Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Revascularization Tops Medical Rx for Intermittent Claudication
Relative improvements over medical cohort in distance, speed, stair climb, pain, quality of life
Minority of Surgical Studies Include Men, Women Equally
About one-third of articles analyze data by sex; fewer include discussion of sex-based results
New Guidelines Set Safe Surgery Margins for DCIS
2 mm is enough to guard against recurrences while reducing need for additional surgeries
Pre-Op Urine Culture Doesn’t Predict Stone Culture
Findings in percutaneous nephrolithotomy patients; gram-positive organisms predominate
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 Doesn’t Cut Time to Bowel Movement
Addition of PEG3350 to docusate sodium cuts use of additional laxatives, increases drug adherence
Thymectomy Improves Outcomes in Myasthenia Gravis
Study compared thymectomy plus alternate-day prednisone with alternate-day prednisone alone
Cerebral Protection Device Aids Patients Undergoing TAVI
Findings in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Antifibrotics Up Outcomes After Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implant
Adjuvant treatment following AGV implantation improves treatment success, cuts hypertensive phase
Risk of Post-Op Opioid Abuse Deemed Low for Elderly Patients
Vast majority of patients use the meds short term to ease their pain
Review IDs Predictors of Post-TAVR Cerebrovascular Events
Female sex, chronic kidney disease, enrollment date, new-onset atrial fibrillation predict CVEs
