CDC: Prevalence of No Insurance Varies by Occupational Groups
Significant drop in prevalence of uninsured from 2013 to 2014; variation by occupation in both years
Post-Transplant Tx Reduces Wait for Kidney in Hep C+ Patients
Delaying treatment until after transplant doesn't adversely impact kidney allograft or survival
Online Consumer Ratings of Physicians Tend to Be Skewed
Ratings also differ significantly by specialty group
Post-Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico Underestimated
New estimate puts hurricane-related deaths at 4,645; many attributed to delayed, interrupted health care
Benefit of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain in TKA Questioned
No clinically relevant reduction in inpatient opioid use, costs for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Do Not Undergo Annual Surveillance
In year 1, 13 percent did not undergo MRI or mammography; up to 19 percent by year 5
ASCO: Sunitinib Alone Noninferior in Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
Sunitinib alone noninferior to nephrectomy plus sunitinib with respect to overall survival
ASCO: mFOLFIRINOX Improves Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
And, pre-op chemoradiotherapy linked to longer overall survival than immediate surgery
Remaining Kidney Health Most Important Concern for Donors
Other concerns expressed by living donors include surgical, lifestyle, psychosocial impact of donation
May 2018 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for May 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
