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ACL repair: ‘We have to do better’

Posted on: 18/02/2015 - 18:29

SNOWMASS, COLO. – A novel approach to repairing anterior cruciate ligament injuries – and perhaps thereby avoiding a downstream tidal wave of knee... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Transsplenic TIPS procedure catching on for portal vein thrombosis

Posted on: 14/01/2015 - 16:41

CHICAGO – Portal vein recanalization using a transsplenic approach can be utilized to improve transplant candidacy in patients with cirrhosis and ch... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Trendelenburg positioning does not increase ventilator injuries

Posted on: 09/01/2015 - 19:56

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Trendelenburg position does not materially increase ventilator pressures during laparoscopic gynecologic surgery, according to inv... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Nonoperative management okay after draining diverticular-associated abscess

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 22:35

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients who did not undergo elective surgical resection after successful percutaneous drainage of a diverticular-associated abscess had low rates of recurrent diverticulitis in a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Perioperative fluid levels increase ileus risk

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 19:49

SAN FRANCISCO – Too much or too little IV fluid on the day of surgery was associated with a 10%-12% increased risk for postoperative ileus in a retrospective study of 84,722 patients undergoing colon...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Total thyroidectomy more likely with younger thyroid cancer patients

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 17:46

CORONADO, CALIF. – Patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who were younger than age 45 years were more likely to undergo total or near-total thyroidectomy and to receive radioactive iodine,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Less trauma, more success with bleeding peptic ulcer management

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 21:00

SAN FRANCISCO – If current trends continue, vagotomy and gastrectomy for bleeding peptic ulcers will be mostly a thing of the past, according to <a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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

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