Patient Experience Scores for Hospital Care Decreased During COVID-19
Higher-performing and higher-staffed hospitals prepandemic were slower to decline, but all declined by Q4 of 2021
Total Hip Arthroplasty Can Be Performed Safely in 90-Year-Olds
Comorbidities tied to higher rates of complications and postoperative morbidity
Removing Race Correction From Lung Function Test Changes Clinical Management
Removal of race correction was tied to a significant reduction in the estimation of lung function for African Americans
Surgery for Isolate Cleft Palate at 6 Months Yields Better Outcomes Than at 12...
Benefits seen for velopharyngeal insufficiency at 5 years of age
ESC: Catheter Ablation Aids Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation, End-Stage Heart Failure
Patient benefits seen for all-cause mortality, implantation of a left ventricular assist device, or urgent heart transplantation
Mobile Device May ID Wound Infections Earlier
Device combines photography, infrared thermography, and bacterial fluorescence images
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Lower All-Cancer Incidence Among Females
Significant reduction also seen in obesity-related cancer incidence and in cancer mortality after bariatric surgery
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death
Findings persisted across age, sex, and comorbidities
Residents Trained During First Wave of Pandemic Experienced Less PTSD
Work hours, workload, and medical errors may be targets for preventing PTSD among residents
Cast Immobilization Comparable to Surgery for Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly
No significant difference in DASH score, range of motion values seen at first postoperative year for CI, surgery
