Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Many Patients Have Unused Opioids After Spine, Joint Surgery
Many patients reported unsafe storage and failure to dispose of opioids at one- and six-month follow-up
Reporting Outcomes Per Surgeon Tied to Drop in CRC Sx Mortality
Reduction in mortality with intro of public reporting of surgeon specific 90-day post-op mortality
Opioids Often Over-Prescribed After Hiatal Hernia Surgery
Patients use fewer opioids than are prescribed after open, laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair
Nodal Response to Pre-Op Tx Tied to Survival in Esophageal Cancer
Survival benefit of nodal response maintained among patients with nodal, but not primary response
April 2018 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for April 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
April 2018 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for April 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
April 2018 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for April 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Perioperative MACCEs More Common With Diabetes
Major adverse CV and cerebrovascular events with noncardiac sx have also increased in DM patients
Patient Mortality Lower for Older Versus Young Surgeons
Adjusted operative mortality did not differ for patients treated by female versus male surgeon
Inadequate Functional Health Literacy Mars Post-Op Recovery
Inadequate FHL linked to poorer postoperative recovery, lower health-related QoL after day surgery
