HOSP || Perioperative Medicine

VIDEO: Risks for anastomotic leak after colectomy identified

Posted on: 07/11/2014 - 19:02

SAN FRANCISCO– A large retrospective study identified risk factors for anastomotic leak within 30 days of colectomy. The analysis of data on 13,684 patients looked at a multicenter cohort, compared...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Risks for anastomotic leak after colectomy identified

Posted on: 07/11/2014 - 19:02

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Obesity, diabetes spur on group A strep infections

Posted on: 06/11/2014 - 18:50

PHILADELPHIA – Obesity and diabetes are independent risk factors for invasive group A Streptococcus infections, with the highest risk among those with diabetes and morbid obesity. The...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

‘Prehabilitation’ cut postoperative care costs for total hip and knee replacements

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 22:30

Physical therapy before joint replacement surgery cut the predicted use of postoperative care by 29%, saving an estimated $1,215 in health care costs per patient, according to a Medicare claims...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Postoperative complications increase risk of death in CRC patients

Posted on: 19/09/2014 - 14:55

Patients who develop infectious complications after undergoing curative surgery for colorectal cancer face a significantly increased risk of death, results from a large retrospective study...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Postoperative complications increase risk of death in CRC patients

Posted on: 19/09/2014 - 14:55

Patients who develop infectious complications after undergoing curative surgery for colorectal cancer face a significantly increased risk of death, results from a large retrospective study...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 22:00

COPENHAGEN – Almost half of patients with mild cognitive impairment progressed to dementia within 1 year of undergoing either arthroplasty or coronary angiography, according to a small Australian...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 22:00

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Initial cholecystectomy bests standard approach for suspected common duct stone

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 21:00

For patients at intermediate risk for having a common duct stone, initial cholecystectomy resulted in a shorter hospital stay, fewer invasive procedures, and no increase in morbidity, compared with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Tests may help before liver transplant, not after

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 15:15

CHICAGO – Two laboratory measurements that are commonly used to assess the cause of symptomatic ascites before liver transplant may be deceptive when used to assess posttransplant ascites, a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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