Neoadjuvant Chemo Boosts Structure Preservation Rates in Nasal, Sinus Cancer
Improvement seen in overall structure preservation rate, orbit preservation rate, and skull base preservation rate
Risk for Pediatric Firearm Reinjury 6 Percent at One Year After Initial Injury
The risk for reinjury was higher for male children and those seen at an adult hospital
Weight-Loss Surgery Benefits Blood Pressure Management
Benefits include remission and control of hypertension while cutting dependence on antihypertensive medications
Most Patients With Stage I PDAC Are Upstaged on Histopathology
More than 70 percent with stage I pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and about 30 percent with stage II PDAC upstaged after surgery
Joint Infection After Hip Replacement Tied to Fivefold Higher Risk for Death Over 10...
Authors say findings highlight the need for infection prevention
Women With Liver Cancer Less Likely Than Men to Receive Liver Transplant
Furthermore, women are more likely to die waiting for a donor liver than men
Ruling Out Other Conditions Needed With Suspected Interstitial Cystitis
Specifically, bladder tumors and tuberculosis need to be ruled out
Liver Grafts Feasible From Hep C-Positive Donors After Circulatory Death
One-year patient and graft survival comparable to donation after brain death, with or without HCV infection
Lower Potassium Threshold After CABG Safe for A-Fib Prevention
In addition to no difference in patient outcomes with lower threshold, the authors say relaxed potassium control is cost-saving
Suicide Risk Higher for Cancer Patients Not Proceeding With Recommended Surgery
No associations seen for radiotherapy, chemotherapy and excess suicide
