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Daratumumab monotherapy impresses in hard-to-treat multiple myeloma
Key clinical point: Daratumumab monotherapy has encouraging efficacy and a favorable safety profile in heavily pretreated and refractory multiple...
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Recurrence score assay driving chemo decisions in unexpected ways
Key clinical point: Use of the 21-gene recurrence score was associated with relatively lower chemotherapy use in women with high-risk disease and...
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Burning the midnight oil does not impact surgical outcomes
Key clinical point: The risks of adverse outcomes of elective daytime surgical procedures were similar whether or not the attending physician had...
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Scoring tool points to postop ventilator dependence
Key clinical point: A preoperative risk score can help identify patients at highest risk for postoperative ventilator dependence.
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OR-focused effort cuts catheter use, surgical UTIs
Key clinical point: An OR-focused multidisciplinary effort decreased catheter use in the operating room and catheter-associated UTIs.
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Experts call for greater scrutiny of egg donation practices
Fertility clinics are quick to tout their success rates to attract patients, but are they doing enough to disclose potential conflicts of interest...
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Modifiable risk factors foretell colonic anastomotic leak
Several modifiable risk factors predicted the development of anastomotic leak following elective colon resection.
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For Diabetic Patients, LRYGB Safety Comparable to Other Common Procedures
Key clinical point: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with diabetes is as safe as other common procedures. Major finding: At 30...
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For diabetic patients, LRYGB safety comparable to other common procedures
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) in diabetic patients has comparable short-term morbidity and mortality with other common surgical...
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Are oral antibiotics enough to reduce colorectal surgery infections?
Conventional use of mechanical bowel preparation for colorectal surgery may need to be reconsidered in light of findings that show it is not...
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ERAS protocol cuts colorectal surgery morbidity, SSIs
Key clinical point: Through an ERAS protocol, attention to details and small multiple changes can result in dramatic improvements in patient...
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ESHRE: Melatonin ups oocyte, embryo quality, but not pregnancy rate
Key clinical point: Treatment with melatonin improved oocyte and embryo quality and promoted elimination of oxygen free radicals, but did not...
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Frozen embryo transfer tips scales toward LGA babies
Key clinical point: Frozen embryo transfer is as significant a risk factor as multiparity and BMI for large for gestational age birth among FET...
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EHA: High-risk APL curable with chemo-free combo
Key clinical point: Arsenic trioxide plus all-trans retinoic acid is at least equivalent to all-trans retinoic acid and idarubicin in terms of...