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For patients with hypoxemia after cardiac surgery

Intensive Strategy Addresses Hypoxemia After Cardiac Surgery

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Intensive alveolar recruitment strategy linked to less severe pulmonary complications after cardiac sx
Preoperative opioid use is associated with increased health care utilization and costs after elective abdominal surgery

Opioid Users Incur Higher Costs After Elective Abdominal Surgery

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Preoperative opioid use linked to increased likelihood of longer hospital stay, rate of 30-day readmission
Acetylsalicylic acid hyporesponsiveness after coronary artery bypass graft surgery can be overcome by multiple dosing

Multiple Dosing Mitigates ASA Hyporesponsiveness After CABG

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Multiple dosing more effective than ASA 81 or 325 mg once-daily for suppressing serum TXB2 formation
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology have updated guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease

AHA/ACC Update Guidelines for Valvular Heart Disease in Adults

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Updated recommendations include modified recommendations for TAVR and surgical AVR
Adenotonsillotomy is noninferior to adenotonsillectomy for children aged 2 to 6 years with obstructive sleep apnea

Adenotonsillotomy Noninferior to Adenotonsillectomy in Peds OSA

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However, non-negligible risk of recurrence of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea after ATT
Black and Asian medical students are less likely to be members of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society than white students

Black, Asian Medical Students Less Likely to Be AΩA Members

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After adjustment, black, Asian medical students are less likely than white students to be AΩA members

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 14-18

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The 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held...
For men with localized prostate cancer

Radical Prostatectomy Linked to Greater Drop in Sexual Function

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And, treatment strategies for localized prostate cancer linked to distinct pattern of adverse effects
Most patients have high confidence in self-testing their international normalized ratio

Patients Have High Confidence in Self-Testing INR

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Seventy-three percent of patients report being confident in adjusting their own warfarin level
For older patients discharged from the hospital to post-acute care facilities

Shorter Length of Stay Tied to Earlier Readmission for Seniors

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Risk of early readmission from post-acute care facility down with longer LOS at index hospitalization