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One-Third of Hospitals Compliant With Price Transparency for Joint Arthroplasty

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~20 percent of hospitals provide CMS-compliant pricing information for two CPT codes and two DRG codes

Donor Sex, Parity Do Not Up Mortality for Red Blood Cell Recipients

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After adjustment for donor hemoglobin levels, no increased risk seen for requiring additional transfusion after transfusion from female donor

Life Expectancy in the U.S. Varies by Race, Ethnicity, State

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Disparity in life expectancy across states greater when race/ethnicity are considered

More Than 18 Million Cancer Survivors Living in U.S. as of Jan. 1, 2022

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Considerable racial disparities seen in treatment, with surgery receipt lower for Black versus White patients with NSCLC

Both Bariatric Surgery Methods Yield Similar 10-Year Results

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No significant differences seen for remission of type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, or prevalence of Barrett esophagus

Post-Tonsillectomy Deaths Up in Children With Complex Chronic Conditions

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Tonsillectomy postop mortality rate significantly higher at 117.22 per 100,000 operations compared with 7.04 per 100,000 operations overall

Robotic Surgery Offers Benefits for Total Hip Arthroplasty

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Lower risk for dislocation, revisions seen versus manual arthroplasty

ASA, APSF Update Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 Testing Recommendations

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All patients should be screened prior to presenting to health care facility when there is local, regional community transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Atrial Fibrillation Tied to Worse Noncardiac Surgery Outcomes

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Findings seen for older adults across sex, race, surgery type, and cardiac risk levels