Publications by authors named "Lauren C Turza"
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- The advancement of fluorescence imaging in cancer surgery allows for enhanced surgical precision with intraoperative devices.
- A multicenter trial by Smith et al. tested intravenous pegulicianine combined with an optical device to identify cancerous lumpectomy margins during surgery.
- This method aims to reduce the need for additional surgeries by immediately excising cancerous tissue identified during the operation.
Background: As the opioid crisis continues, it is critical that health care providers ensure they are not overprescribing opioid medications. At our institution (Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD), postoperative patients after breast surgeries are discharged with variable amounts of opioid medications. However, many patients report minimal opioid use.
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