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12 Mar 2019 - UK Medical News MHRA expert group to review safety of paclitaxel-coated catheters and stents
The decision follows recent findings suggesting increased mortality following application of paclitaxel‐coated balloons and stents.
15 Mar 2019 - Univadis Medical News Oral vs IV paracetamol after total hip arthoplasty
Researchers are reporting surprising results from a double-blinded randomised trial.
7 Mar 2019 - UK Medical News BSG issues guideline on acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
These are the first UK national guideline to concentrate on acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

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18 Mar 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from J Gastrointest Surg CRC: ERAS program beneficial after laparoscopic surgery
A meta-analysis of 13 studies.
18 Mar 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from Ann Oncol High-risk melanoma: preoperative ctDNA predicts survival in Australian study
Marker could help stratify patients for adjuvant therapy.
15 Mar 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from PLoS One Melanoma: tumor thickness tied to recurrence, distant metastasis
Study sheds light on prognostic factors with surgical excision.
15 Mar 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Dysglycemia raises delirium risk post-cardiac surgery
Elevated preoperative HbA1c linked to postoperative delirium regardless of DM diagnosis.
15 Mar 2019 - International Clinical Digest from Thorax Modifications make transbronchial cryobiopsy safer in fibrosing ILD
Several procedural changes led to much lower complication rates.
14 Mar 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from JAMA Surg Endometrial cancer: robotic surgery yields fewer complications in Danish study
National implementation of minimally invasive robotic surgery changes surgical approach.
14 Mar 2019 - Univadis Medical News Hashimoto's disease: thyroidectomy or medical management
Findings from a new randomised trial among patients in Norway.
14 Mar 2019 - International Clinical Digest from J Clin Endocrinol Metab PHPT: does parathyroidectomy reduce CVD risk?
Small RCT shows reduced total cholesterol, increased diastolic blood pressure.
13 Mar 2019 - Univadis Medical News JAMA: new recommendations on perioperative blood management
Experts have established 10 clinical recommendations and 12 research recommendations for patient blood management.
13 Mar 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from Surg Today LARC: neoadjuvant mFOLFOX6 found safe in multicenter study
N stage downgraded in >50% of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
13 Mar 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from Oncologist Breast cancer: repeat lumpectomy for IBTR tied to lower survival
SEER analysis of 5098 patients with ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence.
13 Mar 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from Ann Surg PAL linked to pulmonary complication risk after resection
Study shows no association with cardiac complications or 30-day mortality.
12 Mar 2019 - Univadis Clinical Summaries from Laryngoscope Head/neck BCC: margins predict postsurgical recurrence
Locally aggressive BCC of the head and neck is rare and poorly studied.
12 Mar 2019 - International Clinical Digest from J Am Heart Assoc Valvuloplasty: benefits for low-flow, low-gradient mitral stenosis are unclear
Pathology may be less about the valve and more about ventricle and afterload.

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