Large-scale enhanced recovery program improves outcomes for bariatric surgery patients
CHICAGO (September 24, 2019): Implementation of a protocol to improve recovery of patients after weight-loss operations reduced rates of extended hospitalization by almost half.
More than 1 million people around the world have now been trained to Stop the Bleed
CHICAGO (September 6, 2019): ACS life-saving program—that turns bystanders into immediate responders—continues its global training efforts as it enters its fourth year.
New risk/benefit calculator can predict possible outcomes for bariatric surgery patients
CHICAGO (August 20, 2019): A new surgical risk/benefit calculator will provide metabolic and bariatric surgeons and their patients with accurate, patient-specific information.
ACS comments on the continual occurrence of firearm deaths and injuries in the U.S.
CHICAGO (August 7, 2019): Two mass shootings in less than 24 hours on August 3-4, 2019, have ravaged the communities of El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and devastated our entire nation.
Delay from breast cancer diagnosis to chemotherapy after a cancer operation may shorten survival for patients
WASHINGTON, DC (July 22, 2019): Women with breast cancer should start postoperative chemotherapy, when recommended, ideally within four months of their cancer diagnosis because new study findings show that waiting longer is associated with poorer overall survival.
[National Cancer Database (NCDB) data study]
Researchers identify four characteristics in older patients associated with an inability to return home after an operation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 22, 2019): Older adults have a different physiology and unique set of needs that may make them more vulnerable to complications following a surgical procedure. The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) Geriatric Surgery Pilot Project has, for the first time, identified four factors in older patients that are associated with an inability to return home after an operation.
[ACS NSQIP® Geriatric Surgery Pilot Project]
Implementation of enhanced recovery pathway for bariatric operations cuts hospital stays by half, opioid use by 95 percent
WASHINGTON, DC (July 22, 2019): A change in the care protocol of patients undergoing weight-reduction operations exceeded its desired effect by cutting postoperative hospital stays in half, reducing postoperative hospital readmissions by 38 percent, and reducing the amount of opioids the patients were sent home with by 95 percent, according to study results from a large bariatric and metabolic surgery center in Charleston, S.C.
[MBSAQIP® Quality Program]
ACS introduces a new standardized program for hospitals devoted to high-quality surgical care for older adults
WASHINGTON, DC (July 19, 2019): Today, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) launched its new Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program at the ACS Quality and Safety Conference.
ACS and HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness partner to develop value measurement tool for hospitals
Washington, DC (July 18, 2019): Leaders from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Harvard Business School’s (HBS) Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness gathered on Capitol Hill today to announce a new partnership aimed at improving health care value.
MBSAQIP manual presents updated program standards for overweight and obese patients
CHICAGO (July 11, 2019): Third version of nationally recognized manual includes a designation for bariatric and metabolic centers to offer patients non-surgical interventions
American College of Surgeons Opposes the Lower Health Care Costs Act
WASHINGTON, DC (June 20, 2019): Proposed pro-health plan legislation imposes federal payment rate setting on physicians, leading to serious consequences to the entire health care system.
Minneapolis surgeon Dr. Henry Buchwald receives 2019 Jacobson Innovation Award
CHICAGO (June 10, 2019): International award recognizes surgeon’s life-long pioneering work and innovative research in metabolic and bariatric surgery.
National surgical care program opens enrollment for new cohort of hospitals
CHICAGO (June 6, 2019): Hospitals will have access to tools for implementing enhanced recovery pathways for colorectal, orthopedic, and gynecologic operations.
American College of Surgeons applauds congressional passage of PAHPAI (H.R. 269/ S. 1379)
WASHINGTON, DC (June 4, 2019): The ACS has expressed its ringing endorsement of the successful passage of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019.
More than half of patients in pain management study took no opioids after operations
CHICAGO (May 31, 2019): Patients undergoing six operations said postoperative pain was manageable, according to Journal of the American College of Surgeons study findings.
American College of Surgeons applauds Ruiz/Roe legislative framework to address surprise medical bills
WASHINGTON, DC (May 23, 2019): Today, Representatives Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA), Phil Roe, MD (R-TN), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Van Taylor (R-TX), Ami Bera, MD (D-CA), Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN), Donna Shalala (D-FL), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) released an outline of the bipartisan Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act.
Just released: Proceedings from inaugural Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention
CHICAGO (May 20, 2019, 8:00 am CDT): Proceedings from the first-ever Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention have been published on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website.
American College of Surgeons opposes “Stop Surprise Medical Bills” legislation
WASHINGTON, DC (May 16, 2019): The American College of Surgeons announced its opposition to the legislation introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) titled “Stop Surprise Medical Bills.”
Standards for quality surgical care for older adults finalized
CHICAGO (May 14, 2019): Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery publishes feasibility survey results in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Online tool gives surgeons and their patients probabilities for the success of their ventral hernia repair operation
CHICAGO (May 2, 2019): New patient engagement tool provides predictive data for five different postoperative outcomes according to Journal of the American College of Surgeons study.
May is our nation’s first ever National Stop the Bleed Month
CHICAGO (April 30, 2019): A month-long national observance features training courses around the country to teach bleeding control techniques to the general public.
Save the date: San Francisco will host ACS Clinical Congress October 27-31
CHICAGO (April 9, 2019): Annual surgeons’ conference will include hundreds of scientific sessions, including educational courses for today’s practicing surgeon.
New trauma care pathway reduces delirium and likelihood of returning to the hospital
CHICAGO (April 5, 2019): New treatment approach for vulnerable patients implements standardized processes of care that a geriatrician would typically recommend.
Save the date: ACS Quality and Safety Conference convenes in Washington, DC, July 19-22
CHICAGO (March 20, 2019): National medical conference will provide a professional forum on the most recent national and local quality and safety initiatives in the field of surgery.
Traffic accidents involving moose are 13 times more likely to result in human death
CHICAGO (March 14, 2019): Journal of the American College of Surgeons study details hazards of moose-motor vehicle crashes in northern New England.
Frailty May Be a New Screening Criterion for Fitness for an Operation
CHICAGO (March 1, 2019): Frailty is linked to more complications after an operation among adults of all ages.
Medicaid expansion led to increase in screening for colorectal cancer patients in Kentucky
CHICAGO (February 22, 2019): The number of low-income patients screened for colorectal cancer more than tripled after Medicaid expansion in 2014, according to study findings in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Inaugural Firearm Injury Prevention Summit Held
CHICAGO (February 15, 2019): National health care and legal leaders came together for the first-ever Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention.
[Committee on Trauma Quality Program]
Gallbladder Removal Operation During Pregnancy Associated with Adverse Maternal Outcomes
CHICAGO (February 12, 2019): Pregnant women should consider postponing cholecystectomy until after childbirth, new Journal of the American College of Surgeons study results show.
Kidney Transplantation to Minority Patients with a Different Blood Type Is Safe
CHICAGO (January 30, 2019): Minority patients who are blood type B achieve the same outcomes if they receive a kidney from donors with blood type A2 compared with patients who receive organs from donors with the same blood type, according to study findings from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.