American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 14-18
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held...
Radical Prostatectomy Linked to Greater Drop in Sexual Function
And, treatment strategies for localized prostate cancer linked to distinct pattern of adverse effects
Patients Have High Confidence in Self-Testing INR
Seventy-three percent of patients report being confident in adjusting their own warfarin level
Shorter Length of Stay Tied to Earlier Readmission for Seniors
Risk of early readmission from post-acute care facility down with longer LOS at index hospitalization
Glaucoma Surgery Risk Up With 7+ Injections of Bevacizumab
Patients who received four to six injections had a nonsignificantly increased risk of glaucoma surgery
ACC: TAVR Noninferior to Surgery for Severe Aortic Stenosis
Unique set of adverse events for each procedure among patients at intermediate surgical risk
Continuing Statins Up to Surgery May Improve CABG Outcomes
Continuing medications up to and on operation day linked to better survival rates in study
Los Angeles eConsult Program Can Reduce Wait Times
eConsult program rapidly adopted; used by more than 3,000 primary care providers by 2015
Initial Rx Can Affect Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use
Prescribing opioids for three days or less may lower chances of addiction, researchers say
Hyperbaric Oxygen Tx Beneficial for Systemic Sclerosis Ulcers
Four of six systemic sclerosis patients' ulcers healed completely after hyperbaric oxygen therapy
