Apr 30, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate, Human) for the urgent reversal of vitamin K antagonist (VKA) anticoagulation in adults with acute major b...

Apr 25, 2013

Duke University researchers have found that several factors appear to significantly predict cognitive recovery following cardiac surgery. These included: More patient education. Baseline cognitive...

Apr 25, 2013

The rate of inpatient bariatric procedures among adolescents appears to have plateaued since 2003, despite the worsening childhood obesity epidemic. The rate of these procedures per 100,000 increased ...

Apr 25, 2013

Australian researchers have found that durable weight loss can be maintained through 15 years among patients who undergo laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Weight loss rates beyond 10 years were...

Apr 24, 2013

The use of β-blockers appears to be safe and significantly improves survival at mid-term follow-up among patients with COPD who are undergoing CABG. A comparison study showed that patients receiving ...

Apr 24, 2013

An experimental study has found that using micropauses—20-second breaks every 20 minutes—appears to completely or almost completely prevent surgeon muscular fatigue. The authors noted that recent ...

Apr 24, 2013

The influx of new residents and fellows to teaching hospitals in the month of July appears to have a negligible effect on spinal surgery outcomes. A study of hospitalizations throughout the United Sta...

Apr 24, 2013

For patients with early stage breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy with radiation appears to improve disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival when compared with mastectomy. The DSS ben...

Apr 15, 2013

  A study in the British Journal of Surgery says that removing an inflamed appendix via the stomach is feasible and "promising." The technique is known as natural orifice transluminal endosco...

Mar 22, 2013

The Particulars: Data are lacking on the long-term benefits and risks of total hip arthroplasty (THA) on overall health and healthcare spending in osteoarthritic patients. Data Breakdown: For a stu...

Mar 21, 2013

The Particulars: Previous research has not provided well-defined predictors of complications and mortality following hip fracture. Data Breakdown: After analyzing a sample of more than 44,000 hip f...

Mar 21, 2013

The Particulars: Previous studies have indicated that success rates with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are high. However, data is limited on patients returning to work after TKA. Data Breakdown: A ...

Mar 20, 2013

The Particulars: Previous research has shown that smoking is linked to prolonged healing and increased postoperative complications following orthopedic surgery. Few analyses have explored clinical out...

Mar 19, 2013

The Particulars: Previous investigations have suggested that osteoarthritis of the hip and knee affect sexual activity. The ability of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to...

Mar 19, 2013

  Bicycle, trampoline and roller sport injuries decline; football and soccer injuries still on the rise New research presented today at the at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academ...

Mar 19, 2013

Many of today’s running shoes feature a heavy cushioned heel. New research presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons(AAOS) found that these shoes may...

Mar 19, 2013

Military Personnel Return to Duty Following Severe Injury to the Lower Extremity Return to Duty of Special Operations Personnel after Limb Salvage for High Energy Lower Extremity Trauma Return to ...

Mar 18, 2013

New research is being presented at AAOS 2013, the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, from March 19-23 in Chicago. by Chris Cole Meeting Highlights Sexual Function ...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: The weight loss that is achievable with bariatric surgery may be accompanied by remission of diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. The effects of bariatric surgery on left ventric...

Mar 13, 2013

The Particulars: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk prediction score is currently only applicable for patients undergoing midline sternotomy. A simple risk score for predicting STS composite ...