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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Surgery
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...
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A Novel Endoscopic Technique for Achalasia
Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)—a relatively new technique in therapeutic flexible...
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Video Laryngoscopy FPS Rate
Using direct laryngoscopy (DL) using a Macintosh blade is the traditional, standard technique for...
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How Locum Tenens can Help You in Your Permanent Job
There’s a misconception that locum tenens doctors are constantly traveling across the country,...
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Patient Selection for Antireflux Surgery
While antireflux surgery is often proposed to patients with proton pump inhibitor-refractory GERD,...
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How Locum Tenens can Help You in Your Permanent Job
There’s a misconception that locum tenens doctors are constantly traveling across the country,...
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Limited Surgical Coverage
Your health insurance has limited surgical coverage, but you’d be amazed at what I can do...
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Preventing Postoperative Vaginal Delivery Infection
Research indicates that both caesarean birth and operative vaginal birth (forceps or vacuum...
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Is There A July Effect in Cardiac Surgery?
Evidence suggests worse-than-normal outcomes in noncardiac surgery during the first month of the...
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A Novel Approach to Opioid Disposal
Current estimates suggest that 70-90% of opioids prescribed after surgery go unused, with most...
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How Locum Tenens can Help You in Your Permanent Job
There’s a misconception that locum tenens doctors are constantly traveling across the country,...
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Receipt of Surgery for Early NSCLC Varies by County
25 percent absolute difference found between lowest, highest surgery receipt-rate counties in Massachusetts
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Implant Survival Poor for Converted ‘Partial’ Knee Replacements
Survival significantly inferior for TKAs converted from UKAs compared with primary TKAs
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November 2019 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for November 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Rates of Postoperative Mortality High for Frail, Very […]
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Outcomes Poorer With New U.S. Donor Heart Allocation System
Early observations show lower waitlist mortality but higher posttransplant mortality or retransplantation
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Rates of Postoperative Mortality High for Frail, Very Frail Patients
Rates of postoperative mortality high across all levels of the Operative Stress Score for frail patients
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