Apr 04, 2014

The Particulars: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with or without an ICD (CRT-D) is indicated for symptom improvement in patients with chronic systolic heart failure, with prolonged intraventri...

Apr 04, 2014

The Particulars: Few studies have compared intensive medical therapy with bariatric surgery in the management of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in obese patients. Data Breakdown: For a study, patient...

Apr 02, 2014

The Particulars: In 2011, the ACC /American Heart Association/The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention-based guidelines for primary and elective PCI at hospitals without onsite card...

Mar 31, 2014

A superb study by the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative showed that the more skilled surgeons were, the better were their outcomes. Surgeons submitted a video of their choice depicting their...

Mar 27, 2014

When a Dutch woman with a rare condition needed a new skull, surgeons 3D-printed one for her and put it on her brain like a cap. An entire human cranium can now be added to the growing list of ...

Mar 19, 2014

According to recent estimates, roughly 350,000 to 500,000 patients undergo cardiac surgery each year. Thousands of patient lives have been saved or significantly improved with the advent of modern car...

Mar 17, 2014

The Particulars: Previous research has found that joint replacements can sometimes end in implant failure that is due to factors other than infection or apparent biomechanical issues. It is possible t...

Mar 17, 2014

The Particulars: Elevated BMI has been linked to symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) in previous studies. Data are lacking on the impact of weight loss following gastric bypass surgery (GBS) on knee ...

Mar 17, 2014

The Particulars: Recent studies have shown that prescription drug abuse is on the rise throughout the United States. With this phenomenon has come a rise in “doctor shopping,” the practice of visi...

Mar 17, 2014

The Particulars: Prior research indicates that, in general, patients with diabetes who undergo surgery are at higher risk for comorbidities and perioperative complications. Little is known, however, a...

Mar 17, 2014

The Particulars: Studies have shown that statin therapy helps decrease the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in healthy, non-surgical patients. However, VTE following orthopedic procedures—j...

Mar 17, 2014

Postoperative acute care visits for clinically significant surgical site infections (SSIs) occurred within 14 days after 3.09 of every 1,000 ambulatory operations performed and within 30 days in 4.84 ...

Mar 11, 2014

According to recent estimates, more than 15 million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a disease characterized by atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the lower extremities. “About 20...

Mar 11, 2014

Numerous definitions for diagnosing myocardial infarction (MI) after coronary revasculariza­tion are currently being used by clinicians. In 2013, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interv...

Mar 11, 2014

Throughout healthcare, there has been a recent push for electronic communications to be used more frequently as a means to improve quality of care. Examples include emailing test results to patients o...

Mar 11, 2014

New  research is being presented at AAOS 2014, the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, from March 11-15 in New Orleans. Meeting Highlights Statins & VTE After Knee &a...

Mar 10, 2014

There seems to be no shortage of bad doctor stories going around these days. Just when you thought you'd heard the worst, along comes another. Dr. Ehab Mohamed, a "cosmetic surgeon" in California, ...

Mar 05, 2014

Policy makers and regulators have placed a great emphasis on venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention due to its significant healthcare burden. Hospital VTE measures are now part of CMS’s pay-for-per...

Mar 05, 2014

Over the past 30 years, the rates of thyroid surgery have tripled in the United States, according to recent estimates. Studies indicate that between 118,000 and 166,000 patients in the U.S. undergo th...

Feb 25, 2014

Experts have reported that population growth among the elderly and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases in these older Americans will have profound implications for the United States healthca...