Tag: Surgery: Misc.
AAOS: Informed Decision Making Ups QoL After Orthopedic Surgery
Patients meeting criteria for informed, patient-centered decisions have better overall QoL
Pre-Op Phone Consult Doesn’t Cut Anxiety Before Mohs Surgery
Educational telephone consult doesn't reduce anxiety or up satisfaction before Mohs micrographic sx
Care Setting Affects Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis
Likelihood of undergoing procedural management increased for treatment in fee-for-service system
February 2017 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for February 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
February 2017 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for February 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
February 2017 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for February 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Similar Outcomes for Disc Surgery in Older, Younger Patients
But older patients have a higher risk of minor complications, longer hospital stays
Survival 79 Percent for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Survival 89 percent for those who did not need ECMO, versus 75 percent for those who received ECMO
Insurance Status Linked to Patient Safety in Lumbar Fusion
Medicaid, self-pay patients more likely to experience patient safety indicators
Higher ASA Class Not Tied to 30-Day Morbidity in Spinal Surgery
No higher 30-day morbidity with ASA >II in single-level elective anterior cervical discectomy, fusion