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Longer follow-up needed to track mesh explantation trends
Mesh explantation usually occurs 1-3 years after implantation and triples the operative costs of the original ventral hernia repair.
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Lightweight mesh linked to longer LOS, worse QOL
Lightweight mesh was associated with more surgical site infection and longer hospital stay following open ventral hernia repair, compared with...
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Adjuvant chemo prolonged survival after radical nephroureterectomy
Adjuvant chemotherapy prolonged survival after radical nephroureterectomy by nearly a year, compared with observation alone, among patients with...
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Diagnostic laparoscopy identifies ovarian cancers amenable to PCS
For women with suspected advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, diagnostic laparoscopy can help to distinguish between patients who could benefit...
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Covered-stent TIPS tops large-volume paracentesis for cirrhosis survival
One-year survival without liver transplant was far more likely when transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) with covered stents were...
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Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, pain lead health spending
Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and back/neck pain are the top three conditions accounting for the highest spending on personal health care.
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‘Negative’ appendectomy = longer LOS, higher morbidity
“Negative” appendectomy – appendectomy in which the surgeon discovers there is no appendicitis – is associated with a prolonged hospital stay,...
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Pain after hernia repair shows improvement at 6 months
Patients who have undergone open ventral abdominal hernia repair see significant improvements in some self-reported pain measures at 6 or more...
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Shorter-course antimicrobials do not reduce antimicrobial resistance in AOM
Shorter-course antimicrobials for AOM result in higher clinical failure rates without reducing antimicrobial resistance.
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Counsel women against unnecessary prophylactic mastectomies
Women with breast cancer are much less likely to opt for contralateral prophylactic mastectomies if they know it won’t prolong their lives,...
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Severe postoperative pain following thoracotomy predicts persistent pain months later
Individuals who experience acute pain after open thoracotomy are more likely to still be in pain 6 months later.