Post-Heart Transplant Osteoporosis & Chronic Kidney Disease
“Recipients of heart transplantation (HT) require immunosuppression to prevent organ rejection,”...
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Surgery General
Assessing the Impact of Distance to Kidney Transplant Centers
Most patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who are on dialysis will need to be referred...
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Assessing MRSA Risk in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Who Warrants Empiric Therapy?
Data showing an increase in prevalence of MRSA and other multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO)...
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CME – Postoperative Infection: A Look at Risks for Long-Term Infection & Mortality
This course reviews a study that sought to determine if exposure to 30-day postoperative...
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Necrosis Morphology & Percutaneous Drainage for NP
“The ability to predict those patients with necrotizing pancreatitis (NP) likely to succeed with...
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Bariatric Surgery & Adolescent Nutritional Deficiency Risks
Research indicates that rates of severe obesity among adolescents are increasing around the world,...
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Predicting Post-TAVI, In-Hospital Mortality
Prior research has assessed post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) mortality in...
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Validating the APPROACH CVICU Readmission Score
Published reports indicate that as many as 8% of cardiac surgical patients are readmitted to a...
Read MoreCovid-19: High Mortality Seen in Heart Transplant Patients
Small series points to complex issues for HT patients with Covid-19 Over an 8-week period beginning March 1, doctors at a large academic medical center in New York confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in 28 heart transplant patients,...
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