NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Free-text searches of electronic medical records (EMRs) perform better than administrative data codes in identifying postoperative complications, a study in the August 24/31…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The presence of peripheral neuropathy, and not diabetes per se, increases the risk of surgical site infections after foot and ankle surgery, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Smoking, COPD and peptic ulcer disease are important risk factors for complications in patients undergoing elective primary total hip replacement (THR) or primary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Geographically, higher rates of surgery for early stage nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are associated with improved survival, even in older and sicker…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Five-year survival rates are not significantly different for patients with esophagogastric cancer whether they undergo transthoracic or transhiatal esophagectomy, according to the findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During thyroidectomy, the technique used to identify the all-important recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) matters when it comes to the chances of paralysis of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Perioperative treatment with low-dose human atrial natriuretic peptide (carperitide) improves outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are undergoing coronary artery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) in children in regions where community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is prevalent is more likely to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Mitotane combined with fast-acting steroidogenesis inhibitors might avoid the need for emergency bilateral adrenalectomy in patients with severe hypercortisolism, French researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For best results, laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with acute cholecystitis should be performed within 48 hours of hospital admission, a Swiss team reports.…