Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Peds Cardiac Surgical Outcomes Improved in Consortium
In-hospital mortality, major complications dropped for hospitals in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium
Rates of Joint Surgery Higher With Psoriatic Arthritis
After 15 years of follow-up, 29 percent of psoriatic arthritis patients had received surgery
Treatment Beneficial for Nonagenarians With Lung Cancer
Most pronounced survival benefit seen for patients with stage I disease
Negative Impact Persists for Survivors of Firearm Injury
Almost half of those surviving gunshot wound had positive screen for probable PTSD
Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy May Reduce Essential Tremor
Lasting benefit seen at three years after transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy
Revision, Removal Risks Low for Synthetic Midurethral Slings
Long-term risks for reoperation, recurrence low in women treated for stress urinary incontinence
Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease Tied to Kidney Disease
Higher risk for ESKD, death suggests closer monitoring needed, especially in first year after surgery
Secondary Surgical Cytoreduction Not Superior in Ovarian Cancer
Addition of surgery prior to chemotherapy does not prolong overall survival in recurrent ovarian cancer
High-Risk Surgical Patients Benefit From Teaching Hospitals
Better outcomes per cost seen for general and vascular surgery, but not orthopedic surgery
Injecting Illegal Drugs Ups Risk for Death After Heart Surgery
Those who inject drugs have twice the chance of having to undergo subsequent surgery from infective endocarditis
