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WASHINGTON — Contrary to guideline recommendations, most patients with infections related to implantable cardiac devices do not get their devices explanted, despite extraction leading to better outcomes, researchers reported. Sean D. Pokorney, MD, MBA, assistant professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, presented
Simulations revealed that using deceased donor kidneys in transplant chains could increase the number of transplants by 290 a year, according to data published in the Kidney International Reports.Further, investigators noted that using deceased donors (DD) can increase transplantations for blood type O kidney-paired donation (KPD) candidates.
The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increased rate of suicide in Japan, especially among young adults in their 20s, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. “During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there were concerns that suicides would increase due to changes in lifestyle that restricted human contact in schooling, employment and social
CHICAGO — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed variations in cast material, bracing method, tenotomy indications and practices exist among orthopedic surgeons for clubfoot management. Oliver Sax, DO, MS, and colleagues assessed demographics and background education of clubfoot providers, clubfoot management, and clubfoot outcomes and
Satellite Healthcare Inc. and Dialyze Direct executed a letter of intent to enter a strategic partnership collaboration with plans to expand dialysis in the United States, according to a press release.The collaboration will allow the two organizations to pursue business opportunities together, such as hemodialysis and chronic kidney disease management for older patients in skilled nursing