High Rate of Concussion Linked to Isolated Mandible Fractures
Mechanism of injury assault in 12 of 16 patients; half of patients admit alcohol use
Wound Irrigation Pressure Doesn’t Affect Outcome
For patients with open fracture, reoperation rate higher with use of castile soap than with saline
ACS: Complications, Costs Lower for High-Volume Surgeons
Rates lower for surgeons performing 25 or more total thyroidectomies a year
Troponin Cut-Off Could Help Reduce Admissions, Costs
Could rule out MI for two-thirds of patients evaluated in emergency department
Young Cancer Survivors May Need Lifelong Screenings
Patients successfully treated at age 15 to 39 nearly 60 percent more likely to develop another cancer
Buffered Crystalloid Solution Doesn’t Cut AKI Risk
Risk of developing acute kidney injury similar with buffered crystalloid, saline
Early Noninvasive Ventilation Doesn’t Cut Mortality in ICU
No reduction in mortality versus oxygen therapy alone for immunocompromised patients
Study of Daclizumab Yields Mixed Results in Multiple Sclerosis
Relapse rates with daclizumab were lower than with a standard therapy, but side effects were greater
Safety Concerns Raised for Antioxidant Use in Melanoma
Mouse study highlights link between N-acetylcysteine and melanoma progression
Early Detection Still Key to Breast Cancer Survival
Despite advances in treatment, finding smaller tumors linked to better results
