NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients undergoing major abdominal surgery, pretreatment with a glucocorticoid decreases complications and time spent in the hospital, probably by attenuating the postsurgical…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is as effective as systemic progestogen regimens for endometrial protection in women taking estrogen replacement therapy for menopausal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis often have gastroesophageal reflux (GER), and use of medication to treat this condition is associated with increased survival,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with an implantable converter-defibrillator (ICD) that uses fracture-prone Fidelis leads have similar survival rates as ICD patients with another type of lead,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – African Americans are less likely to develop atrial fibrillation after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery than European Americans, a new study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When performed at centers of excellence, robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) has “an acceptably low” complication rate that mirrors that of open partial nephrectomy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women given supplemental oxygen during and after cesarean delivery do not have decreased rates of wound infection or endometritis, according to a new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who have a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) inserted before their 5th birthday have more than a six-fold increased risk of inguinal hernia, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Venous thromboembolism (VTE) after colorectal surgery is nearly twice as common when a patient undergoes an open procedure compared to laparoscopy, a study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a meta-analysis of studies comparing conventional tonsillectomy techniques with technology-assisted procedures, vessel sealing systems demonstrated advantages in terms of postop pain and…