Use of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation Low in U.S., U.K., Canada
One-, five-, 10-year patient survival was 92.6, 82.8, 70.0 percent in United States; 96.1, 89.9, and 82.2 percent in Canada
Bariatric Surgery May Raise Risk for New-Onset Epilepsy
Long-term risk for epilepsy increased for patients receiving bariatric surgery compared with patients with obesity not receiving the surgery
Research & Development Investments Do Not Explain Drug Price Variation
No association seen between estimated R&D investments and treatment costs based on list prices at launch or net prices after one year
Virtual Reality May Cut Anesthesia Needs During Hand Surgery
Less propofol used with virtual reality while maintaining similar satisfaction and pain scores as usual care
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'
