AAOS: Home Beats Inpatient Rehab Post Joint Arthroplasty
Research shows patients fare well, sometimes better, if discharged home versus an inpatient facility
Catastrophic Neonatal Outcome Ups Unscheduled C-Section Rates
Rate increased after medical mismanagement-linked hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Clinical Decision Support System Use Tied to Fewer VTE Events
Increase in rate of appropriate ordering for VTE prophylaxis; reduction in risk of VTE events
No Benefit for Activity Restriction Post Prolapse Surgery
Equal satisfaction for women instructed to liberally resume activities, restrict postoperative activities
Inpatient Rehab Doesn’t Up Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
No significant difference in six-minute walk test for inpatient, at-home rehab at 26 weeks after TKA
Women Underrepresented Among Grand Rounds Speakers
Women presented a median of 28.3 percent of the total sessions
Concurrent Benzodiazepine, Opioid Use Up Significantly
Providers urged to exercise caution in prescribing opioids for patients already using benzodiazepines
AAOS: Few Hip Fracture Patients Take Vitamin D Consistently
Correlation for consistent supplementation with increase in physical component of the SF-12 score
AAOS: Cholesterol, LDL Impact Rotator Cuff Repair Revision
Statins mitigate this effect, with revision rates not significantly different for patients prescribed statins
Support for Health Law Up to 48 Percent in February
Kaiser Family Foundation poll: two-thirds of Americans feel Medicaid should continue as is today
