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Following implementation of an opioid-sparing pain management strategy

Opioid-Sparing Strategy Still Provides Good Pain Control

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Patients surveyed following surgery and only a small 'rescue' opioid Rx postop
Low-virulent microorganisms frequently detected on pedicle screws may be an important cause of spinal implant loosening and failure in patients without signs of infection

Microbes Tied to Pedicle Screw Loosening, Spinal Implant Failure

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Low-virulent microorganisms detected using sonication on extracted hardware
For patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis

Mortality No Different With TAVR for Bicuspid, Tricuspid Stenosis

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Patients receiving TAVR for bicuspid versus tricuspid stenosis had increased 30-day risk for stroke
The Opioid Safety Initiative has been effective for decreasing opioid prescriptions among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Opioid Safety Initiative Can Decrease Opioid Prescriptions

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Reduction seen in opioid prescriptions among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty
The burden of new-onset atrial fibrillation is considerable following transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement

Burden of New-Onset A-Fib Considerable After TAVI, AVR

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Odds of in-hospital mortality increased in TAVI, AVR hospitalization with new-onset atrial fibrillation
Among patients with gallstones

Cholecystectomy Reduces Risk for Stroke in Patients With Gallstones

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Asymptomatic and symptomatic gallstone patients have lower overall stroke risk after cholecystectomy

May 2019 Briefing – Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for May 2019. This roundup includes the latest...

May 2019 Briefing – Pathology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for May 2019. This roundup includes the latest...

May 2019 Briefing – Anesthesiology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for May 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
For patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm

Long-Term Survival Similar for Endovascular, Open AAA Repair

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Overall survival not significantly different for patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm