Commercial-to-Medicare Hospital Price Ratios Stable 2012 to 2019
Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions
2014 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Postoperative Opioid Use for Children
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Increase appears to be driven by a rise in carcinoids
Amino Acid Supplementation Beneficial After Fracture Fixation
Reduction in postoperative complications for adults receiving conditionally essential amino acid supplementation