Surgery
Minority Children Less Likely to Have Surgery Than White Children
Authors hope findings will reduce disparities in surgical access for minority children and raise awareness among clinicians
Online Heart Transplant Resources Overly Complex
Resources require high literacy levels and often lack translation to other languages
Outcomes Examined for Cannabis Users After Lower-Extremity Bypass
Cannabis use linked to reduced graft patency, increased amputation, and increased opioid use after lower-extremity bypass
Supraphysiological Oxygen During Surgery Linked to Organ Damage
Odds of acute kidney injury, myocardial injury, lung injury increased for those exposed to supraphysiological oxygen
Sleeve Gastrectomy Compared to Gastric Bypass for Teens With Obesity
Sleeve gastrectomy tied to lower health care utilization, but five-year death, complications, reoperation, revision similar to gastric bypass
FDA Moves to Ease Restrictions on Gay Men Giving Blood
Administration says it expects to issue updated draft guidance in the coming months
Vaginal Birth After C-Section Tied to Later Pelvic Floor Surgery
Heightened risk seen particularly for surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence
Demographic Disparities Seen in Firearm Fatality Rates
Maximum rates of firearm homicides higher among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic versus White men
Left Digit Bias Seen in Acceptance of Organs for Donation
5.4 percent decrease seen in probability of any organ placement at age 70 versus 69 years
QOL Up With Pembrolizumab Versus Ipilimumab, HDI in Resected Melanoma
Quality of life favored the pembrolizumab arm versus standard-of-care arm receiving ipilimumab, high-dose interferon α 2b
