Hospital Defends Decision to Deny Heart Transplant to Unvaccinated Man
Other U.S. hospitals have also faced criticism for denying transplants to patients who were not vaccinated against COVID-19
~7 Percent of Lung Transplants Due to COVID-19 Respiratory Failure
Three-month survival 95.6 percent among patients who underwent lung transplant during August 2020 to September 2021
Nurse Work Environment Affects Patient Outcome
Surgical patients in hospitals with good nurse environment less likely to be admitted to ICU, have 30-day mortality
Black Patients More Likely to Have Negative Descriptors in Notes
Compared with White patients, Black patients have 2.54 times the odds of having at least one negative descriptor in EHR
Blacks Increased Telemedicine Use for Surgical Consults
Findings seen in second phase of the pandemic; no significant racial differences seen during the beginning of the pandemic
Same-Day Discharge Increasing for Hip, Knee Arthroplasty
Faster increase seen for total hip arthroplasty, while total knee arthroplasty has slightly higher odds of complications
Fourth Vaccine Dose May Up COVID-19 Immunity in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Fourth dose of mRNA vaccine increased antispike IgG titers in some kidney transplant recipients with weak serologic response after three doses
More Kidneys From Deceased Donors With AKI Being Transplanted
Procurement and transplant of stage 3 AKI kidneys has increased, but discard rate is still high
Factors ID’d for Eventual Surgery in Patients With Appendicitis
Presence of an appendicolith increases risk for undergoing appendectomy after starting antibiotic therapy for acute appendicitis
Long-Term Medication Usage After Bariatric Surgeries Compared
Patterns of medication use for obesity-related comorbidities slightly more favorable following gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy
