Surgery
Home Surgery
Persistent High Spending Common in Year Before Death
Overall, 48.7 percent of older Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2012 had persistent high spending
Tips Provided for Leveraging Social Media
Kevin Pho of KevinMD shares insights into social media use in health care
Surgery Tied to Longer Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
Too few may be getting procedure, research suggests
Bariatric Surgery Improves Adipose Tissue Function
Surgery alters distribution of fat mass from visceral to subcutaneous compartment
Reset Room Can Help Address Physician Burnout
Reset room is one of three steps Hennepin County Medical Center has introduced to address burnout
TAVI Can Be Performed Without ICU Admission
Factors predictive of adverse events include right bundle branch block, vitamin K antagonist tx
Enhanced Recovery Pathway Helpful in Gyn-Onc Surgery
Beneficial for patients undergoing gynecologic oncology minimally invasive surgery
Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Feasible As Outpatient Surgery
Most patients discharged home within first six hours after surgery; none readmitted
Race, Procedure Type Impact Morbidity in Pediatric Urologic Sx
Increased 30-day morbidity for black race, bladder and urinary diversion operations
Gross Total Resection for the Best Results in Glioblastoma
Although larger procedure carries more risk, odds of longer survival are higher
