Advertisement
Home Tags Surgery: Misc.

Tag: Surgery: Misc.

The CHADS2 atrial fibrillation risk score is the best predictor of postoperative stroke or death regardless of type of surgery

CHADS2 Best Predictor of Postoperative Mortality Risk

The atrial fibrillation risk score also improves post-surgery stroke prediction
Regardless of weight loss

Bariatric Surgery Beats Drug Tx for Metabolic Outcomes in T2DM

Surgery associated with significantly lower plasma lipids, CV risk, medication use versus drug therapy
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm is associated with a survival advantage for three years

Endovascular AAA Repair Improves Survival for Three Years

After three years, endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm linked to higher mortality
There has been an increase in the number of American men with cancer in one breast who have surgery to remove their cancer-free breast

More Male Breast CA Patients Having Both Breasts Removed

Trend mirrors the one seen in women, researchers say
Patients who have total hip or knee replacement surgery face a greater risk for myocardial infarction during the first month following the procedure

Cardiovascular Risk Up After Knee, Hip Replacement

Odds highest in the month following the procedure

August 2015 Briefing – Surgery

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for August 2015. This roundup includes the latest...

August 2015 Briefing – Pathology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for August 2015. This roundup includes the latest...

August 2015 Briefing – Anesthesiology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for August 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
The risk of death

Sleep Deprived Surgeons Appear to Be Self-Regulating Well

Review indicates that doctors who operate the night before another surgery do well
For most atrial fibrillation patients taking warfarin who require temporary interruption for a procedure

Periop Bridging Unnecessary for Most A-Fib Patients on Warfarin

Arterial thromboembolism risk doesn't appear to rise without additional drug treatment