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Despite weight regain

Long-Term Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity After RYGB

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Despite weight regain, long-term improvement seen in insulin sensitivity and adipose phenotypes
Application of the Lean Six Sigma methodology can reduce the risk of health care-associated infections among patients undergoing surgical procedures

Lean Six Methodology Can Cut Health Care-Linked Infections

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Reduction in risk of health care-associated infection among patients undergoing surgical procedures
Use of a computerized physician order entry system can improve compliance with antimicrobial restriction policies

Computer Order Entry System Ups Antimicrobial Policy Compliance

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After introduction of system, improvement seen in surveillance, compliance, approvals
Privately insured Americans spent nearly 5 percent more on health care last year than in 2014; this increase was significantly more than that seen in previous years and reflects higher costs for prescription drugs

Rising Rx, ER Prices Pushing U.S. Health Care Spending Up

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Prescription drugs are the fastest growing expense, report shows
Early metabolic differences following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus disappear when weight loss reaches 20 percent

Metabolic Benefit Same With Similar Weight Loss After Surgery

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Findings among obese patients with diabetes undergoing either gastric bypass, banding
For patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Local Anesthetic As Safe As General Anesthetic for TAVR

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Shorter transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure time in local anesthetic group
An updated index incorporating gene and molecular alterations can predict survival in non-small-cell lung cancer with brain metastases

Updated Index Predicts Survival in NSCLC With Brain Metastases

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Significant prognostic factors include four factors from earlier index, plus EGFR and ALK alterations
Many males undergoing anterior urethroplasty experience improvement in urgency and urge incontinence

Urgency, Incontinence Improve After Anterior Urethroplasty

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Preoperative prevalences of 58 and 31 percent, respectively, decrease significantly postoperatively
For patients with acute appendicitis

Single-Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy Preferable

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Shorter hospital duration, return to activity versus three-incision laparoscopic appendectomy
In current knee osteoarthritis care

Barriers Identified in Current Knee Osteoarthritis Care

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Most frequently cited barriers were in domains of patient and health care professional