Anesthesia-Surgery Team Sex Diversity Linked to Improved Postop Outcomes
Hospitals with higher sex diversity (>35 percent female) had reduced odds of 90-day major morbidity
Worse Outcomes Seen for Severe Bilateral Hip OA in Adult Spinal Deformity
Patients with severe bilateral hip OA had worse sagittal vertebral axis measurement at one year
Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Has Fewer Complications
Fewer complications seen compared with conventional total knee arthroplasty, but robotic-assisted procedure is more costly
Physicians With Disabilities May Experience Depersonalization
However, they are not more likely to experience emotional exhaustion
First Pig Kidney Recipient Dies Almost Two Months After Transplant
Sleeve Gastrectomy Beneficial for Obese Kidney Transplant Candidates
SG was followed by active listing in 37 of 54 patients; 20 patients received KT during 20.9 months after SG
Cyberattack Cripples Major U.S. Health Care Network
Targeted Diagnostic Botox Injections Can Identify Trigger Sites for Migraine
Use of Botox as diagnostic model for migraine headache has positive predictive value of 89.5 percent
Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen in Breast Cancer Treatment Declination
American Indian, Alaska Native, other; Asian or Pacific Islander; Black patients more likely to decline surgery
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Higher Short-Term Risk for Venous Thromboembolism
However, at one and five years after surgery, risk for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism was lower