World Health Organization warns that one in six infections now antibiotic resistant
1. A new WHO analysis finds one in six bacterial infections worldwide is now resistant to standard antibiotics. 2. Resistance ...
Tag: #surgery
Transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement provides mortality and quality of life benefits
1. In this randomized controlled trial, a transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement provided a mortality benefit compared to standard medical therapy after ...
Vertex: non-opioid pain reliever Journavx shows success in post operative pain control
In two randomized clinical trials evaluating pain control following abdominoplasty and bunionectomy, Journavx demonstrated statistically significant reductions in acute surgical ...
PCI beneficial in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic-valve implantation
1. In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), ...
Middle meningeal artery embolization reduces adverse events in patients with subdural hematomas
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients with symptomatic nonacute subdural hematoma, embolization of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) ...
Adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization may reduce the recurrence of subdural hematomas
1. In this randomized controlled trial, middle meningeal artery embolization plus surgical evacuation was associated with a lower risk of hematoma ...
Artificial intelligence demonstrates the ability to correlate surgical techniques to intraoperative outcomes
1. Aklilu and colleagues conducted an artificial intelligence computer vision (CV) model to detect surgical techniques during laparoscopic cholecystectomies. 2. ...
The 2 Minute Medicine Podcast Episode 24
Welcome to the 2 Minute Medicine Podcast, summarizing the latest medical studies, curated and written by practicing physicians. On this ...
#VisualAbstract: Efficacy and safety of adalimumab in conjunction with surgery in moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa
1. Adalimumab was efficacious when used simultaneously with wide-excision surgery for treatment of moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Evidence ...
