Robotic cholecystectomy benefits high-risk and higher-BMI patients but costs more
1. Among surgeons proficient in both techniques, robotic cholecystectomy resulted in fewer conversions and fewer serious complications, with the benefit ...
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Probiotic supplementation is associated with reduced risk of death and necrotizing enterocolitis among preterm infants
1. Probiotic supplementation was associated with a lower risk of death and/or necrotizing enterocolitis in very preterm infants. Evidence Rating ...
Frailty in older adults with atrial fibrillation is multifactorial and associated with metabolic and cognitive factors
1. Among older adults with atrial fibrillation, higher homocysteine and C-reactive protein levels, poorer cognitive performance, and greater nutritional risk ...
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool achieved high diagnostic accuracy for the identification and prediction of sepsis
1. Bhargava and colleagues evaluated an AI tool’s ability to identify sepsis at presentation in adults with suspected infection. 2. ...
Increased rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is associated with lower risks of several chronic diseases
1. In a large cohort study, greater rapid eye movement (REM) sleep was associated with lower risks of several chronic ...
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On-demand preexposure prophylaxis decreases HIV infection in high-risk men [Classics Series]
1. HIV-1 acquisition rates were significantly lower in men who used tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and emtricitabine (FTC) preexposure prophylaxis ...
Canadian C-Spine Rules superior to NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria for detecting cervical-spine injuries [Classics Series]
1. The Canadian C-Spine Rule (CCR, Figure I) demonstrated higher sensitivity and specificity for cervical-spine injury compared to the National ...
Atypia predicts progression to endometrial cancer [Classics Series]
1. Among women with endometrial hyperplasia, cytologic atypia was the most important predictor of progression to carcinoma. Original Date of ...
Anal sphincter disruption common with forceps-assisted vaginal delivery [Classics Series]
1. The anal sphincter was disrupted in 80% of forceps-assisted vaginal deliveries and 35% of spontaneous vaginal deliveries. 2. Sphincter ...
CT utilization associated with future cancer risk [Classics Series]
1. Risk projection models estimated 29,000 potential excess cancers related to computed tomography (CT ) scans performed in the United ...
