Tag: Surgery: Misc.
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
Spotlight on Off-Label Use of Suturing Device
Off-label use resulted in cases where lifesaving surgery was needed or patient died
AANS: Three-Month Spine Surgery Outcomes Not Predictive
Correlation, but no prediction of 12-month outcomes after lumbar spine sx for degenerative disease
AANS: Pre-Op Working Status Predicts Return-to-Work
Pre-op working status is strongest predictor of post-op working status for lumbar discectomy patients
Cuts in Epilepsy Drugs Boost Children’s Post-Op IQ
Number of drugs cut and complete withdrawal tied to improved cognitive outcome
Nipple-Sparing Surgery Safe in Carefully Selected Patients
No differences in survival or recurrence in women who choose to keep nipple
April 2015 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
April 2015 Briefing – Pathology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
April 2015 Briefing – Anesthesiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
