Study: Fusing palliative care into cancer surgery prep increases advance directives
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 08, 2023
When doctors integrate palliative care into presurgical planning, more people who went in for cancer-related surgery were able to put advanced directives in place.
How many steps a day are linked to lower risk of post-op complications? Try 7,500
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 23, 2023
New research finds that people who took 7,500 steps a day before surgery can lower their risk for post-surgical complications.
Data pinpoints 20-hour mark for hip fracture surgery in people on blood thinners
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 18, 2023
It turns out there’s an optimal time for doctors to begin surgically repairing a hip fracture in people on blood thinners or anticoagulants. It’s about the 20-hour mark after the fracture occurs, according...
Study: Sedation ordered by anesthesiologists more likely to result in discharge to home
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 17, 2023
When people have sedation from or under the direction of an anesthesiologist for procedures outside of an operating room, they’re more likely to go home instead of head to a long-term care community,...
Study: Telemedicine visits effective for patients mulling surgery
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John Roszkowski
Jan 23, 2023
A new study by Vanderbilt University researchers suggests that use of telemedicine (also known as telehealth) may be just as effective for shared decision-making and communications between patients and...
Aspirin as good as heparin at preventing blood clots after fracture surgery: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2023
The findings could having an impact on clinical practice and even alter the standard of care, say the authors of a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Study pinpoints mortality risk after major surgery for frail seniors with dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2022
Among frail seniors who had major surgery, 28% died in the following year. Mortality was even higher in those with dementia. The results may aid clinicians in counseling patients and their families about...
Opioid crisis has resulted in lower dosages post-surgery for seniors, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 27, 2022
Physicians appear to be reducing opioid doses for seniors after surgery and more frequently prescribing non-opioid painkillers as well.
Frailty and dementia a big factor in seniors’ one-year surgery outcomes: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2022
Frailty and dementia appear to have an outsized effect on mortality after surgery, a first-of-its-kind study finds. The results highlight the importance of geriatric conditions in surgical prognosis, the...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2022
Black Medicare recipients far less likely to receive a surgical consultation: study … Ultra-low dose total body imaging could help docs better evaluate rheumatoid arthritis … Mediterranean diet has...