General Surgery
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Needle aspiration comes first for most breast abscesses
Septic, deteriorating patients, and the immunocompromised, need a larger incision and drainage.
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Appendix linked to Parkinson’s disease in series of unexpected findings
Appendectomy reduces PD risk by about 20%.
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Half of outpatient antibiotics prescribed with no infectious disease code
SAN FRANCISCO – Clinicians prescribed 46% of antibiotics without an infection-related diagnosis code and 20% without an office visit.
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Admission eosinopenia predicted severe CDI outcomes
Significant predictors of mortality included having more comorbidities and lower systolic blood pressure at admission.
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Resident participation in surgery is safe for patients, study shows
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Five-year follow-up confirms safety of antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis
Antibiotic therapy offers a feasible alternative to appendectomy for the management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
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Partial nephrectomies on rise for early-stage RCC
SAN FRANCISCO – But the study also shows that radical nephrectomies are still common for early-stage renal tumors....
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Risk factors for postop cardiac events differ between vascular and general surgery
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POEM effective for more than achalasia
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Study examines POEM learning curve
The typical learning curve was 100 cases.
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MI risk prediction after noncardiac surgery simplified
ORLANDO – Three conventional cardiovascular risk factors tell the tale.