Surgery
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Initial ultrasound assessment of appendicitis curbs costs
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Staged hemispheric embolization: How to treat hemimegalencephaly within days of birth
“Neurosurgeons won’t touch them.”
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Bariatric surgery lacks impact on teens’ long-term mental health
Young people who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity used more mental health services than their nontreated peers, and their degree of weight...
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Bariatric surgery as safe in adolescents as it is in adults
Sleeve gastrectomy was significantly safer during the perioperative and immediate postoperative periods, compared with gastric bypass.
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Pediatric epilepsy surgery may improve cognition and behavior
CHARLOTTE, NC – Comorbidities may influence the likelihood of perceived improvement, whereas the type of surgery may not.
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Global blood supply runs low
Worldwide, more than 60% of countries had an inadequate supply of blood to meet the demand for transfusion.
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Firearm-related deaths show recent increase
Mortality from suicides and homicides began to rise in 2015.
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Differential monocytic HLA-DR expression prognostically useful in PICU
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – European pediatric “study of the year” paves way for novel sepsis immunotherapies.
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Cellulitis ranks as top reason for skin-related pediatric inpatient admissions
AUSTIN, TX – The median length of stay for patients was 2 days, with a median cost of $6,289.50 for each case.
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Treatment for pediatric low-grade glioma is associated with poor cognitive and socioeconomic outcomes
The risk for poor outcomes is greater when treatment includes radiotherapy, compared with surgery alone.
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Transcatheter pulmonary valve shows 5-year durability in postapproval study
LAS VEGAS – The 5-year follow-up of a U.S. postapproval study showed the expected durability of the Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve.