Clinical Quality Up at Hospitals With Research Publications
Hospital research publications linked to lower risk-adjusted mortality rates for several conditions and procedures, higher patient satisfaction
Younger Patients Have Greater Need for Total Knee Arthroplasty
However, younger patients have more risk factors for surgical complications, including higher BMI, and are more likely to smoke
Many Older Adults Still Have Not Received Care Delayed by COVID-19
Stark difference seen in rescheduling of missed test, procedure, or operation by vaccination status
Recovery From Radical Cystectomy Takes Three to Six Months
No difference seen in percentage of patients recovering at each time point for robot-assisted versus open radical cystectomy
Evidence Weighed for Perioperative Use of bDMARDs
Limited evidence suggests that continuing biological DMARDs may lower risk for disease flares without increasing risk for postop complications
Standard Protocol Cuts Opioid Rx After Pediatric Appendectomy
Quality improvement intervention used to reduce opioid prescribing at discharge for children undergoing an appendectomy
High-Volume Surgeons Key to Survival in Open Repair for AAA
Surgeons with at least seven open aortic procedures per year, centers with perioperative mortality rate ≤5 percent tied to better outcomes
Scientists Create ‘Universal’ Donor Organs Where Blood Type Does Not Matter
Proof-of-concept study is a significant step toward creating universal type O organs for transplantation
Prior Authorization Impacts Care, Workforce Productivity
AMA urges employers to ask insurers, employees about the impact of prior authorizations
Early Surgery Not Superior for Meniscal Tears in Young Adults
Similar one-year outcomes seen for active young adults with early surgery versus exercise therapy and education with option for later surgery
