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Myocardial necrosis is common after orthopedic surgery and is associated with increased risk of long-term mortality

Post-Op Myocardial Necrosis Common After Orthopedic Sx

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Myocardial necrosis is independently associated with long-term mortality at three years
The prices hospitals charge patients for a number of common procedures rose more than 10 percent between 2011 and 2013

CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up

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And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
For premenopausal women and those using hormone replacement therapy

Inverse Link for Coffee Intake, Cholecystectomy Risk

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Association for premenopausal women, those using HRT but not for other women or for men
Many state policies meant to increase organ donations and transplant rates have had almost no impact

U.S. Organ Donation System Needs ‘Disruptive Innovation’

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It's time to reward people willing to save a stranger, researchers say
Statin use may lower mortality in the weeks and months after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Statins Found to Improve Outcomes After CABG

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Patients taking a statin had lower mortality risk in weeks after the surgery, researchers say

May 2015 Briefing – Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Thousands of breast cancer patients in the United States might be spared a second surgery if more tissue was removed during initial breast-conserving

ASCO: Greater Breast Tissue Removal Reduces Further Surgery

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Removing extra tissue can halve the chances of requiring a second surgery in breast cancer
Not all melanoma patients need surgery to remove lymph nodes surrounding their tumor

ASCO: Lymph Node Sx Doesn’t Benefit All Melanoma Patients

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Second study supports new immunotherapy for enhanced survival in advanced melanoma
Smokers and patients exposed to secondhand smoke may require more anesthesia and opioids during surgery than nonsmokers

Smoke Exposure May Create Need for More Anesthesia

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Effect seems to extend to patients exposed to secondhand smoke, as well as smokers
An independent calculator that uses preoperative variables can accurately predict long-term survival in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Pre-Op Variable Calculator Accurately Predicts AAA Survival

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Survival similar for external calculator, Kaplan-Meier estimate after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair