Health Care Utilization Common After ICD Shock Events
Forty-six percent of shock events have related health care use, with cardiac catheterization common
Similar Adverse Event Risk for Typical, Atypical Antipsychotics
However, greater use of brain imaging associated with atypical APMs after cardiac surgery in seniors
ACP Issues Guideline for Treating Acute, Subacute, Chronic LBP
Recommendations state opioids should be last resort for pain
AHA: CVD Expected to Cost U.S. $1.1 Trillion Per Year by 2035
American Heart Association estimates CVD-related disease in nearly half of Americans in <20 years
Surgeon-Specific Learning Curve for Transoral Robotic Surgery
Findings for oncologic surgeons performing TORS for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
FDA Issues Safety Alert for Fluid-Filled Intragastric Balloons
Some devices are over-inflating, and some have been linked to acute pancreatitis, agency says
Duty Hour Restrictions Don’t Impair Thyroid Surgery Outcomes
Reduction in overall mortality following decrease at teaching hospitals with otolaryngology programs
Review: Noncomplete Mesorectal Excision Up With Laparoscopy
Increased risk seen for patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open rectal resection
Renal Transplant Recipients Often Admitted With Acute MI
Acute STEMI accounted for 29.3% of RTR admissions; no recent change in STEMI in-hospital mortality
Post-Cesarean Maternal Infection in 8.8 Percent of C-Sections
Odds of maternal infection up with black race, non-transverse uterine incision, surgery >49 minutes
