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Commercial-to-Medicare Hospital Price Ratios Stable 2012 to 2019

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Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions

2014 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Postoperative Opioid Use for Children

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Rapid opioid deadoption identified beginning in late 2017; was first seen in teens followed by school- and preschool-aged children

AAOS: Outcomes Good for New ACL Repair Technique in Teens

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For teens at high risk for failed ACLR, lateral extra-articular tenodesis with modified Lemaire technique used in conjunction with ACLR

AAOS: Early Outcomes Similar for Cementless, Cemented Fixation TKR

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Groups did not differ in hospital length of stay, complications, 90-day readmission, revision surgery at two years

New Instrument Developed for Assessing Patient Knowledge of CKD

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KART 2.0 can differentiate patients who have spent less than one versus one or more hours speaking to health professionals, reading about transplantation

Living-Donor Liver Transplant Promising for CRC With Liver Mets

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Recurrence-free survival of 62 percent, overall survival of 100 percent at 1.5 years after LDLT in select patients

Health, Economic Impact of COVID-19 Set to Lessen in Coming Years

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Health care use projected to normalize after decline in 2020; remaining federal supplemental spending expected to decrease through 2024

Mini-Slings Noninferior to Mid-Urethral Slings for Stress UI in Women

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Rate of patient-reported success similar for women in mini-sling, mid-urethral sling groups at 15 months, 36 months

2004 to 2017 Saw Increase in Appendiceal Cancer

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Increase appears to be driven by a rise in carcinoids

Amino Acid Supplementation Beneficial After Fracture Fixation

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Reduction in postoperative complications for adults receiving conditionally essential amino acid supplementation