Tag: Surgery: Misc.
AAP: Pediatric Fracture Volume Dropped During Pandemic
Incidence of fractures presenting significantly decreased; presenting age for all fractures decreased
Routine Preop Stress Testing Down in Hip, Knee Arthroplasty
Frequency of preoperative stress testing declined annually from 2006 to 2017 in TKA, THA patients
Outcomes Worse for Deferred Aortic Valve Replacement
Mortality, stroke, hospitalization seen in 19.1 and 4.0 percent with deferred versus expedited AVR
Sexual Harassment Common in Orthopedic Surgery Residents
Sixty-eight percent of female surgeons report sexual harassment during orthopedic surgery residency
Switching Skin Antiseptics Could Reduce Surgical Site Infections
Use of alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate tied to lower risk for infection compared with povidone-iodine
September 2020 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for September 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
September 2020 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for September 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
September 2020 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for September 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Company Pays $60 Million to Settle Pelvic Mesh Case
Payment will be shared by 48 states and the District of Columbia
Poorer Exercise Capacity Persists With Ventricular Septal Defects
Difference between patients with surgically repaired, unrepaired VSDs versus controls increased with age
