Faster Recovery Seen With Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with isolated medial knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) yields faster functional recovery than total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a study published online Dec. 2…
Learn MoreBe Aggressive With Initial Brain Tumor Surgery to Boost Survival: Study
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Researchers studying patients with low-grade, slow-growing brain tumors have found that more aggressive surgery may extend survival. The trick to treating low-grade gliomas is to remove as much of them as poss…
Learn MoreOne in Four Patients Experience Breast Reconstruction Burnout
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reconstructive burnout in breast reconstruction is associated with tissue expander complications, high body mass indices, and radiation therapy, according to a study published in the January issue of Plastic…
Learn MoreMethylprednisolone No Benefit in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Infants
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prophylactic use of methylprednisolone does not reduce the likelihood of worse outcome for infants undergoing surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, according to a study published in the Dec. 8 issue of the New …
Learn MoreBlack Patients Less Likely to Undergo Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Non-Hispanic Black patients are less likely to undergo minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) and are more likely to die or experience a major complication than non-Hispanic White patients, accordin…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Insured Black patients are less likely to undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement or repairs — relatively safe procedures — than their white counterparts, new research shows.Black patients who …
Learn MorePrices for Total Joint Arthroplasty Not Linked to Hospital Quality
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The overall negotiated price for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) varies considerably for hospitals within a regional health system and prices are not associated with measures of hospital quality, such as compl…
Learn MoreComputer Vision Approach Identifies Posterior Thoracolumbar Hardware
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A computer vision approach can accurately identify posterior thoracolumbar hardware, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.Adrish Anand, from the Baylor Co…
Learn MoreBlacks More Likely to Undergo Emergency Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are more likely to undergo emergency surgery for colorectal cancer, which is associated with worse short- and long-term outcomes, according to a study recently published in the Annals of Surge…
Learn MoreCommercial Rates for Breast Reconstruction Vary Significantly
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is large nationwide variation in commercial rates for breast reconstruction, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Surgery.Danielle H. Rochlin, M.D., from Stanford University Medical Cen…
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