Anesthesiology 2013: Predicting Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly
The Particulars: Postoperative delirium (PD) occurs in about 20% of elderly patients, according to...
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The Particulars: Postoperative delirium (PD) occurs in about 20% of elderly patients, according to...
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The Particulars: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is common among surgical patients....
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The Particulars: Data indicate that more than 80% of tonsillectomies are performed to correct...
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WASHINGTON, DC—Researchers at the University of Michigan Department of Surgery have begun testing...
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WASHINGTON, DC— Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, have taken...
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New research was presented at Anesthesiology 2013, the annual meeting of the American Society of...
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The Particulars: Among the elderly, research suggests that elective colon resection is associated...
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The Particulars: Medicare reduces compensation rates for hospitals with high readmission rates....
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The Particulars: Studies have suggested that morbidity and mortality rates are worse among...
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WASHINGTON, DC—Women with early-stage breast cancer in one breast are increasingly opting to...
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WASHINGTON, DC—People over 60 years old are more likely to have precancerous or cancerous polyps...
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WASHINGTON, DC—New combinations of postoperative pain treatment decreased both pain and the use of...
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WASHINGTON, DC—Patients with bladder cancer are two times more likely to have complications after...
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WASHINGTON, DC—A University of Michigan surgeon has found a way to successfully perform...
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The decline of medicine as a profession began when it became legal for doctors and hospitals to advertise. Apparently it all started when an Arizona lawyer sued for his first amendment right to advertise his services. In 1977,...
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The Particulars: Norovirus is the cause of many severe gastrointestinal infections in the United...
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The Particulars: Studies have indicated that meningitis vaccinations can help reduce the number of...
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The Particulars: Patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) often receive...
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