Surgery
Letters from Maine
The war on pain
Sometimes stories about pain medication include a description of how the prescription created symptoms that were far worse than the pain it was...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Biologics: Proposed guideline addresses perioperative management
Biologic agents should be stopped prior to elective total knee or hip arthroplasty in patients with rheumatic diseases, according to a draft...
From the Journals
Newborns with CHD have reduced cerebral oxygen delivery
Using a newer form of MRI to investigate oxygen levels in newborns with congenital heart disease, researchers in Canada reported that these...
From the Journals
Pediatric OSA improved with oral montelukast
The majority of children with obstructive sleep apnea who took montelukast showed reductions in their apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) scores.
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CMS offering educational webinars on MACRA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a pair of webinars aimed at helping physicians navigate the new regulation that...
Conference Coverage
Frailty stratifies pediatric liver disease severity
The pediatric frailty score identified patients with end-stage liver disease with sensitivity of 47% and specificity of 98%.
News
Removal from play reduces concussion recovery time in athletes
News
Can anesthesia in infants affect IQ scores?
Key clinical point: Volatile inhaled anesthesia may affect neurodevelopment in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Major finding:...
Conference Coverage
Study aims to better understand readmissions in pediatric surgery
Readmission rates and the underlying reasons for them vary between medical specialties following surgery in children, a study of national data...
News
Syndecan-1 may predict kidney injury after ped heart surgery
Key clinical point: The biomarker syndecan-1 may aid in determining acute kidney injury risk for children having cardiac surgery. Major finding:...