Tag: Therapy & Procedures: Misc.
Immersive Virtual Reality Beneficial for Pain Relief in Cancer
VR provides more nonpharmacologic pain relief than an active control, and the benefit was sustained
AGA Recommends Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent C. Difficile
Transplant is recommended on completion of standard-of-care antibiotics for immunocompetent adults with recurrent infection
Treatment Adverse Events Vary With Favorable, Unfavorable Prognosis in Prostate Cancer
Radical prostatectomy linked to worse urinary incontinence but not worse sexual function for men with favorable, unfavorable prognosis
Clinical Severity Staging System May Aid Tx Selection for Meniere Disease
Decreased vertigo severity, comorbidity burden, and absence of hearing loss tied to conservative treatment response
Mitotane Not Needed With Low- to Intermediate-Risk Adrenocortical Carcinoma
No significant improvement seen for relapse, but treatment was associated with side effects
Factors ID’d That Increase Risk for Mechanical Ventilation With Sepsis
However, risk factors change depending on time from diagnosis and comorbidities
Female Surgeons Have Lower Rates of Adverse Postoperative Outcomes
Findings persist for common surgeries when accounting for patient, procedure, surgeon, and other characteristics
Concizumab May Be Effective Prophylaxis for Hemophilia A or B With Inhibitors
Overall median annualized bleeding rate was 0 with concizumab
Higher Administrative Payment Burden Causes Delays in Cancer Care
Younger patients, African American patients appear to have more cost-related delays/nonadherence
Subcutaneous Securement System Best for Reaching End of PICC Need
Subcutaneous anchor securement system better than adhesive securement device for reaching end of need with a single PICC
