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Emergent colon cancer resection does not negatively affect patient outcomes
CORONADO, CALIF. – With the exception of patients that present with perforation, emergent resection of colon cancers does not appear to adversely...
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Risk stratification important for aortic valve disease in pregnancy
CHICAGO – Understanding pregnancy’s toll on the body can help physicians treat aortic stenosis or aortic regurgitation in pregnant women.
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VIDEO: Biologics: Proposed guideline addresses perioperative management
Biologic agents should be stopped prior to elective total knee or hip arthroplasty in patients with rheumatic diseases, according to a draft...
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VIDEO: Bariatric surgery may protect against heart failure
NEW ORLEANS – Bariatric surgery appears to reduce substantially the risk of heart failure.
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Continue DMARDs, biologics in RA surgery patients
WASHINGTON - The perioperative use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug monotherapy or combined therapy with methotrexate and tumor necrosis...
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Simulation model favors hernia surgery over watchful waiting
Surgical repair of ventral hernias at time of diagnosis is a more cost-effective approach than watchful waiting, according to the results of a...
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VIDEO: For CABG, double arterial grafts found no better than single
NEW ORLEANS - Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery do not see any 5-year survival advantage when their surgeon uses...
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Travel barriers can impede patient choice for pancreatectomy
WASHINGTON – Patients who have the resources to travel to higher-volume hospitals for pancreatectomy have better outcomes than do those who opt to...
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Readmissions after bariatric surgery more common among black patients
WASHINGTON – Readmissions after bariatric surgery are significantly higher among black patients than among whites.The reasons aren’t entirely...
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Long-term opioid use uncommon among trauma patients
Trauma patients don’t appear to be at an increased risk of long-term opioid use.
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Hypotension ‘dose’ drives mortality in traumatic brain injury
The duration and severity of hypotension a traumatic brain injury patient has during transport to an emergency department has a significant,...