Surgery
News, opinions and meeting coverage in surgery.
The underside of bundled payment program
It has always been financially rewarding for doctors to take care of rich patients. People with more money ... well, they have more money to spend on healthcare. But shouldn't this more money/higher payment relationship go away in Medicare?
News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues
Pre-PCI FFR may reflect global atherosclerotic burden in the vessel
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Specific assessment suggests effusion on its own is not associated with pain or progression
Patient had unusual vulnerability; clinicians urged to check patients' surgical history
Surgery CME Spotlights
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A tale of two approaches to structural heart intervention during the COVID-19 era
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Women under 40 and Black women experience the highest risks
Yet one surprising group actually saw an increase
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First large international registry provides encouraging data
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Survival at 180 days comparable before and after changes
Clinical significance varies in analyses of EXCEL, SYNTAX