Surgery Classics

1. In patients with first presentation of optic neuritis, treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone followed by oral prednisone resulted in faster...

1. In patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in one eye only or intermediate AMD in either eye, zinc...

1. In patients with diabetes and multivessel disease, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was shown to be superior to percutaneous...

1. After noncardiac surgeries, patients treated with aspirin had significantly increased risk of major bleeding compared to those taking placebo....

1. Treatment using laser trabeculoplasty and topical betaxolol hydrochloride to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) is associated with delayed progression of...

1. In patients with mechanical heart valves, anticoagulation with dabigatran was associated with significantly higher rates of stroke and major...

1. In cirrhotic patients who presented with gastrointestinal bleeding, patients treated with ceftriaxone were significantly less likely to develop proved...

1. Patients with atrial fibrillation are often treated with long-term oral anticoagulation, and may require interruption of their anticoagulation for...

1. In patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and long-term oral anticoagulation, treating with clopidogrel alone (i.e., double therapy) significantly...

1. The STOP-IT trial found that 4 days of fixed antibiotic therapy after surgical or percutaneous source control is as...