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IBD: When to operate and when to punt
LAS VEGAS - Colorectal surgeon Larry Whelan offers advice on treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Strategies to reduce colorectal surgery complications
LAS VEGAS – Presurgical management can help prepare patients for colorectal surgery and reduce complications.
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RA unlikely to be transmitted through blood transfusions
A large survey of blood transfusions shows no association between future development of RA in donors and risk of RA in recipients.
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Blood transfusions are dropping in U.S. hospitals
The frequency of red blood cell transfusions declined between 2011 and 2014, but what’s driving the change?
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Pre–bariatric surgery weight loss improves outcomes
A loss of 8% or more of excess weight before surgery was associated with more weight loss at 1 year.
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Pre–bariatric surgery weight loss improves outcomes
A loss of 8% or more of excess weight before surgery was associated with more weight loss at 1 year.
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RF-positive polyarticular JIA looks like adult RA
A genetic study reveals close ties between RF-positive polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis.
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EMS stroke field triage improves outcomes
EMS transfer of large-vessel stroke patients to a comprehensive stroke center led to quicker treatment, even when a primary stroke center was...
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Survey highlights challenges in Asian American stroke patients
LOS ANGELES – Asian Americans tend to suffer more severe ischemic strokes, receive less tPA, and experience more tPA complications.
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On-label stent use looks safe in intracranial atherosclerotic disease
LOS ANGELES – The postmarketing WEAVE study suggests on-label use is key to an acceptable safety profile.
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Imaging methods for stroke thrombectomy eligibility yield similar results
Stroke patients who were treated with thrombectomy at 6-24 hours fared equally well whether CT or MR imaging was used to assess their infarct.
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Ticagrelor may be superior to clopidogrel in poor metabolizers
LOS ANGELES – Combined with aspirin, ticagrelor led to better platelet outcomes than did clopidogrel, but clinical outcomes only trended toward an...
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Late thrombectomy for stroke has low number needed to treat for benefit
LOS ANGELES – The number needed to treat varied according to the level of functional outcome achieved.
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Cerebrospinal tract may help decide mild stroke treatment
The findings could help select patients for treatment with alteplase.
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Modeling data suggest how to increase access to endovascular therapy
LOS ANGELES – Simply making endovascular therapy available at 50 select hospitals could provide access to another 22 million Americans.