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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 21, 2017
Public reporting of pediatric cardiac surgery outcomes requires more study but is associated with improved outcomes.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 20, 2017
Patients with infective endocarditis need early input from the responsible cardiac surgeon.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 20, 2017
Lobectomy for nonlocalized bronchiectasis can improve symptoms significantly.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 19, 2017
High initial postop hematocrit may increase the risk of early shunt thrombosis in newborns.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 14, 2017
HOUSTON – Same-day discharge for laparoscopic hiatal hernia resulted in no more postoperative mortality, morbidity, ER, or readmissions, compared w...
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 7, 2017
Transanal total mesorectal excision can consistently achieve good pathological results for obtaining specimens in rectal cancer, a study has found....
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 5, 2017
HOUSTON – Despite the benefits of laparoscopic surgery, its utilization in ventral hernia repair remains low.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 30, 2017
HOUSTON – Robot-assisted operations for inguinal hernia repair and cholecystectomy have grown steadily in recent years, but how do costs compare to...
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 29, 2017
HOUSTON – General surgeons are adopting robot-assisted surgery, but the adoption patterns differ from those of the subspecialties.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 28, 2017
Most small splanchnic artery aneurysms of less than 25 mm did not grow or rupture over time.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 20, 2017
LVADs gain ground as destination therapy in muscular dystrophies.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 20, 2017
A nomogram was predictive of prolonged air leak after lung resection.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 15, 2017
Spread through air spaces is a prognostic indicator in lung squamous cell carcinoma.
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 15, 2017
How can CABG survival rates be improved for women?
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- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: March 15, 2017
Keep an eye out after surgery for Loeys-Dietz.
