Tag: Surgery: Misc.
AUA: Medical Clowns May Benefit Pediatric Surgical Outcomes
Psychological benefits for children, plus lower medical bills
Botox May Help Prevent A-Fib in Heart Surgery Patients
Preliminary trial found the drug effective
Small Bowel Volvulus Should Be Considered in Surgical Evaluation
Cases account for 1 percent of hospitalizations for bowel obstruction among U.S. adults
Pregnancy Not Linked to Higher Mortality in Surgery
Complications, mortality rates roughly the same as for non-pregnant women
Shortened Fasting Feasible for Children Undergoing Surgery
Improves perioperative experience without raising pulmonary aspiration incidence
High-Value Research of 2014 Presented for Peri-Op Medicine
Authors summarize 2014 studies that are highly relevant to perioperative medicine
Health Care Reform in Mass. Affects Survival in Trauma Patients
No impact on health insurance coverage for patients hospitalized post-injury, but increase in mortality
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2-6
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons 83rd Annual Scientific Meeting The annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons was held from...
Texting Cuts Patients’ Need for Pain Meds During Surgery
Findings among patients receiving regional anesthesia during minor surgery
AANS: Surgeon Volume Affects Costs in Pituitary Tumor Care
Increased hospital charges, costs, length of stay for patients treated by lower-volume surgeons
