Review: Propofol Relatively Safe in Endoscopic Procedures
Similar risk of cardiopulmonary adverse events for propofol, traditional sedation agents
ASBS: Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Discouraged
For most women, risk of disease in unaffected breast is low, American Society of Breast Surgeons says
Early Mortality for Most Infants With Trisomy 13, 18
Among those undergoing surgery, first-year survival rates are high
Fracture Risk Up for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Fracture risk site specific, changing from pattern linked to obesity to pattern linked to osteoporosis
Online Communication Tied to Positive Appraisal of Tx Decisions
More frequent online users more positively appraise their decision making in breast cancer
QOL Not Affected by Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer
Choosing no treatment and regular check-ups didn't seem to stress men with low-risk disease
Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity Can Predict Mortality
In patients with diabetes, baPWV can predict all-cause mortality after lower extremity amputation
Nonvascular Thoracic MRI Improves Clinical Decision Making
MR imaging results in highly significant increase in diagnostic certainty for thoracic surgeons
Pancreaticoduodenectomy Costs High at Safety-Net Hospitals
Marked cost savings with redistribution of patients from high- to medium- or low-burden hospitals
Similar Outcomes for Robot-Assisted, Radical Prostatectomy
Similar functional outcomes at 12 weeks post-surgery for newly diagnosed localized prostate CA
