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December 2018 Briefing – Surgery

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest...

December 2018 Briefing – Pathology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest...

December 2018 Briefing – Anesthesiology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
The Medicare-implemented Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement bundled-payment model reduces spending for hip or knee replacement

Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Cuts Costs

Institutional spending decreased more in hospitals in treatment areas versus control areas
Use of primary targeted muscle reinnervation can prevent or reduce pain in below-the-knee amputees

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Can Reduce Phantom Limb Pain

Authors report reduction in pain and no symptomatic neuromas in 22 below-the-knee amputees
For children with Crohn disease

Malnutrition Ups Risk of Postop Issues in Pediatric Crohn Disease

In propensity-matched analysis, mild, severe malnutrition linked to elevated odds of complications
Patients with opioid use disorder undergoing cardiac surgery have increased complications and costs

Complications, Costs Up With Cardiac Sx in Opioid Use Disorder

No increased risk of mortality, but increase in incidence of major complications
Overlapping inpatient orthopedic surgery is noninferior to nonoverlapping surgery with respect to perioperative complications

Overlapping Orthopedic Surgery Noninferior for Patient Safety

Reduced odds of perioperative complications seen for overlapping surgery versus nonoverlapping surgery
A miniaturized optical coherence tomography imaging needle can detect blood vessels intraoperatively in the human brain in vivo

OCT Imaging Needle Can Detect Blood Vessels in Neurosurgery

OCT probe integrated into standard brain biopsy needle IDs vessels with high sensitivity, specificity
Several comorbidities are associated with an increased risk for early readmission after hip fracture surgery

Several Factors Tied to Early Readmission After Hip Fracture Sx

Parkinson's, osteoarthritis, rheumatic disease, heavy alcoholism linked to increased risk for readmission