Living Guideline Updated for Drug Treatment of COVID-19
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the living guideline developed by the World Health Organization and published in The BMJ, recommendations on drug options for the treatment of COVID-19 have been updated.Arnav Agarwal, M.D., from McMaster …
Learn MoreVaccination Coverage in Kindergarteners Dropped in 2020 to 2021
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with the 2019 to 2020 school year, vaccination coverage among children in kindergarten decreased by about 1 percent for all vaccines in the 2020 to 2021 school year, according to research published …
Learn MoreRace May Impact Accuracy of Models Predicting Brain Amyloidosis
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some models for predicting brain amyloidosis are affected by race and may not provide consistent results across racial groups, according to a study published online April 21 in Neurology.Suzanne E. Schindler,…
Learn MoreEndoscopic Drainage Better for Necrotizing Pancreatitis
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with necrotizing pancreatitis, the rate of fistula formation and mortality is lower with endoscopic drainage (ED) than with other surgical drainage methods, according to a systematic review and m…
Learn MoreAudible Smoke Alarm More Effective With Increasing Child Age
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Child age has a significant impact on the effectiveness of audible smoke alarms, according to a study published online April 25 in Pediatrics.Gary A. Smith, M.D., Dr.P.H., from The Abigail Wexner Research Ins…
Learn MoreVitamin D Level, Race/Ethnicity Tied to Breast Cancer Risk
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sufficient circulating concentrations of vitamin D may protect against breast cancer in Hispanic/Latina women, according to a study published online April 25 in Cancer.Katie M. O’Brien, Ph.D., from the Nation…
Learn MoreShort-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to SARS-CoV-2 Infection
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) and black carbon is associated with an increased risk for positive results on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain react…
Learn MorePelvic Fixation May Not Be Needed With Cerebral Palsy Scoliosis
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Distal spine anchors (DSA) may provide better long-term control of the major curve than distal pelvic anchors (DPA) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) scoliosis, according to a study recently published in Spine Deformity.
Ying Li, M.D., from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and colleagues sought to identify indications to exclude the pelvis in children with CP scoliosis treated with growth-friendly instrumentation. A retrospective analysis included children with CP scoliosis treated with traditional growing rods, magnetically controlled growing rod system, or vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib and at least two years of follow-up.
The researchers identified 27 patients with DSA and 71 patients with DPA placed at the index surgery. Extension of the instrumentation to the pelvis (DSA-EXT) occurred in 22 percent of DSA patients, most commonly at final fusion. Compared with patients who did not require extension, DSA-EXT patients had a higher pre-index L5 tilt (10 versus 19 degrees). At the most recent follow-up, the DSA-EXT group had a lower major curve versus the DPA group (33 versus 58 degrees). Compared with those not requiring extension, the DSA-EXT group had a higher number of complications per patient (1.1 versus 2.3).
“Pre-index L5 tilt ≤10 degrees and pelvic obliquity
Several authors disclosed financial ties to the medical technology industry.
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Learn MorePatient-Reported Outcomes + Wearable Data Predict Postop Adverse Events
MONDAY, April 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Postoperative monitoring of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and a wearable device is feasible and showed moderate ability to discriminate between the days the patients experienced postoperative adverse event…
Learn MoreFDA Warns About Genetic Noninvasive Prenatal Screening Tests
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests may yield false results or inappropriate interpretations of results, according to a safety communication issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. NIPS tests…
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