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Partial upper sternotomy for aortic valve replacement provides similar mid-term outcomes as the full sternotomy
CONCLUSIONS: Upper partial sternotomy can be performed safely for aortic valve replacement, without increased risk of death, stroke or re-admission in 3 years postoperatively.PMID:35572904 | PMC:PMC9096275 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-21-1494
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - May 16, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jan Hlavicka David Janda Petr Budera Petr Tousek Marek Maly Richard Fojt Hana Linkova Tomas Holubec Petr Kacer Source Type: research
Maternal and neonatal complications in women with congenital heart disease: a nationwide analysis
ConclusionsThis population-based study illustrates a reassuringly low maternal mortality rate in a highly developed healthcare system. Nevertheless, maternal morbidity and neonatal morbidity/mortality were significantly increased in women with ACHD and their offspring compared to non-ACHD controls highlighting the need of specialized care and pre-pregnancy counselling.
Source: European Heart Journal - October 12, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Content Analysis of Stroke Teleconsultation Recordings in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Conclusion: Teleconsultations between paramedics and hospital-based neurologists are not time-consuming. Stroke onset time and severity of neurological deficit are consistently communicated, however other important information such as comorbidities, premorbid disability, and anticoagulation status are reported inconsistently.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - September 9, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Non-Persistence With Antiplatelet Medications Among Older Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
Conclusion: In patients with an increased probability of non-persistence, an increased attention should be paid to improvement of persistence.
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - May 19, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
In-hospital Complications Are More Likely to Occur After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Than After Locked Plating for Proximal Humeral Fractures
CONCLUSION: The increased in-hospital risk for major adverse events and surgical complications may moderate the enthusiasm associated with RTSA for proximal humeral fractures in patients 65 years and older. Treatment decisions should be based on individual risk estimation to avoid potential harmful events. Future studies must include long-term outcomes and quality of life to enlighten these findings in a broader context.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study.PMID:33938479 | DOI:10.1097/CORR.0000000000001776
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - May 3, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jeanette K öppe Josef Stolberg-Stolberg Robert Rischen Andreas Faldum Michael J Raschke J Christoph Katthagen Source Type: research
eAssist Dental Health Education Foundation Goes Over and Above to Drive Systemic Health
Helping patients help themselves stay their healthiest SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- eAssist Dental Solutions, the nation ' s leading provider of virtual insurance and patient billing services for dental offices, proudly launches its new Dental Health Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization on a mission to spread awareness of the importance of dental cleanings. This year COVID-19 has helped bring to the attention of the public the devastating impact of inflammation on the body. Specifically, that increased systemic inflammation – which can be caused by oral inflammation du...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - November 7, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Rural U.S. Hospitals Are On Life Support As a Third Wave of COVID-19 Strikes
When COVID-19 hit the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert, a small rural town in Randolph County, in late March, the facility—which includes a 25-bed hospital, an adjacent nursing home and a family-medicine clinic, was quickly overwhelmed. In just a matter of days, 45 of the 62 nursing home residents tested positive. Negative residents were isolated in the hospital while the severely ill patients from both the nursing home and the local community were transferred to other better-equipped facilities.
“We were trying to get the patients out as fast as possible,” says Steve Whatley, Southwe...
Source: TIME: Health - October 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Barone Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Risk Adjustment for Episode-of-Care Costs After Total Joint Arthroplasty: What is the Additional Cost of Individual Comorbidities and Demographics?
DISCUSSION: Providers participating in alternative payment models should be aware of factors (cardiac history, age, and elevated BMI) associated with increased costs. Further study is needed to determine whether risk adjustment in alternative payment models can prevent problems with access to care for these high-risk patients.
PMID: 32701687 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - July 25, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research
Practical challenges in the conduct of pragmatic trials embedded in health plans: Lessons of IMPACT-AFib, an FDA-Catalyst trial.
Abstract
IMPACT-AFib was an 80,000-patient randomized clinical trial implemented by five US insurance companies (health plans) aimed at increasing the use of oral anticoagulants by individuals with atrial fibrillation who were at high risk of stroke and not on treatment. The underlying thesis was that patients could be change agents to initiate prescribing discussions with their providers. We tested the effect of mailing information to both patients and their providers. We used administrative medical claims and pharmacy dispensing data to identify eligible patients, to randomize them to an early or delayed interve...
Source: Clinical Trials - June 25, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Garcia CJ, Haynes K, Pokorney SD, Lin ND, McMahill-Walraven C, Nair V, Parlett L, Martin D, Al-Khalidi HR, McCall D, Granger CB, Platt R, Cocoros NM Tags: Clin Trials Source Type: research
Task-Oriented Circuit Training for Mobility in Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation in Germany and Austria: A Contextual Transferability Analysis.
Abstract
People with stroke cite mobility deficits as one of the most burdensome limitations. National and international stroke guidelines recommend physical therapy based on task-oriented practice, with high numbers of repetitions to improve mobility. In the outpatient setting in Germany and Austria, these principles have not yet been established. The purpose of this study was to identify an evidence-based intervention that could help reduce this research-practice gap. A stepwise approach proposed by Voigt-Radloff et al and Cochrane Germany was used. First, the specific health service problem in the German and Au...
Source: Physical Therapy - April 6, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Diermayr G, Schomberg M, Greisberger A, Elsner B, Gronwald M, Salbach NM Tags: Phys Ther Source Type: research
Costs of Implementing Post-Discharge Program After Stroke Costs of Implementing Post-Discharge Program After Stroke
Such a program can be expensive, particularly for smaller institutions, but may still be cost-effective as insurance companies start to reimburse such services, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 3, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
What ’s the Big Deal about Data in Medtech?
Discussion, “Top 5 Things You Need to Know about the Implantable Internet of Things."
Brian Chapman, partner and leader of ZS’s medtech practice of ZS, attributes today’s focus on data to the intersection of two important things:
"A general recognition that understanding more and connecting actions with outcomes will provide feedback and understanding that will drive standards of care. This is not new, but as capabilities rise in data collection, aggregation, and synthesize rise, and coupled with machine learning, the promise of data in healthcare is becoming even more ...
Source: MDDI - December 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Daphne Allen Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
Facebook Makes Its Healthcare Debut
Cristin Moran, CEO of Growth Science, said it best last week at MD&M Minneapolis when she said almost every industry is interested in healthcare. We've already seen Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google make power moves in healthcare, so it should come as no surprise that Facebook has now made its healthcare debut.
The social media giant announced this week that it is developing products and partnerships aimed at connecting people with healthcare resources, starting with a new Preventive Health tool for U.S. consumers.
Facebook said it is working with U.S. health organizations to offer the new tool, which is...
Source: MDDI - October 30, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
