Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Patients Often Uncomfortable With Overlapping Surgeries
But patients, family members neutral toward surgical procedures involving overlap of noncritical portions
Wait Time Linked to Worse Outcomes in Hip Fracture Surgery
Patients receiving surgery after 24 hours have higher risk of 30-day mortality, complications
Surgery of Limited Clinical Benefit for Subacromial Shoulder Pain
Surgical decompression offers no additional benefit over arthroscopy alone
Force Analysis May Help Distinguish Surgeon Skill Level
Force-sensing bipolar forceps can be used to measure force variables during neurosurgery
High Levels of Burnout, Stress for U.S. Surgical Residents
Burnout tied to depression, suicidal ideation; dispositional mindfulness linked to less burnout
Findings Support Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysm
Lower mortality at three years and gain in average QALY for endovascular versus open repair group
Drug Combination Cost-Effective for Cesarean Prophylaxis
Improved maternal outcomes when azithromycin is added to cephalosporin for infection prophylaxis
Perioperative Aspirin May Benefit Patients With Prior PCI
Aspirin tied to reduced risk of mortality, myocardial infarction for patients undergoing noncardiac surgery
AHA: In Cardiac Sx, Restrictive Red-Cell Transfusion Noninferior
Restrictive threshold noninferior to liberal threshold for patients with moderate, high risk of death
Overlapping Surgery Appears Safe in Neurosurgical Procedures
Overlapping surgery not linked to morbidity, mortality, worsened functional status
