Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Economic Burden of Kidney Transplant Graft Failure Quantified
For average patient, graft failure will impose medical costs of $78,079 and loss of 1.66 QALYs
Five-Year Outcomes Comparable for TAVR, Surgical AVR
For those at intermediate surgical risk, death from any cause or disabling stroke at five years did not differ
Proactive Pain Management May Cut Postop Opioid Prescriptions
Program linked to opioid-free discharge following elective minimally invasive benign foregut surgery
January 2020 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for January 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
January 2020 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for January 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
January 2020 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for January 2020. This roundup includes the latest...
Rate of Recovery, LOS Tied to Outcomes After Hip Fracture Surgery
Rate of recovery, length of stay in inpatient rehabilitation linked to mobility and self-care outcomes
Outcomes No Worse With Short Stay After Open Heart Surgery
Complication (other than A-fib), 30-day readmission, mortality rates similar for short, longer length of stay
TAVR Increasingly Being Used in Young Adults Despite Uncertainty
TAVR volumes increased 134 percent from 2013 to 2017; valve choice associated with age
Outcomes for Spinal Fusion Surgery Worse in Black Patients
Postop complications, readmission, longer stay, higher costs more likely compared with white patients
