Study IDs Surgical Never Events, Contributing Factors
Individual cognitive factors accounted for half of all contributing human factor nano-codes
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed
Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
Withholding ARBs After Surgery Linked to Higher Mortality
Failure to resume ARBs linked to mortality risk, especially in younger patients
Surgery Deemed Fitting for Some Stage IIIB NSCLC Patients
Longer overall survival in patients undergoing surgical resection, compared to chemo-radiation only
Surgery for Low-Grade DCIS May Not Improve Survival
No difference found in survival for women with low-grade DCIS who did or did not have surgery
Post-Op Myocardial Necrosis Common After Orthopedic Sx
Myocardial necrosis is independently associated with long-term mortality at three years
CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up
And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
Inverse Link for Coffee Intake, Cholecystectomy Risk
Association for premenopausal women, those using HRT but not for other women or for men
U.S. Organ Donation System Needs ‘Disruptive Innovation’
It's time to reward people willing to save a stranger, researchers say
Statins Found to Improve Outcomes After CABG
Patients taking a statin had lower mortality risk in weeks after the surgery, researchers say
