Gunshot Violence Transmitted Through Social Networks
Best performing models for predicting victims of gun violence based on social contagion, demographics
December 2016 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for December 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
No Effect for BUP TAP Catheter on Chronic Pain After Breast Recon
No difference in chronic postsurgical pain incidence for TAP catheter delivering bupivacaine, saline
Reoperation Risk for Nonpalpable Breast Lesions Higher for DCIS
Reoperation rate low after wire-guided breast conserving sx, but higher for DCIS than invasive BC
Increase in HPV Prevalence Seen After Renal Transplant in Women
Post-transplant HPV may be reactivation of latent infection during immunosuppression
Gastric Bypass Associated With Reduced Risk of Psoriasis
Reduced risks of psoriasis, severe psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis with bypass, but not banding
Critical Illness Events Linked to Worse Outcomes on Same Ward
Critical illness event tied to increased risk of cardiac arrest or intensive care unit transfer in same ward
Confocal Microscopy Aids Surgical Removal of Tumors From Eyelid
Current study evaluated reflectance mode, horizontal scanning for removal of eyelid basal cell carcinoma
Personal Health Care Spending Continues to Soar in the U.S.
Highest spending on diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and low back and neck pain in 2013
Early Surgery Ups Mortality Risk for Some Endometrial CA Patients
Independent correlation seen for surgery within two weeks after diagnosis and worsened survival
