Bundle of Items Can Reduce SSI Rate in Colon Surgery
Bundle of five items reduces surgical site infection rate in colon surgery but not in hip surgery
Risk of Certain Adverse Outcomes Up With Endoscopy in Pregnancy
Higher risk of preterm birth or small for gestational age but not congenital malformation, stillbirth
Outreach Strategies Increase HCC Screening in Cirrhosis
No difference in proportion undergoing screening with mailed invitation with or without navigation
30-day Mortality Down With Vancomycin in C. difficile
But Clostridium difficile recurrence rate similar for metronidazole, vancomycin
CDC Issues Updated Immunization Schedule
CDC panel revises immunization advisory for vaccines in adults
Poor Pathologist Agreement for Low-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett’s
Kappa value 0.11 for low-grade dysplasia among patients with Barrett's esophagus
Coffee Speeds Time to Bowel Movement After Gynecologic Sx
Findings for patients after complete staging surgery
Transverse Myelitis ID’d As Manifestation of Celiac Dx in Child
Case report describes cachectic, irritable 17-month-old girl with abnormal MRI findings
Relapse Risk Up With Low Vitamin D Levels in Ulcerative Colitis
Remission vitamin D level of ≤35 ng/mL linked to increased risk of clinical relapse
Breath Test to Detect Esophageal, Gastric Cancers May Be Feasible
Test could reduce the number of unnecessary endoscopies, researcher says
