Same-Day, Low-Dose Bowel Prep Feasible for Colonoscopy
For inpatients at high risk of poor bowel prep, same-day 1-liter polyethylene glycol-based prep effective
Out-of-Pocket Costs Correlate With Receipt of Cancer Care
Across cancers, higher costs tied to higher rates of oral prescription abandonment, delayed initiation
Tips Offered for Patient-Provider Opioid Tapering Talks
Patients should understand individualized reasons for tapering, know their providers will not abandon them
Intrauterine Balloon Tamponade May Cut Invasive Procedures
Associated with lower use of procedures for hemorrhage control in vaginal delivery
Reducing Tx May Harm Safety in Early HPV+ Oropharyngeal Cancer
For patients with stage III disease, intensification to triple-modality therapy may improve survival
Gene Polymorphisms Linked to Risk of Chronic Post-Op Pain
Genetic variations, age, gender, history of chronic pain all associated with risk
Good Long-Term Survival After Childhood Liver Transplant
20-year survival almost 80 percent; over one-third of patients have CKD, altered liver biochemistries
Survival Down With Ventricular Arrhythmia Early Post CF-LVAD
Findings from retrospective review of patients with contemporary continuous flow LVAD implantation
Normalized Post-Op CEA May Help Predict Colon Cancer Prognosis
Normalized CEA post resection not indicator of poor prognosis
Preoperative G-Tube Placement Associated With Cost Savings
In patients with aerodigestive tract cancers, pre- versus postoperative placement linked to lower costs
