Tag: Surgery: Misc.
Aggressive Malpractice Environment Ups Hospital LOS
Increased hospitalization charges and length of stay, but no correlation with mortality
Readmitted Surgery Patients Fare Better at Same Hospital
Patients also did slightly better when original team of doctors treated them on readmission
Antibiotics May Be Enough for Some Appendicitis Patients
About 80 percent of patients can try medication first, researchers say
Breast-Conserving Therapy Rates on the Rise
But many with early-stage disease still choose mastectomy
Exercise May Be Better Than Arthroscopic Sx for Knee Pain
Exercise a better way to relieve arthritis discomfort, researchers say
HRQoL Outcomes Not Improving for Transapical TAVR
Despite more experience, outcomes not improving for transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Study Estimates Incidence of Surgical Never Events
Current estimates for wrong-site surgery, retained surgical items: 0.09 and 1.32 per 10,000 procedures
Aerobic Fitness Measures Predict Post-AAA Complications
Cardiopulmonary exercise measures predict cardiac, pulmonary complications, not 30-day mortality
Vessel Boost Tied to Improved Surgical Resection Rate
Findings in patients with borderline resectable, locally-advanced pancreatic cancer
Venous Thromboembolism Rates Low After Colorectal Surgery
No decrease in rates despite increased use of perioperative, in-hospital VTE chemoprophylaxis
