Spinal Epidural Abscess: Delaying Decompression Up to 72 hours Negates its Benefits for Recovery
“Our study aims to investigate the benefits of striving for an available emergency operating room versus waiting for a scheduled [...]
DuraSeal: Increased Complication Rates in Chiari Malformation Surgery
“At the authors’ single center, use of sealants in posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty (PFDD) surgery for Chiari malformation type [...]
Post-sepsis Syndrome: Consistent Pattern of Functional Disabilities
“Post-sepsis syndrome … is marked by a significantly increased risk of death and a poor health-related quality of life associated [...]
Leading Cause of Healthcare-associated Infections in Children with Cancer: Central Lines
“Clearly, children with cancer are at disproportional risk of line related sepsis and they should receive the super hydrophilic PICC lines [...]
Cerebral Palsy and Line Sepsis: Defective Polyurethane and Silicone PICC Lines
“The results of this study, based on a contemporary cohort, confirm that proven sepsis has a major impact on neurodevelopmental [...]
Spinal Cord Injured Risk Factors for Decubitus Ulcers Prior to Rehabilitation
“It is impossible to achieve independence with self-care when you are an acute spinal cord injured patient with a Stage [...]
“Prophylactic” Mid-urethral Sling Placement at Time of Hysterectomy: End of a Dark Era
“In patients with low-risk cervical cancer, simple hysterectomy was not inferior to radical hysterectomy with respect to the 3-year incidence [...]
Decubitus Ulcer Management: The Importance of Plastic Surgeons
“Dr. Herbert Conway, plastic surgery, wrote about his experience with 1,000 cases of sacral, ischial, and trochanteric decubitus ulcer providing [...]
Hospital-acquired Sepsis “Warrants Expanded Investigation”
“Compared with patients with community-onset sepsis, patients with hospital-onset sepsis are twice as likely to require mechanical ventilation and ICU [...]
Neonatal Infection and its Association with Cerebral Palsy: Investigation is Required
We know that the old, obsolete polyurethane and silicone catheters used in PICC lines, central lines, and midlines do nothing [...]
Vigna Law Group: More Bad News for the Coloplast Altis Mid-urethral Sling … Groin Pain
“The study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of bulking agents and single-incision slings … at our follow-up there [...]
Surgical Emergency: Acute Cold Foot, Time to Medical Care is Critical
“We found that the largest time delay was between onset of symptoms and first contact to a medical doctor. A [...]