Quality of YouTube Medical Videos Often Poor for Patient Education
Quality of YouTube videos for patients considering an implantable cardioverter defibrillator found to be highly variable, poor overall
Enteral Glutamine Does Not Cut Time to Discharge for Severe Burns
No difference seen between glutamine, placebo in the median time to discharge from hospital
Apixaban Noninferior to Enoxaparin for Postoperative VTE Prophylaxis
Fewer compliance events seen with apixaban versus enoxaparin for extended-duration VTE prophylaxis after abdominopelvic oncologic surgery
Metachronous Pathology Assessed in Young-Onset CRC Survivors
Effective strategies needed for earlier detection and interception of metachronous lesions
CDC Says Universal Masking Can Be Dropped in Some Nursing Homes, Hospitals
Masking 'remains recommended' during an outbreak among patients or 'when caring for patients who are moderately to severely immunocompromised'
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lasting, Clinically Important Improvements in Pain
Despite decreases in initial improvements, benefits seen at seven years postsurgery
Early Mortality High for Aortic Dissection Patients Not Planned for Surgery
At 48 hours, mortality was 23.7 percent for those medically treated versus 4.4 percent for those surgically treated
Multidose Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Better for Breast Implant Surgery
Multiple-dose regimen not superior to single-dose regimen among women undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction
Lung Volume Reduction Procedures Compared in Emphysema
Similar improvement in lung function, dyspnea, exercise capacity with lung volume reduction surgery, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
