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Report card may foretell achalasia surgery outcomes

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 30, 2019

BALTIMORE – A report card that evaluates multiple variables after myotomy for achalasia may provide a more accurate picture of outcomes than the...

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Novel strategies may help curb bariatric SSI

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 28, 2019

BALTIMORE – A predictive tool to stratify risk and a change in practice showed promise in reducing wound infection rates for gastric bypass...

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Staging tool predicts post-RYGB complications

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 28, 2019

An alternative staging scale has been found to be superior to body mass index in predicting complications after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery...

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Survey: Bias against female surgeons persists

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 16, 2019

An online survey completed by 190 male surgeons finds that bias continues to hold back female surgeons.

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Anxiety can impact patient satisfaction after GERD surgery

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 16, 2019

Patients on antianxiety drugs have lower satisfaction rates after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.

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Robotic sleeve gastrectomy may heighten organ space infection risk

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: January 13, 2019

Robotic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss has similar outcomes to laparoscopic surgery but a higher risk of...

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Can higher MAP post cardiac arrest improve neurologic outcomes?

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Richard Mark Kirkner

CHICAGO – A target mean arterial pressure higher than what the guidelines recommend appears safe but has mixed results for improving neurologic...

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Can robotics reduce hepatic surgery conversions?

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 19, 2018

Robotic surgery could help in decreasing conversion rates from minimally invasive to open surgery for liver resection.

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Expert panel publishes consensus on robotic TME

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 18, 2018

A panel of expert European surgeons have published a consensus study of standardized steps for robotic rectal cancer surgery.

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Digital alerts reduced AF-related stroke, MI rates

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 18, 2018

CHICAGO – A computerized decision support system increased anticoagulation rates and reduced cardiac event rates in at-risk atrial fibrillation...

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All-or-none approach boosts adherence to stroke treatments

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 5, 2018

CHICAGO – Sites that complied with all 10 steps of a quality-improvement program were twice as likely to adhere to evidence-based treatments for...

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Combined novel risk factors raise coronary event rates

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 4, 2018

CHICAGO – Study finds elevated lipoprotein(a) levels plus a family history of coronary heart disease significantly increases risk of coronary...

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EARLY: Angiography within 2 hours of acute non-ST event cut recurrent ischemic events

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Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: December 4, 2018

Coronary angiography immediately after an acute non–ST-segment elevation coronary event limited recurrent events, compared with later intervention...

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Impella heart pump may enable 30-minute reperfusion delay

Author:
Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 20, 2018

CHICAGO – An investigative heart pump for LV unloading after cardiac arrest was as safe and effective as immediate or delayed reperfusion.

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Is prehospital cooling in cardiac arrest ready for prime time?

Author:
Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: November 12, 2018

CHICAGO – Prehospital cooling of cardiac arrest patients with a transnasal device was safe and may confer...

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