- Clinical summaries
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Bariatric surgery may help obese patients with sexual dysfunction
Findings from 2 small meta-analyses.
Recommended in Surgery
- Univadis Medical News
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Manchester attack: visiting health workers among first to offer assistance
- The Lancet Pneumology
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- FULLTEXT
High rate of severe critical events in paediatric anaesthesia across Europe
- The Lancet
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- FULLTEXT
Improvements for global health law trilogy
- Univadis Medical News
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Former Ethiopian health minister elected WHO Director-General
- Univadis Medical News
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Global crisis in surgical and anaesthesia workforce
- Univadis Medical News
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High-fibre diet reduces risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis
- Clinical Essentials from JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
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Consensus statement on reducing ionizing radiation in children with congenital and acquired heart disease
- Clinical Essentials from Pain Physician
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New position may be the best way to prevent postdural puncture headache
Professional & Business
- International Medical Press
Study recommends use of ‘digital autopsies’
- International Medical Press
Cannabis-based drug could help treat epilepsy in children
- International Medical Press
Elderly care costs set for steep increase, say researchers
- International Medical Press
GP numbers fall short of targets
- International Medical Press
New GMC standards for postgrad training
- International Medical Press
Testing platelet counts could speed up cancer diagnosis
New in Surgery
- Clinical Essentials from Scand J Urol
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Open nephrectomy for RCC: spinal analgesia with clonidine shortens LOS
Randomized controlled shows benefit over epidural analgesia.
- Univadis Medical News
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European medical schools urged to adopt ‘One Health’ approach
The approach recognises the connections between the health of humans and animals as well as their ecosystems.
- Clinical Essentials from BJU Int
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Bladder cancer: is robotic RC safe in the obese patient?
Novel study evaluates robotic radical cystectomy with intracorporeal diversion,
- Clinical Essentials from J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
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Readmission after TAVR doubles mortality risk
Readmission common, largely related to anemia, postoperative stroke, and length of stay.
- Clinical Essentials from J Am Coll Cardiol
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TAVR for bicuspid AS works best with new-generation devices
First large study of TAVR for bicuspid AS shows similar outcomes with newer devices and slightly worse outcomes with early-generation valves.
- Clinical Essentials from J Am Coll Cardiol
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Which patients with HF will benefit most from ICD implantation?
Combination of 2 risk models not only predicts which patients will live longer with an ICD, but also how much extra time the ICD could give them.
- Clinical Essentials from Sleep
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OSA surgical success predicted by loop gain
The study is the first to show that nonanatomic characteristics can predict surgical success.
- Univadis Editorial - Dr Harry Brown
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Data –a hugely important topic
NHS should protect patient confidentiality and use it appropriately and legally with the full consent of all patients
- Univadis Medical News
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Almost a quarter of patients with mechanical heart valve experience device-related sleep disturbance
Asking about valve noise and providing advice to those who need it may help improve the quality of life of many patients.
- Univadis Medical News
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Create a disclosure culture to curb medical errors
In the age of social media, there is real concern that any little slip-up can live on the internet for the rest of someone's career.
- Univadis Medical News
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EMA approves advanced therapy for knee cartilage defects
The novel third-generation transplant product uses autologous cultured cartilage cells transplanted arthroscopically into the patient's knee.
- BMJ News
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Guidelines on stroke in children
New guidelines on recognising and managing stroke in children have been launched by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Stroke Association...
- BMJ News
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Chondroitin sulfate effective for knee pain
Pharmaceutical grade chondroitin sulfate is as effective as the widely prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) celecoxib (Celebrex) for...
- Clinical Essentials from Eur J Surg Oncol
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CRC surgery: perioperative IV fluid restrictions boost outcomes
Reduced complications, hospital stay, better 5-y survival.
