Gerontology & Geriatrics
Increasing frailty may lead to death
A new study published in Age and Ageing indicates that frail patients in any age group are more likely to die than those who are not frail.
Feb 19, 2019
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News tagged with surgical outcomes
Pediatrics
Pediatric anesthesia does not affect development outcomes
(HealthDay)—Young children who have surgical procedures that require general anesthesia do not have an increased risk for adverse child development outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Nov 6, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Best way to assess obstetrics programs? Measure outcomes for both mom, baby
Mothers and babies are dying due to birth-associated complications at higher rates now than a decade ago. In a new study appearing online in Birth, Katherine Campbell, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive ...
Oct 3, 2018
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Surgery
Two quality improvement programs lead to fewer postoperative complications
Two presurgery checklists from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Strong for Surgery (S4S) program that incorporate best practices for engaging patients in preparing for their upcoming operations significantly improved ...
Jul 24, 2018
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Surgery
No outcome differences based on anesthesia team make-up
(HealthDay)—Anesthesia care team composition is not associated with surgical outcomes, according to a study recently published in Anesthesiology.
Jul 18, 2018
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Surgery
Surgical metrics do not provide a clear path to improvement
While surgical outcomes have improved nationally over time, surgical outcome reporting does not necessarily lead to better outcomes, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Jun 29, 2018
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Health
Better educated nurses linked to better outcomes in surgical patients with dementia
A new study found that surgical patients with coexisting Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are more likely to die within 30 days of admission and to die following a complication compared with patients without ...
Mar 21, 2018
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Surgery
Intra-op decision support system improves process measures
(HealthDay)—For adults undergoing surgical procedures under general anesthesia, an intraoperative decision support system with real-time visualization can improve process measures, but not clinical outcomes, according to ...
Jan 30, 2018
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Pediatrics
Study finds black children face higher risk of death post surgery
A recent study, Race, Preoperative Risk Factors, and Death After Surgery, has found that black children are more than twice as likely to die following surgery than white children and describes race-specific models to predict ...
Jan 16, 2018
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Surgery
Study finds small differences in patient outcomes between male and female surgeons
Patients treated by female surgeons have slightly lower death rates in the first few weeks after their operation than patients treated by male surgeons, finds a study from Canada published by The BMJ today.
Oct 10, 2017
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