Surgery
FDA/CDC
FDA’s low-risk TAVR okay set to propel case volume
Conference Coverage
Differential monocytic HLA-DR expression prognostically useful in PICU
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – European pediatric “study of the year” paves way for novel sepsis immunotherapies.
Conference Coverage
Epilepsy surgery outcome prediction seeks to gain ground
BANGKOK – It’s time for the prediction of seizure outcomes after epilepsy surgery to step into the 21st century.
News
FDA update: Higher late mortality with paclitaxel-coated devices
News
Preoperative tramadol fails to improve function after knee surgery
Patients given preoperative tramadol showed less improvement at 3 months than those given narcotics or no opiates.
Original Research
Association of Nausea and Length of Stay with Carbohydrate Loading Prior to Total Joint Arthroplasty
Conference Coverage
How common is accelerated knee OA?
TORONTO – More than one in seven women who developed knee OA in a large prospective population-based U.K. study had the more severe accelerated...
Conference Coverage
Minor surgeries appear safe for hemophilia patients on emicizumab
MELBOURNE – Patients with hemophilia A treated with emicizumab can safely undergo minor surgery, often without needing prophylactic coagulation...
News
Gynecologic surgeries linked with persistent opioid use
Nearly 7% of women received new opioid prescriptions months after common – and even minimally invasive – gynecologic procedures.
Conference Coverage
Cellulitis ranks as top reason for skin-related pediatric inpatient admissions
AUSTIN, TX – The median length of stay for patients was 2 days, with a median cost of $6,289.50 for each case.