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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 7, 2014
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 6, 2014
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 5, 2014
Major finding: In the sample, 62% of high-volume hospitals achieved high patient satisfaction, vs. 38% of low-volume hospitals.
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 2, 2014
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: May 1, 2014
Key clinical point: A study confirming previous research suggests that a high level of walking disability in OA patients should be considered a st...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 29, 2014
Major finding: OSI rates did not differ significantly between laparoscopic and open surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis (0.8% vs. 1.7%, respect...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 28, 2014
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 28, 2014
Major finding: Severe pain at 12 months was reduced from 8.6% with standard care to 1.4% with the addition of local anesthetic wound infiltration ...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 28, 2014
Major finding: Lack of clarity about indications thwarted 44.3% of primary care physicians from referring patients for arthroplasty.
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 25, 2014
Major finding: Men had more acute MIs within 90 days after total knee arthroplasty than did women (1.1% vs. 0.8%), more infection within 2 years o...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 22, 2014
Major finding: Compared with unaccredited centers, accredited centers have significantly decreased mortality (0.07% vs. 0.13%; P = .019) and impro...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 21, 2014
Major finding: The proportion of cases failing to meet either clinical or episode-based indications was 41.3% in 2010 and 29.6% in 2012 (P = .007)...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 18, 2014
Major finding: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome developed in 92% on placebo and 27% given methylprednisolone (relative risk, 0.29; P less t...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 17, 2014
Key clinical point: As recurrence is very rare, conservative nonoperative treatment should be considered first.Major finding: The 5-year cumulativ...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 14, 2014
Major finding: Median soluble ST2 levels were significantly higher among ICU nonsurvivors than survivors at day 1 (4,934 pg/mL vs. 1,007 pg/mL) an...
