A Safety Program to Decrease SSIs
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common complication facing colorectal surgery...
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Author: Janine Anthes
Calcium Supplementation After Thyroidectomy
More than 50,000 thyroid operations are performed in the United States annually, and postoperative...
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Pulmonary Hypertension Remains After Aortic Valve Replacement
Most patients who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) appear to have pulmonary hypertension...
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Optimizing Resources in Lung Cancer Surgery
Performing routine needle biopsy of suspicious lung nodules in surgical candidates appears to have...
Read More4 in 10 Docs Cave in to Brand-Name Drug Demands
Even when generic drugs are available, approximately 4 of 10 physicians in practice more than 30 years “sometimes or often” give in to patients’ demands for brand-name drugs. This is compared with 31% of physicians...
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Duty Hour Limits: Perceptions of Residents
Perceptions of fatigue appear to have improved following the implementation of the 2003...
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Assessing Off-Label Anesthesia Use in Pediatrics
A Johns Hopkins University study suggests that many anesthesia drugs used for children are not...
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Survival After Aortic Dissection Surgery
Acute kidney injury appears to be strongly associated with survival in patients undergoing open...
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Annuloplasty Plus CABG Helpful in Mitral Regurgitation
When compared with CABG alone, CABG plus mitral annuloplasty in patients with moderate ischemic...
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Age & Complications in Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Patients aged 50 or younger undergoing esophagectomy for cancer appear to have shorter ICU stays,...
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Early Surgical Resection Beneficial for Low-Grade Gliomas
Researchers in Norway found that patients with low-grade gliomas appear to have better overall...
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Age & Presentation of Urinary Tract Infections
A large number of adults older than 65 who are diagnosed with a urinary tract infection (UTI) in...
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Characterizing Inpatient Severe Sepsis Mortality
Data from general acute care hospitals in California suggest that patient demographics and health...
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Why Primary Care is the Future of Healthcare
Several weeks ago, Primary Care Progress asked me to serve as one of their guest bloggers for this...
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Discontinuing PSA Screening: Perspectives From PCPs
Age and life expectancy appear to be considered often by primary care providers (PCPs) when...
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Pertussis Hospitalization Risk by Age
Patients aged 65 or older appear to be more likely to be hospitalized for pertussis than adults...
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Alternative Markers of Hyperglycemia & Diabetes Risk
Fructosamine, glycated albumin, and 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) appear to be associated with the...
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Statin Non-Adherence & Treatment Intensification
A review of more than 125,000 patients on stable statin therapy suggests that nearly half (44%) of...
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CHD Risks High in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) appears to be higher in patients with systemic...
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Migraine Prevalence, Celiac Disease, & IBD
When compared with healthy controls, patients with celiac disease, gluten sensitivity (GS), and...
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