Neighborhood Deprivation Predicts Poorer Liver Transplant Outcomes in Children
A team of researchers sought to determine whether neighborhood deprivation affected outcomes in pediatric patients having undergone hepatic transplantation.
Surgery
Oral vs IV Acetaminophen in Preoperative Multimodality Pain Management: Are They Equal?
Retrospective analysis sought to determine the effectiveness, cost, and impact on postoperative opioid use for the 2 formulations when used in a perioperative pain management regimen.
Preoperative Opioid Use, Fatigue Severity May Predict Pain After TKA
Preoperative risk factors, including opioid use and fatigue severity, may be an important part of preoperative screening to determine post-TKA pain outcomes.
Adverse Events Up With Tourniquet Use in Knee Replacement
For patients undergoing knee replacement surgery, use of a tourniquet may increase the risk for serious adverse events.
Over Half of Obese Patients Have Diabetes Remission After RYGB
Remission rates greater in younger participants and those with short diabetes duration, higher HOMA percentage B
A Not-So-Straightforward Case of Endometriosis
Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, with peak prevalence occurring in those aged 25 to 35 years.
HIV+ Transplant Donors: Expanding Opportunities to Save HIV Patient Lives
The national organ shortage has led researchers to critically
re-evaluate organ sources that previously were considered too
risky for HIV patients.
Case Study in Live Liver Transplantation: HIV-Positive Mother Donates to HIV-Negative Daughter
In 2018, surgeons in South Africa reported on the first case involving an HIV-positive living donor and an HIV-negative recipient.
Preoperative Mental State Associated With Postoperative Pain
Even modest depression, anxiety, and catastrophizing are predictors of whether a patient later experiences improvements in pain relief following joint replacement surgery.
Marked Decline in 5-Year Surgery Rates Seen for Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn Disease
Investigators analyzed the surgical risk for ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease in contemporary, population-based inception cohorts vs 20th century cohorts.
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