Surgery

Mean total task time less for those using clinical decision support software prototype versus current standard electronic health record workflow

Risks for all-cause mortality and hospitalization for heart failure reduced according to meta-analysis of data from two randomized trials

Patients with more severe findings less likely to have prolonged delays; current smokers had more delays than former smokers

Long-term hernia recurrence rates similar for abdominal wall reconstruction performed by surgical fellows, faculty

Female trauma patients had longer stay in ED, longer time in pretriage, increased likelihood of discharge to nursing or long-term care facilities

Twenty-eight percent of trials used historical, external, or other control; nearly half used surrogate measure as a primary end point

Number of days alive and out of hospital within first 90 days greater for robot-assisted surgery, but clinical significance of findings unclear

Findings seen in immunosuppressed patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, solid organ transplant recipients

Changes, delays, and cancellation of cancer treatment and ancillary care reported

Recipient outcomes similar to kidneys from noninfected donors