Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Mortality Impacted by Treatment Modality, Age in Early Lung CA
Mortality differed between surgery and radiotherapy; increased age had higher mortality after surgery
Surgical Wound Monitoring App Tied to High Satisfaction
Patients and providers report high satisfaction with the app, which helped detect complications
CABG May Be Better Than PCI for 3-Vessel Dz in Younger Adults
PCI had higher MI, repeat revascularization, adverse CV and cerebrovascular risks in patients ≤50 years
Surgeon Case Experience Impacts Peds Cholecystectomy Morbidity
Lower morbidity rates in general surgeons with high-volume experience than low-volume peds surgeons
Intra-Op Decision Support System Improves Process Measures
But system has no significant impact on post-op clinical outcomes among adults undergoing surgery
Decreased Survival When Surgery Refused for Esophageal Cancer
Worse median survival when refusing recommended surgery versus choosing surgery, neoadjuvant tx
Pre-Op Physical Therapy May Cut Pulmonary Complications
Patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery may benefit from breathing exercise training
Pre-Op PT Education Speeds Functional Milestones Post TJA
But preoperative intervention has no impact on hospital length of stay among TKA, THA patients
Care for Key Surgical Issues Up With ACA Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion linked to increased insurance coverage, early care for uncomplicated presentation
December 2017 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for December 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
