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Vaccine-Preventable Infections Common After Pediatric Organ Transplant
Hospitalization for vaccine-preventable infections occurs in more than 15% of pediatric solid organ transplant recipients in the first five years after surgery.
Gastric Bypass May Aid Muscle Strength, Physical Performance
However, lean mass and absolute grip strength decline after surgery.
Peripheral Nerve Decompression Surgery May Be Effective in Migraine
Peripheral nerve decompression surgery may be effective in reducing migraine headache frequency and intensity.
Opinion
Basal insulin for surgical diabetic patients
Basal insulin, with or without nutritional correction, is the best approach to manage blood glucose in noncritically ill surgical patients.
Are sterile gloves necessary for minor procedures?
The use of non-sterile gloves for minor procedures may haver a lower rate of infection compared with sterilized gloves.
Advice for helping your patients manage pain after surgery
With these tips, a clinician can prepare a patient undergoing surgery control post-operative pain.
Clinical Features
Physical Therapy May Allow Patients With Meniscal Tears to Avoid Surgery
Starting with physical therapy and having surgery only if that failed was as effective as immediate surgery in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Wrist pain after a fall: a simple fracture?
After a fall on an outstretched hand, wrist injuries are common, but ligament tears should also be considered in adults.
Advisor Forum
Do surgical metals affect security or MRI scans?
Learn what factors distort the waves used in scanning procedures when metal is present.
Stopping medications before knee or hip surgery
Which drugs need to be stopped before surgery and how far in advance?
Foul-smelling urine caused by supplements
Could vitamin D and calcium supplements be causing foul smelling urine?
A perioperative approach for pediatric asthma
Pediatrics patients with asthma who have to undergo surgery are at risk for complications.
Ethyl chloride before anesthesia
Consider using topical ethyl chloride before the use of anesthesia when working with infected skin.
Involve parents when suturing a child
Enlisting a parent's help can provide comfort without a scary needle or painful injection.
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