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
Pregnancy After Tubal Sterilization Not Uncommon
Pregnancy after tubal sterilization reported by 2.9 to 5.2 percent of women
Restrictive Strategy for Gallstone Surgery Does Not Change Five-Year Outcomes
However, restrictive strategy results in a significant but small reduction in operation rate
Perioperative Mortality Low for Living Kidney Donors
Perioperative mortality decreased from 3.0 and 2.9 per 10,000 in 1993-2002 and 2003-2012 to a low of 0.9 per 10,000 in 2013-2022
