Cleft Procedures Undervalued Relative to Craniofacial Procedures
Most CPT codes in top quartile of efficiency were craniofacial procedures, while cleft procedures were in lowest quartile
Use of Posterior Spinal Fusion Expected to Increase 80 Percent by 2060
Estimated rates expected to nearly triple for men, women aged 75 years and older, but remain flat for those younger than 55 years
Frailty Screening Initiative Beneficial Before Elective Surgery
Implementation of initiative associated with increased referrals for frail patients and reduced postoperative mortality
Survival Rate Lower for Surgery Nine Weeks or More After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Younger age, uninsured or Medicaid status, and lower household income were associated with longer times to surgery
Glaucoma-Related Adverse Events Common After Pediatric Lensectomy
Age younger than 3 months, intraoperative complications at time of lensectomy linked to increased risk among aphakic eyes
Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll
Doctors say they are rethinking their decision to enter medicine, citing understaffing, paperwork, insurance hassles as major reasons why
About One-Third of Incidental Pituitary Microadenomas Grow
Most stay the same or decrease in size; those that grow do so slowly with estimated slope of 0.016 mm/year
Plasma D-Dimer Can Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Plasma D-dimer had comparable accuracy to CRP, ESR, fibrinogen for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection in patients with revision hip or knee arthroplasty
Transplant of Organs From SARS-CoV-2-Positive Donors Safe
Outcomes for hospital length of stay, 30-day mortality, 30-day graft loss similar for nucleic acid test-positive and -negative donors
Global Economic Cost of Cancer Estimated to Be $25.2 Trillion From 2020 to 2050
75.1 percent of cancer deaths occur in low-, middle-income countries, which account for 49.5 percent of economic cost
