Apr 27, 2015

New research was presented at AAOS 2015, the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, from March 24 to 28 in Las Vegas. The features below highlight some of the studies emerging...

Apr 20, 2015

Studies have shown that atrial fibrillation (AF) and flutter affect more than 33 million people throughout the world, and the presence of chronic AF has been associated with a three-fold greater risk ...

Apr 13, 2015

There was a time, during my training and early in my career when the trauma surgeon was the fighter pilot of the surgical world. We were the Top Knives, the Master Surgeons, of our respective hospital...

Apr 13, 2015

Renal artery stenosis (RAS)—narrowing of the renal arteries—is often asymptomatic, but studies show that it may lead to hypertension or worsening of blood pressure (BP) control. If left untreated,...

Apr 13, 2015

Studies have shown that people with diabetes are about 10 times more likely to undergo a lower extremity amputation (LEA) than those without the disease. About 90% of diabetics who undergo an LEA have...

Apr 06, 2015

The following depicts the population aged 65 and older by number of disabilities and age, based on data from 2008 to 2012. ...

Apr 02, 2015

I’m on day 5 of an 8-day run of Port-and-Starboard trauma call (Navy talk for every other night) and am feeling my age. There was a time when I could do this for weeks at a time and still have the e...

Mar 31, 2015

By 2030, patients aged 85 and older are projected to account for 2.3% of the United States population, but this figure is expected to nearly double by 2050. There has also been an increasing trend in ...

Mar 26, 2015

My friend Nick, the ER doctor, called me the other day to tell me that one of my patients had died under his care. He didn’t have to do that, but he knew I had followed this woman for several years ...

Mar 25, 2015

Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. ...

Mar 23, 2015

Emergency physicians (EPs) are at the forefront of efforts to save patients or preserve options for organ donation for those who cannot be saved. On average, 18 Americans die every day while waiting f...

Mar 23, 2015

Studies show that attrition from general surgery programs is high, even with the introduction of work-hour limitations and new restrictions on hours for general surgery residents. Research has also sh...

Mar 23, 2015

As life expectancy continues to increase in the United States, the number of elderly people and those with chronic health conditions like osteo­porosis is also rising. The number of people older than...

Mar 09, 2015

Each year, more than 50,000 adults between the ages of 18 and 24 visit EDs, and about half have hazardous alcohol use patterns. “Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of mortality for young adults,...

Mar 09, 2015

New research was presented at STS 2015, the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, from January 24 to 28 in San Diego. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from t...

Mar 09, 2015

According to published research, new onset post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the most common complications following cardiac surgery, with incidence rates ranging between 10% and 30%...

Mar 02, 2015

A study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) meeting in October of last year found that patients who chew gum in the immediate preoperative period may safely undergo surgery. ...

Feb 23, 2015

Comparing knee and hip arthroplasties—a look at prevalence and reimbursement rates. ...

Feb 23, 2015

In collaboration with 15 specialty surgical organizations, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has published and released its seventh edition of Physicians as Assistants at Surgery. The report is m...

Feb 23, 2015

Published reports have shown that the number of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures performed in the United States more than tripled from 1993 to 2009, while the number of total hip arthroplasty ...