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Frailty stratifies pediatric liver disease severity
The pediatric frailty score identified patients with end-stage liver disease with sensitivity of 47% and specificity of 98%.
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VIDEO: Pre–gastric bypass antibiotics alter gut microbiome
WASHINGTON – Antibiotics given in advance of gastric bypass surgery preferentially alter the microbiome, nudging it toward a more “lean”...
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VIDEO: Open, robotic, laparoscopic approaches equally effective in pancreatectomy
WASHINGTON – Minimally invasive surgery – whether robotic or laparoscopic – is just as effective as open surgery in pancreatectomy.
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The mesh tradeoff: Lower recurrence risk vs. complicaitons
Long-term complications offset benefits of mesh in abdominal wall hernia surgery.
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Laparoscopy comparable to open staging for uterine papillary serous cancer
BOSTON
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Registry helps track pelvic organ prolapse outcomes in the U.S.
DENVER - The Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry (PFDR) is well underway, with nearly 1,800 patients enrolled to date, Catherine Bradley, MD, said...
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No rise in complications with concomitant gynecologic cancer, PFD surgery
DENVER
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Novel device provides real-time glucose monitoring of critically ill
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Use of an automated bedside blood monitoring platform was safe and effective in measuring glucose in critically ill patients,...
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POP severity not linked to risk of de novo stress urinary incontinence
DENVER
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Brief screen helps identify patients with PTSD, depression
A new nine-item tool known as the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen demonstrated strong sensitivity and specificity for predicting PTSD and...
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Preperitoneal pelvic packing benefits subset of pelvic fracture patients
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Preperitoneal pelvic packing reduces mortality in patients with life-threatening hemorrhage due to unstable pelvic fractures,...