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August 2018 Briefing – Surgery

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

August 2018 Briefing – Pathology

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

August 2018 Briefing – Anesthesiology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for August 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Preemptive pain medication is safe and reduces pain in the early postoperative period for patients undergoing anorectal surgery

Preemptive Analgesia May Cut Post-Op Pain in Anorectal Surgery

Preoperative pain medications reduce pain and narcotic use in the early post-op period
Formal mindfulness-based stress reduction appears to be both feasible and acceptable to surgical interns

Mindfulness Training Acceptable Among Surgical Interns

Mindfulness-based stress reduction integrated into personal, professional settings over 12 months
Physical therapy management is associated with better outcomes for young patients undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery

PT Better After Hip Surgery Than Opioids in Younger Adults

Benefits include lower hip-related downstream costs and lower opioid use after arthroscopic surgery
After cesarean delivery

Skin Microbiota Differ for Obese, Non-Obese Undergoing C-Section

Obese women have significantly higher bacterial biomass of lower diversity at the incision site
Implementation of a mandatory prescription drug monitoring program does not necessarily reduce the overall rate of opioid prescribing or the mean number of pills prescribed for patients undergoing general surgical procedures

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program May Not Cut Opioid Use

No significant reduction in percentage of patients prescribed opioids after general surgery
Hydrocodone's change from schedule III to schedule II in 2014 was associated with an increase in the amount of opioids filled in the initial prescription after surgery

Hydrocodone Schedule Change Affected Post-Op Opioid Rx

Increase in mean OMEs filled in initial opioid rx after hydrocodone's change from schedule III to II
Postoperative mortality is lower for medically stable older patients who undergo surgery for hip fracture on the day of admission or the following day

Lower Post-Op Mortality With Hip Fx Surgery on Day of Admission

Additional 10.9 deaths per 1,000 surgeries projected if all surgeries done after inpatient day three