Surgery
Home Surgery
Deceleration in Health Care Spending Growth in 2016
Enrollment trends drove slowdown in Medicaid and private health insurance spending growth in 2016
Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis No Benefit in DVT
Addition of pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis resulted in higher risk of bleeding
Thyroidectomy-Specific Quality Improvement Measures ID’d
Hypocalcemia, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury may be useful quality improvement measures
Evidence-Based Guidelines Cut Postoperative Opioid Use
Drop in opioids prescribed without increasing need for refills after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Different Weight Loss Patterns Observed Following Bariatric Sx
Mean weight loss of 38.2 kg (28.4 percent), 18.8 kg (14.9 percent) seven years after RYGB, LAGB
Lymph Node Density Predicts Thyroid Cancer Outcomes
Papillary thyroid cancer patients with LND >0.19 have worse disease-specific, overall survival
Antithrombotics Deemed Safe in Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
Antithrombotic agents may be safely continued by patients undergoing wide-awake surgery
About One in Six Readmitted Post-Revascularization for PAD
Most common causes of readmission were procedural complications, sepsis, diabetes complications
CVS-Aetna Merger Has Implications for Doctors’ Offices
More health services will likely move out of doctors' offices to store-based providers
Risk of Persistent Opioid Use a Concern for Youth After Surgery
Highest risk of persistent opioid use seen in association with cholecystectomy and colectomy
