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Top Picks From, December 7th, 2012
See which scientific sessions your colleagues are looking forward to this year at the Emerging Techniques in Orthopedics (ETO) 2012 annual meeting...
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Sternal SSIs, Mediastinitis Plummet Under Preop Decolonization Program
Major Finding: Following initiation of a preoperative S.
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Bariatric Surgery May Benefit Extremely Obese Adolescents
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Maggots Prove Wound-Cleaning Worth
Major Finding: After 7 days of therapy, the mean percentage of slough in wounds was 54.5% in the maggot debridement group, compared with 66.5% in...
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Why Professional Relationships Matter
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A-Fib Ablation Shown Safe During Cardiac Surgery
Major Finding: After 30 days, the adverse event rate was 10% in cardiac surgery patients also undergoing ablation and 15% in patients without...
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FAME 2 Favorable PCI Results Driven by Revascularization
Major Finding: The percentage of patients who had an MI, death, or urgent revascularization (the combined primary end point) was significantly...
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Equally Low Thrombosis Seen With Zotarolimus-, Sirolimus-Eluting Stents
Major Finding: Over 3 years, the incidence of stent thrombosis was 1.4% with a zotarolimus-eluting device and 1.8% with a sirolumus-eluting stent....
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ESC Guidelines Tackle TAVI
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Length of Stay, Mortality Rise With Glycemic Variability
Major Finding: Length of stay increased by 6% and 90-day mortality by 9% for every 10 mg/dL increase in glucose standard deviation.
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Modified Bariatric Surgery Tames Diabetes in Small Series
Major Finding: Diabetes went into remission in 20 of 43 adults after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with ileal interposition; the procedure also...