Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Functional Decline Seen for Many Frail Patients After TAVR, SAVR
Older patients with severe frailty often have decline or lack of improvement after the procedures
Shoulder Decompression Surgery Not Recommended
No important improvement seen in pain, function, quality of life versus placebo surgery, other options
Recommendations Updated for Tonsillectomy in Children
Strong recommendations presented against administering perioperative antibiotics, codeine after tonsillectomy
EEG-Guided Anesthesia Does Not Cut Postop Delirium in Seniors
Significantly less median cumulative time found with EEG suppression in EEG-guided group vs. usual care
ERAS Protocol Can Cut Opioid Use After Spine Surgery
Decline seen in postoperative opioid requirements after elective spinal, peripheral nerve surgery
Outcomes Good for Autologous Reconstruction After Implant Fail
Autologous breast reconstruction associated with improved patient satisfaction, quality of life
California Bill Would Tighten Controls on Children’s Genitalia Surgery
Doctors who violate the proposed law could be disciplined by the state's medical board
After Elbow Surgery, Children May Be Overprescribed Opioids
Patients who had supracondylar humerus fracture sx used less than 25 percent of prescribed drugs
January 2019 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for January 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
January 2019 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for January 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
