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Patients With Degenerative Meniscus Tears Do Not Benefit From Surgery

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No subgroup of patients identified benefitted from arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for knee pain, knee function, health-related QoL

Postop White Matter Injury Rates Down Over Time for Neonates With Complex CHD

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Prevalence of postoperative white matter injury has declined, correlating with increase in blood pressures after surgery

AI Algorithm Predicts Headache Surgical Outcomes From Pain Patterns

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Algorithm was consistently more accurate than trained clinical evaluators for predicting outcomes based on pain drawings

Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Delayed Appendicitis Diagnosis

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Care at a hospital serving a diverse patient population mitigates against delayed appendicitis diagnosis for Black patients

Lasting Decrease Seen in Risk for All-Cause Mortality After Bariatric Surgery

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Both women and men had significantly lower mortality, but suicide risk increased, mainly in those aged 18 to 34 years

Inflation Reduction Act Estimated to Yield Billions in Drug Savings

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Ceiling prices for negotiation would have reduced Medicare prescription drug spending by ~5 percent if implemented from 2018 to 2020

Evidence for Efficacy of Antidepressants for Pain Is Limited

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In 11 comparisons, antidepressants were efficacious, but they were inefficacious or evidence was inconclusive for 31 comparisons

High-Quality Surgical Videos Lacking for Vaporization of Prostate

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Average video score was 6.65; only 24.3 percent of videos emphasized critical steps of surgery

Machine Perfusion of Kidneys Protects Against Delayed Graft Function

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Outcomes after transplant better with machine perfusion, combination therapy than with therapeutic hypothermia among brain-dead kidney donors

Neoadjuvant Oxaliplatin-Fluoropyrimidine Chemo Improves Colon Cancer Outcomes

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Benefits include histopathologic downstaging, fewer incomplete resections, and better two-year disease control