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Pulmonary hypertension linked to complications after head and neck procedures
February 1, 2019
SAN DIEGO – The odds of in-hospital mortality were not significantly different for those with PHTN.
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Risk models fail to predict lower-GI bleeding outcomes
January 31, 2019
Seven complex clinical risk stratification models did not do as well.
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No change in postoperative pain with restrictive opioid protocol
December 27, 2018
The implementation of an ultrarestrictive opioid prescribing protocol after gynecologic surgery was associated with significant declines in opioid use.
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Overprescribing opioids leads to higher levels of consumption
November 27, 2018
The study findings have troubling implications for opioid abuse among surgical patients.
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How to slash colorectal surgery infection rates
November 12, 2018
BOSTON – Change perioperative routines.
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Palliative care update highlights role of nonspecialists
October 31, 2018
The latest guideline revision aims to establish a foundation for “gold-standard” palliative care.
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Launching a surgical comanagement project
October 29, 2018
Collaborating in surgical comanagement improves the satisfaction of the hospitalists and surgeons involved.
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EHR-guided strategy reduces postop VTE events
October 27, 2018
BOSTON – Missed doses of enoxaparin correlate with increased incidence of deep vein thrombosis.
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Post-mastectomy pain strategy allows for safe, same-day discharge
October 27, 2018
Strategy offers the potential to minimize inpatient admissions while decreasing oral narcotic use.
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VTE risk after gynecologic surgery lower with laparoscopic procedures
October 26, 2018
Laparoscopic and vaginal gynecologic surgery are associated with a lower incidence of postoperative VTE, compared with laparotomy.
