All articles tagged: Unspecified complication of procedure, initial encounter (T81.9XXA)

For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), pulsed field ablation (PFA) demonstrates a favorable safety profile, according to a study published online July 8 in Nature Medicine.Emmanuel Ekanem, M.D., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues examined the safety of PFA by studying postapproval us

Maintaining several years of nondiabetes status after impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) diagnosis is associated with a significantly lower risk for poor long-term outcomes, according to a study published online July 9 in PLOS Medicine.Xin Qian, from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in Beiji

Colorado health officials on Tuesday confirmed a case of human plague in that state.The infection -- which occurred in Pueblo County, in the southern part of the state -- was first reported Friday ba

Access to medication abortion using history-based (no-test) eligibility assessment, including through telehealth, and mailing of mifepristone lead to similar rates of complete abortion as in-person care with ultrasonography, according to a study published online June 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Lauren J. Ralph,

Metabolic surgery is associated with significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with nonsurgical management among patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, according to a study published online June 21 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Ali Aminian,

Current cannabis use may be an independent risk factor for COVID-19–related complications, according to a study published online June 21 in JAMA Network Open.Nicholas B. Griffith, from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and colleagues examined whether cannabis and tobacco use are associated with adverse hea

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a case that aimed to curb access to the controversial abortion drug mifepristone, saying the plaintiffs who brought the case to the court had no legal standing to do so.In a unanimous vote, the nine judges <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/op

In guidelines issued by the American Society of Echocardiography and published online in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, updated recommendations are presented for evaluating prosthetic valve function in patients with prosthetic heart valves (PHVs).William A. Zoghbi, M.D., from Houston Metho

A patient at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago underwent a double lung transplant after severe complications from breast implants. The surgery was performed on Davey Bauer, highlighting potential health risks associated with breast implants.

In recent years, the rates of complications and revision surgery for abdominoplasties have decreased, according to a study published in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Michael J. Stein, M.D., from Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, and colleagues examined trends in practice patterns for abdominoplasty based

For patients with Meniere disease (MD), surgical labyrinthectomy (SL) is efficient and safe, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in the European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.Valentine Léonard, from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 25 patients w

The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held this year from Oct. 22 to 25 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including surgeons, medical experts, allied health professionals, and administrators. The conference included hundreds of general and

Endometriosis is associated with higher rates of postoperative complications for hysterectomy involving benign conditions, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in the&nbsp;Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology.Emily B. Wang, M.D., M.P.H., from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues used t