Surgery
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How to slash colorectal surgery infection rates
BOSTON – Change perioperative routines.
Clinical
Surgical repair of hip fractures in nursing home patients
Does surgical repair of hip fractures in nursing home residents with advanced dementia reduce adverse outcomes?
News
Rapid bacterial testing of platelets saves money, reduces waste
BOSTON – Annual costs savings approached $89,000 and fewer units of platelets were discarded because of expiration.
Quality
Launching a surgical comanagement project
Collaborating in surgical comanagement improves the satisfaction of the hospitalists and surgeons involved.
Article
EHR-guided strategy reduces postop VTE events
BOSTON – Missed doses of enoxaparin correlate with increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis.
News
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.