Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
Surgical treatment tops medical management of prosthetic valve endocarditis
Most patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis should be offered surgery.
Conference Coverage
Deep brain stimulation for early Parkinson’s disease has long-term benefit
The results of the pilot study led to FDA approval of a large-scale, multicenter clinical trial that will compare deep brain stimulation plus...
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Ezetimibe’s ACS benefit centers on high-risk, post-CABG patients
ROME – Patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass surgery and who later have an acute coronary syndrome event gain the most from an...
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Surgical infections, early discharge hike readmissions in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
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Biomarker identifies precancerous pancreatic cysts
LAS VEGAS - In fluid derived from pancreatic cysts, methylated DNA markers predict the presence of high-grade dysplasia or cancer, and could help...
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Study finds nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in elderly safe
Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in the geriatric population is safe, based on results from a study of national data.
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Sepsis mortality linked to concentration of critical care fellowships
Compared with other parts of the United States, survival rates for sepsis were highest in the Northeast and metropolitan areas in the Western...
Clinical Review
Pelvic fracture pattern predicts the need for hemorrhage control
Blunt trauma patients admitted in shock with anterior posterior compression III or vertical shear fracture patterns, or patients with open pelvic...
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TBI scoring system predicts outcomes with only initial head CT findings
WASHINGTON, DC - A simple 8-point scoring system based on head CT findings accurately predicts mortality, morbidity, and even discharge...
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Experts: Fewer opioids, more treatment laws mean nothing without better access to care
Pressure on physicians to prescribe fewer opioids could have unintended consequences in the absence of adequate access to treatment
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SAVR for radiation-induced aortic stenosis has high late mortality
ROME – Mortality is high following surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with radiation-induced severe aortic stenosis, and STS score is...