Surgery
Home Surgery
Patient Engagement Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes
Initiatives can decrease hospital visits, cut morbidity and mortality, up treatment adherence
Decreasing Serum Sodium Ups Liver Transplant Survival
Survival benefit for patients with MELD >11; no benefit seen for patients with MELD scores of ≤11
PDE-5 Inhibitors Tied to Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors up risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy
Core Needle Biopsy Helpful With Cervical Lymphadenopathy
Findings compared to fine-needle aspiration cytology, especially for lymphoma
Call for Deepened Support of Solid-Organ Transplants
More than two million life-years saved by solid-organ transplant since 1987 but more work needed
STS: Blood Transfusions in CABG Could Raise Pneumonia Risk
But overall rate under 4 percent
Morphine Linked With Adverse Outcomes Post-Tonsillectomy
Research suggests children with obstructive sleep apnea should not be given morphine for post-op pain
Pre-Op Back Pain, Pain Sensitivity Predict Outcomes
Findings in a group of patients undergoing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis
More Variation in Costs Than Outcomes of PCI in VA System
Smaller variation in one-year risk-adjusted mortality than in risk-standardized costs after PCI
Prophylactic Antimicrobials Overused in Urologic Surgery
In community practice, overall rate of compliance with AUA Best Practices is less than 60 percent
