a hybrid event (held onsite and virtually) and will feature the latest offerings in surgical research and education for today’s busy practicing surgeons and surgical team members.
Today, leaders from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) called for bipartisan solutions to reduce the rising numbers of deaths and serious injuries that are arriving in trauma centers on a daily basis due to firearm violence.
During this news conference, leaders from the American College of Surgeons and its Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) will provide an overview of important steps that can be taken to accelerate an effective response to America’s firearm injury and death crisis.
Instructors from the American College of Surgeons STOP THE BLEED® program are available for media interviews as the nation observes National STOP THE BLEED® Month in May.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) applauds Senators Menendez and Boozman and Representatives O’Halleran and Wenstrup for introducing the Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices Act (Prevent BLEEDing Act). This legislation is crucial to support efforts to bring STOP THE BLEED® training and equipment directly to all U.S. citizens.
Delays in surgery for esophageal cancer did not appear to have much impact on patients’ relative survival for early-stage cancer compared with patients who had surgery early, but they did reduce the relative survival rate by almost half for patients with more advanced disease.
To improve clinical outcomes, a process of field triage is needed to identify seriously injured patients and quickly transport them to the appropriate care facility.
May 19 will observe the fifth annual National STOP THE BLEED® Day, which falls during the broader observance of National STOP THE BLEED® Month in May.
Actors from two popular medical TV dramas have joined efforts with the American College of Surgeons (ACS) to spread lifesaving STOP THE BLEED® information to the people of Ukraine through a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) released today.
New machine learning models can predict the risk of hernia recurrence and other complications after abdominal hernia repair with an accuracy of up to 85%, and also identify factors associated with poor outcomes. This initial research from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center evaluates machine learning models for calculating risks for hernia recurrence, surgical site occurrence, or hospital readmission following abdominal wall reconstruction.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) STOP THE BLEED® Program is supporting efforts to help people in Ukraine learn the basics of the STOP THE BLEED® course.
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) released its new standards for care of the injured patient in Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient (2022 Standards), now in its seventh edition.
From 2004 to 2017, there was an increase in cancer of the appendix in acute appendicitis patients, especially among patients younger than 50 years old.
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma kicked off its 100-year anniversary during last week’s ACS COT Annual Meeting in Seattle
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