Nov 27, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Change in the U.S. allocation system for donor hearts has reduced waitlist mortality, but posttransplantation outcomes may have been worsened, according to...

Nov 26, 2019

Clinical guidelines recommend that patients who undergo invasive procedures have a platelet count level above 50x10^9/L; these guidelines historically have applied to all patients and do not specifica...

Nov 25, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who undergo bariatric surgery may be at increased risk for nutritional deficiencies years later, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Clinica...

Nov 25, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The five-year incidence rate of joint surgery in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients is twice as high as in the general population, and this rate has remained ...

Nov 21, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Firearm injury seems to have a lasting effect, with survivors of gunshot wounds (GSW) having negative outcomes for years, according to a study published onl...

Nov 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) thalamotomy shows continued benefit for suppression of medication-refractory essential...

Nov 18, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The long-term risk for women with stress urinary incontinence needing surgical revision or removal after initial placement of synthetic midurethral slings is ...

Nov 15, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- About 2.7 million emergency department visits for sports injuries occurred during 2010 to 2016, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in the National ...

Nov 14, 2019

Data indicate that gallstones are the most common cause of acute pancreatitis in the United States. While patients with gallstone pancreatitis (GSP) ultimately require cholecystectomy to prevent futur...

Nov 14, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for mortality and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is high in children who undergo surgical repair for congenital heart disease compared with the ge...

Nov 14, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The 2019 AMN Healthcare Survey of Registered Nurses raises concerns about the outlook for the nursing profession in the United States. Cole Edmonson, D.N.P...

Nov 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- High-risk patients benefit from having surgery at teaching hospitals, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in the Annals of Surgery. Jeffrey H. S...

Nov 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People who inject drugs (PWID) have shorter survival following cardiac surgery than non-PWID, according to a review published online Nov. 8 in BMC Infectio...

Nov 07, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Race and poverty are not significantly tied to total knee replacement (TKR) failure or revision, according to a study published in the November issue of Arth...

Nov 05, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Among older patients undergoing hip or knee replacement, low-intensity compared with standard-intensity warfarin prophylaxis did not meet the noninferiority c...

Nov 04, 2019

Prior research indicates an association between obstructive sleep apnea and unfavorable long-term cardiovascular outcomes in the general population. Studies assessing this association in perioperative...

Nov 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for October 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as wel...

Oct 31, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Patient outcomes for appendicitis are improved with transition to a shift-based, acute care surgery (ACS) model with shorter shifts, according to a study pr...

Oct 31, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Patient outcomes for appendicitis are improved with transition to a shift-based, acute care surgery (ACS) model with shorter shifts, according to a study pr...

Oct 31, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Delaying cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis for more than 72 hours after admission is associated with an increased length of stay and increased rates o...