Surgery
News
Microvascular disease: An independent and exacerbating risk factor for amputation
The presence of microvascular disease plus peripheral artery disease resulted in a more than 20-fold increased risk of amputation than MVD or PAD...
Clinical Review
Fibroids: Patient considerations in medical and surgical management
Uterine fibroids can cause abnormal bleeding, pain, and infertility. ObGyns should be prepared to develop a treatment plan based...
Clinical Review
2019 Update on abnormal uterine bleeding
These experts discuss the factors that incur increased risk for malignant endometrial polyps, the relationship between chronic...
News
Revised CMS TAVR rules expected to widen access
Article
Acute Graft-vs-host Disease Following Liver Transplantation
Acute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is more common in allogeneic stem cell transplantation but can occur in the setting of solid-organ...
Conference Coverage
Pain coping skills training doesn’t improve knee arthroplasty outcomes
TORONTO – A high level of pain catastrophizing prior to scheduled knee arthroplasty is not, as previously thought, a harbinger of poor outcomes....
Original Research
Mismatch Between Process and Outcome Measures for Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism in a Surgical Cohort
Outcomes Research in Review
Use of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization in Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
Clinical Review
Calculating Risk for Poor Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Conference Coverage
Laparoscopic surgery survival outcomes on par with open approach in colorectal liver metastases
CHICAGO – More centers should develop expertise in laparoscopic approach, investigator says.