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Repositionable aortic valve meets performance goals
Major finding: The 30-day mean aortic valve pressure gradient was 11.5 mm Hg, and 4% of patients died within 30 days.Data source: A prospective...
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Outcomes at 1 year similar for Resolute Integrity and BioMatrix Flex stents
Major finding: Rates of major adverse cardiac events at 1 year were 5.3% with the Resolute Integrity stent and 5.1% with the BioMatrix Flex stent....
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Transradial PCI seems feasible in women
Major finding: Rates of bleeding or vascular complications were 1.2% using radial access and 2.9% using femoral access in the PCI subgroup and 6.7...
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Fistula risk quadrupled with hyperthermia during pancreaticoduodenectomy
Major finding: The likelihood of postoperative pancreatic fistula quadrupled in patients with a body temperature higher than 99.5 degrees F at the...
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Simulations may improve intraoperative handoffs
Major finding: The rate of communication failures during simulated intraoperative handoffs decreased from 30% before the course to 17% at course...
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Drug-eluting stent edges drug-eluting balloon
Major finding: The in-segment minimal lumen diameter at 1 year was 2.36 mm with the second-generation everolimus-eluting stent and 2.01 mm with...
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Trauma surgeons placed intracranial pressure monitors safely
Major finding: Complications developed with 3% of monitors placed by trauma surgeons and 0.8% placed by neurosurgeons.Data source: Retrospective...
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Axillary treatment unnecessary after some total mastectomies
Major finding: Median 10-year regional recurrence rates were 4.9% in patients who did not undergo completion lymphadenectomy, 3.1% for patients...
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Platelet inhibition test helps predict surgical bleeding
Major finding: The mean maximum change in light transmission on LTA assessment of preoperative blood was approximately 30% in patients with...