Surgery

An economic analysis suggests Medicare reimbursement for complex cataract surgery fails to cover increased costs required for the procedure and may affect practice patterns.

Antibiotic use was not linked to a decrease in infectious complications in either the unadjusted analysis or the adjusted analysis.

The statement suggests PCI without surgery on site is as safe as PCI at centers with on-site surgery across randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and international experiences.

6-year results from the LiGHT trial suggest SLT is a safe treatment for eyes with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension, providing drop-free IOP control.

Results of the PREVENT CLOT study indicate use of aspirin was as effective as low-molecular-weight heparin for reducing incidence of mortality in patients hospitalized with a traumatic fracture.

The TAVI system Navitor from Abbott is designed to treat people with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for open-heart surgery.

At 12 months of the CAPLA trial, the addition of posterior wall isolation to pulmonary vein isolation led to no significant improvements in freedom from atrial arrhythmia.

There was no significant differences in creatinine or estimated glomerular filtration rate between the readmission group and the no readmission group.

The approval for the non-surgical alternative was supported by phase 3 data showing ≥95% incidence eschar removal compared to a gel vehicle.

In a late-breaking abstract presented during ASH 2022, investigators found patients treated with PTCy had a significantly lower hazard of GRFS than the standard therapy group.

A study from China shows women receiving laparoscopic surgery had better sleep quality in the days after when receiving the treatment as an intraoperative prophylactic.

More than 80 000 pterygium excisions in the IRIS Registry suggest young, male, and publicly insured patients had an elevated risk of reoperation within 5 years.

The approval is based on data from 2 clinical trials showing the agent improved the rate of post-operation patients avoiding sickness by 50%.

Model results were sensitive to the probability of hernia recurrence and hernia incarceration and utility decrement in the symptomatic hernia state.

There was a 25% relative reduction and a 0.3% absolute reduction in prevalence-adjusted index surgery rates for Crohn’s disease between 2007-2016.

Black/African American individuals are more likely to have an amputation within the first year following DFU, while women appeared to have a greater likelihood of delayed amputation.

Eyes with preoperative inner microcystoid changes had significantly worse postoperative and final visual acuity.

Data suggest eyes with a higher ratio of drops taken versus prescribed were significantly more likely to achieve target IOP at 6 months or 1 year.

No advantage was associated with blue light-filtering IOLs in terms of risk of all-cause or traffic-related injury and comfort with driving.

Cross-sectional data suggest a discontinuity in endothelial cell–density measurements just below 2500 cells.

Data suggest continued prescribing, not initial prescribing, is linked to opioid addiction risk among exposed family members.

Timing, urgency, and risk category of surgery were not associated with increased risk of the primary end point.

Poor initial visual acuity and clock hours of retinitis were significantly associated with RD development, according to new findings.

Men and patients aged 65 years and younger had higher incidences of retinal tears.

The Massachusetts General Hospital investigator discusses how LVADs and mechanical circulatory supports have altered the national heart donor strategy.

The first in-class myosin inhibitor is supported by findings from the pivotal EXPLORER-HCM trial for patients with the rare condition.

71.6% of patients showed a clinically meaningful improvement in total corneal fluorescein staining at 4 weeks after using the ophthalmic solution.

Dexamethasone as a first-line treatment for DME may increase economic costs in settings where bevacizumab is used off-label, but lower annual costs compared with aflibercept.

Rural patients identifying as Black had a more than 10% absolute increased risk of major leg amputation or death compared with the overall cohort with diabetic foot ulcers.

Hemoglobin changes and the degree of surgery difficulty were significantly lower in the lidocaine plus epinephrine group compared with placebo.