American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 18 to 22
ASA: Risk for Postoperative Delirium Increased With Poor and Worsening Sleep
Significantly higher chance of experiencing delirium seen for those with worsening of their PSQI over three scores
Artificial Intelligence Model Predicts Kidney Graft Survival
UK-DTOP model shows marked improvement compared with traditional Kidney Donor Risk Index
ASA: Repeated Fasting Increases Malnutrition Risk in Patients Undergoing Multiple Surgeries
Higher odds of hospital death, higher adjusted total cost, and longer hospital stays seen for patients with malnutrition
Boarding Admitted Stroke Patients in Emergency Department Financially Costly
Costs increased with medical-surgical and ICU boarding of patients versus inpatient care
AAO: Prior Intravitreal Injections Increase Risk for Cataract Surgery Complications
Findings show higher risk for nonclearing vitreous hemorrhage, retinal tear and detachment, anterior vitrectomy, and glaucoma surgery
FDA Appoints New Head of Medical Devices
High-Volume Centers Do Not Mitigate Heart Transplant Survival Disparity
The most socioeconomically deprived recipients show inferior survival at three and five years after transplantation
Kidney Transplant Noninferior From Donors With Versus Without HIV in HIV-Positive Recipients
Adjusted hazard ratio for composite primary outcome showed noninferiority for donors with versus without HIV
Industry Payments Common for Physician Peer Reviewers of Top Journals
Peer reviewers in this study received $64.18 million in general payments between 2020 and 2022