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Outcomes Data Used to Assess Residents' Surgical Skills
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- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: There was no difference in the overall 30-day mortality between the surgery patient groups with (0.18%) and without (0.20%)...
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FDA Warns of Seizure Risk With Cefepime
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- Kerri Wachter
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Test IDs Bloodstream Bacteria in Under 3 Hours
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- Kerri Wachter
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FDA Panel Backs MarginProbe Breast Cancer Detection Device
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
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Hospital Procedure Volume May Not Capture Facility Quality
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Hospital procedure volume is not significantly associated with in-hospital mortality for four common surgical procedures.Data...
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FDA Approves Pertuzumab for Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer
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- Kerri Wachter
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SLN-Negative Breast Cancer Has Low Regional Recurrence
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- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: The 3-year cumulative incidence rate for regional recurrence of SLN-negative early-stage breast cancer was 0.003 and the rate at 5...
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Older Patients Benefited Most From EVAR
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: The number of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs increased more than 50% in patients aged 80 years and older.
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High Morbidity Rate Associated With Duodenal Switch Procedure
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Overall, 40% of patients had reoperations and 14% had two or more reoperations.
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Race, Sex Affect Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: In adjusted multivariate analyses, black patients had a significantly greater mortality risk (67%), a significantly longer mean...
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Race, Sex Affect Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: In adjusted multivariate analyses, black patients had a significantly greater mortality risk (67%), a significantly longer mean...
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Ob.Gyns. Don't Always Perform Cystoscopy
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- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Ninety-five percent of survey respondents reported that they routinely perform cystoscopy after doing a retropubic midurethral...
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Anal Incontinence Linked to Vaginal Delivery With Laceration
- Author:
- Kerri Wachter
Major Finding: Nineteen percent of women who had vaginal delivery and anal sphincter laceration met the criteria for anal incontinence according...
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States Don't Measure Up on Injury Prevention
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- Kerri Wachter
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Role of DNRs in Elderly Patients' Outcomes Analyzed
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- Kerri Wachter