Many Organizations Not Meeting Trial Reporting Requirements
Only 19 percent of organizations use computer software to monitor compliance with Final Rule
Many Patients Have Unused Opioids After Spine, Joint Surgery
Many patients reported unsafe storage and failure to dispose of opioids at one- and six-month follow-up
Reporting Outcomes Per Surgeon Tied to Drop in CRC Sx Mortality
Reduction in mortality with intro of public reporting of surgeon specific 90-day post-op mortality
Opioids Often Over-Prescribed After Hiatal Hernia Surgery
Patients use fewer opioids than are prescribed after open, laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair
Nodal Response to Pre-Op Tx Tied to Survival in Esophageal Cancer
Survival benefit of nodal response maintained among patients with nodal, but not primary response
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, April 27-30
The 66th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and...
Perioperative MACCEs More Common With Diabetes
Major adverse CV and cerebrovascular events with noncardiac sx have also increased in DM patients
Anesthesia Before Age 3 Not Linked to Intelligence Deficits
However, multiple early exposures associated with decreases in processing speed, fine motor abilities
Practices Should Be Aware of Correct Way to Fire Employees
Practices should be aware of basic employment laws in their state, which vary with number of employees
April 2018 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for April 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
