High Risk for Recurrence After Acute Lower GI Bleeding High Risk for Recurrence After Acute Lower GI Bleeding
A large observational study has found a high rate of rebleeding after hospitalization for acute lower GI bleeding; the study identified several targetable risk factors.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 9, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Trial Affirms Safety of Circulatory-Death Heart Transplants
(MedPage Today) -- Transplants from circulatory-death donor hearts assessed with a perfusion machine did just as well as those procured after brain death and cold storage, a randomized trial showed.
Recipients of a circulatory-death heart had... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Upper Airway Stimulation Device for OSA Holds Up in Real-World Analysis
(MedPage Today) -- INDIANAPOLIS -- Among patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are intolerant to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), an implanted upper airway stimulation device led to similar rates of surgical... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Nails or Sliding Hip Screws to Repair Trochanteric Fractures?
(MedPage Today) -- Patients who received intramedullary nails (IMNs) to repair trochanteric fractures reported no difference in health-related quality of life compared with those who received sliding hip screws (SHS), the INSITE clinical trial... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
FDA OKs Letermovir to Prevent CMV in Kidney Transplants FDA OKs Letermovir to Prevent CMV in Kidney Transplants
Letermovir was shown to be just as effective as valganciclovir in preventing CMV in kidney transplant recipients in new study published in JAMA; results prompt additional FDA approval for this indication.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Alert Source Type: news
Secret Past of Slain Doctor; Pope Needs Intestinal Surgery; More MIs on Mondays
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The family of John Forsyth, MD, the Missouri emergency medicine physician recently found dead of a gunshot wound, says he had been kidnapped in the past and had reportedly warned... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
New Antiviral Option for CMV Prophylaxis After Kidney Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Letermovir (Prevymis) proved noninferior to valganciclovir (Valcyte), the standard of care, in a clinical trial of cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in high-risk kidney transplant patients, researchers reported.
In a phase III... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
NPWT With Irrigation vs Traditional NPWT on DFU Outcomes NPWT With Irrigation vs Traditional NPWT on DFU Outcomes
Does the addition of irrigation to NPWT treatment impact the clinical outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers?Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Clinicians' Attitudes Toward Pathology Explanation Clinics Clinicians' Attitudes Toward Pathology Explanation Clinics
This study assessed clinician ' s attitudes and concerns regarding pathology explanation clinics--an interactive visit whereby the patient can directly discuss the pathology report with the pathologist.American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 6, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Risk Control and Treatment in Patients With NAFLD and T2D Risk Control and Treatment in Patients With NAFLD and T2D
A better understanding of the trends in risk factor control and medication use in this population could help improve the management of these patients.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 6, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer Subtypes Less Than 1 cm Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer Subtypes Less Than 1 cm
Small papillary thyroid carcinoma tumors may exhibit aggressive subtypes, which should be considered in the management strategy of these patients.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 6, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Numb to the violence: five years as a general surgery resident - Ayuso SA.
I ’m not one for written reflection. I certainly don’t keep a journal. But I made a point to write down the date—July 28, 2018. This was the first day that I saw a patient, victimized by insensible violence, die in front of me.
At the time, I wa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Fish Skin Graft vs Standard of Care in Diabetic Foot Ulcers Fish Skin Graft vs Standard of Care in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
How effective are fish skin grafts in the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers, and what are the cost benefits over that of standard of care?Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Neoadjuvant Chemo Flops Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy failed to match upfront surgery for survival in resectable pancreatic cancer, a small randomized trial showed.
Unexpectedly, patients assigned to surgery first lived more than a year longer... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 4, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
J & J Secures Dismissal of Whistleblower Case J & J Secures Dismissal of Whistleblower Case
A federal appeals court, in a decision unsealed Wednesday, upheld the dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit against Johnson& Johnson as a sanction for the plaintiffs ' misuse of confidential records they obtained through related litigation.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
