Surgery
Quality
Launching a surgical comanagement project
Collaborating in surgical comanagement improves the satisfaction of the hospitalists and surgeons involved.
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EHR-guided strategy reduces postop VTE events
BOSTON – Missed doses of enoxaparin correlate with increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis.
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Post-mastectomy pain strategy allows for safe, same-day discharge
Strategy offers the potential to minimize inpatient admissions while decreasing oral narcotic use.
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VTE risk after gynecologic surgery lower with laparoscopic procedures
Laparoscopic and vaginal gynecologic surgery are associated with a lower incidence of postoperative VTE, compared with laparotomy.
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Need blood STAT? Call for a drone
BOSTON – Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles bring blood to remote hospitals in Africa, but a U.S.-based system will need to overcome significant...
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Admission eosinopenia predicted severe CDI outcomes
Significant predictors of mortality included having more comorbidities and lower systolic blood pressure at admission.
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Five-year follow-up confirms safety of antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis
Antibiotic therapy offers a feasible alternative to appendectomy for the management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
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Risk factors for postop cardiac events differ between vascular and general surgery
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Discharge opioid prescriptions for many surgical hospitalizations may be unnecessary
Do opioid prescriptions after surgical hospitalization correlate with opioid use immediately prior to discharge?
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Enhanced recovery initiative improved bariatric length of stay
ORLANDO – Employing New Enhanced Recovery Goals for Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY) will generate data on best practices.