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
Death at 10 Years Similar With Bilateral-, Single-Artery CABG
No difference seen in rate of death from any cause at 10 years in intention-to-treat analysis
More Severe Injuries Sustained at Jump Parks Versus Home Trampolines
Proportion of fractures/dislocations, lower-extremity fractures, fractures in adults higher at jump parks
Blood Conservation Safe, Effective During Heart Surgery
Intraoperative autologous donation strategy leads to improved outcomes
Comorbid Neck Injury Up for Women With Concussion
For all concussion-related ED visits, odds of comorbid neck injury up for females ages 5 to 49
Paclitaxel Exposure in Vascular Device Not Linked to Mortality
No deaths thought to be related to use of paclitaxel drug-coated balloons for vascular procedures in PAD
Evidence Lacking for Benefit of Surgery for Vertebral Fractures
No significant benefit with percutaneous vertebroplasty over placebo for acutely painful VF
