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Pulmonary metastasectomy may be useful for soft-tissue sarcoma spread
When is lung metastasectomy best for soft tissue sarcoma?
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Surgeon, primary care collaboration needed to catch hyperparathyroidism
Of 10,432 patients identified with hypercalcemia at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 2011 to 2015, only 3,200 patients (31%) had a...
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Robotic-assisted IHR causes fewer complications in obese patients
Robotic-assisted surgery proves beneficial in inguinal hernia repair.
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No easy answers for parastomal hernia repair
SEATTLE – Surgical repairs of parastomal hernia often fail.
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Multiply recurrent C. difficile infection is on the rise
It is more important than ever to establish the long-term safety of fecal microbiota transplantation.
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Imaging after bariatric surgery appears overdone
Is there too much postop imaging after bariatric surgery?
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Medicaid expansion produced opposing cost effects
Did the states that expanded enrollment in 2014 spend more or less?
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Very-low-volume vascular surgery practice linked to worse outcomes
Patients treated by very-low-volume surgeons had a twofold higher risk of death for open AAA repair.
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Study shows that 20% of inpatients given antibiotics develop adverse reactions
Twenty percent of hospitalized adults given antibiotics develop adverse drug events, including GI, nephrotoxic, hematologic, cardiac, and...
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High TAVR rates linked to fewer readmissions
Researchers say procedural volume could have serious implications for hospitals deciding whether or not to focus on TAVR.
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Proper catheter removal promotes colorectal surgery recovery
Compliance with guidelines for urinary catheter removal significantly reduced hospital stay and urinary tract infection rates.