Blood Type A2 to B Kidney Transplant Feasible
No difference in patient, graft survival; increased costs seen for A2 to B deceased donor kidney transplant
ERAS Protocol Can Cut Opioid Use After Spine Surgery
Decline seen in postoperative opioid requirements after elective spinal, peripheral nerve surgery
Recommendations Updated for Tonsillectomy in Children
Strong recommendations presented against administering perioperative antibiotics, codeine after tonsillectomy
EEG-Guided Anesthesia Does Not Cut Postop Delirium in Seniors
Significantly less median cumulative time found with EEG suppression in EEG-guided group vs. usual care
California Bill Would Tighten Controls on Children’s Genitalia Surgery
Doctors who violate the proposed law could be disciplined by the state's medical board
After Elbow Surgery, Children May Be Overprescribed Opioids
Patients who had supracondylar humerus fracture sx used less than 25 percent of prescribed drugs
Frailty Tied to Liver Transplant Wait-List Mortality in Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis patients with ascites or hepatic encephalopathy are more likely to experience frailty
January 2019 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for January 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Liver Transplant Wait List May Not Prioritize High-Risk Patients
Patients with ACLF-3 with a MELD-Na score less than 25 may benefit from prioritization
Thymectomy + PDN Beneficial for Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis
Thymectomy plus prednisone confers benefit versus prednisone alone at 5 years in myasthenia gravis
