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    Association of Frailty on One-Year Postoperative Mortality Following Major Elective Non-Cardiac Surgery

    May 20, 2016

    Clinical question: What is the association of preoperative frailty on one-year postoperative mortality? Background: Frailty is an aggregate expression of susceptibility to poor outcomes owing to age and disease-related deficits that accumulate with multiple domains.

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    Long-Term Βeta-Blocker Use May Cause More Harm in Patients Undergoing Surgery

    April 25, 2016

    Clinical question: What is the harm associated with long-term beta-blocker therapy in patients with uncomplicated hypertension undergoing non-cardiac surgery? Background: Given the recent concerns over the validity of prior studies, there is uncertainty about which patients benefit most from peri

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    Postoperative Clostridium Difficile Infection Associated with Number of Antibiotics, Surgical Procedure Complexity

    April 8, 2016

    Clinical question: What are the factors that increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in postoperative patients? Background: CDI has become an important infectious etiology for morbidity, lengthy and costly hospital admissions, and mortality.

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    New Findings Show: Factors Contributing to the Prevalence in readmission for Bariatric Surgery Patients

    April 6, 2016

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one in 20 bariatric surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of having the procedure, according to new findings. Readmissions are increasingly being used as a quality metric for surgical procedures, Dr.

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    Liver Transplant Only Cure for Some Inpatients with Cirrhosis

    November 30, 2015

    Bilal Hameed, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology at the University of California San Francisco, reviewed a wide range of serious and life-threatening medical complications resulting from cirrhosis during the annual UCSF Management of the Hospitalized Patient conf

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    Post-Operative Transfusions after Noncardiac Surgery Associated with Increased Adverse Outcomes

    October 29, 2015

    Clinical question: Do transfusions affect post-operative outcomes after noncardiac surgery? Background: Studies have demonstrated that a restrictive transfusion strategy is probably superior to a liberal transfusion strategy in many clinical settings.

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    For Some Inpatients with Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant Is the only Cure

    October 24, 2015

    Bilal Hameed, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of California San Francisco, reviewed a wide range of serious and life-threatening medical complications resulting from cirrhosis during the annual UCSF Management of the Hospitalized Patient conf

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    Effects of Peri-Operative Beta-Blockade in Noncardiac Surgery Vary Based on Cardiac Risk Factors

    September 9, 2015

    Research Review: Peri-Operative Beta-Blockade in Noncardiac Surgery

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    Increased Mortality With Perioperative Beta-Blockade in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

    September 3, 2015

    Clinical question: Does the use of perioperative beta-blockers affect the outcomes in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery? Bottom line: Determining the presence or absence of cardiac risk factors is important when deciding whether to use beta-blockers during the perioperative period for patien

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    Fecal Microbiotia Transplantation in Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

    July 14, 2015

    Clinical question: Does fecal microbiotia transplantation (FMT) effectively treat patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)? Background: Patients with initial CDI have increased rates of recurrence (15%–30%), with variable success noted in treatment of recurrent disease.

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