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An economic analysis suggests Medicare reimbursement for complex cataract surgery fails to cover increased costs required for the procedure and may affect practice patterns. 


Incremental Reimbursement Undervalues Cost of Complex Cataract Surgery

Gregg W. Stone, MD, discussed the 5-year findings of the COAPT trial and provided insight into the benefit of the transcatheter procedure in high-risk patients with heart failure. 

COAPT: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Reduced Hospitalizations, Death in Heart Failure

Antibiotic use was not linked to a decrease in infectious complications in either the unadjusted analysis or the adjusted analysis.

Antibiotic Use Linked to Infections in Patients With Mid-Facial Trauma

David Tom Cooke, MD, reviewed the importance of shared decision making as it relates to risk and benefit of cancer screening, as well as in more refined invasive care options.

Planning Lung Cancer Screening, Surgery Between Clinicians and Patients

Cooke joins the first episode of 2023 to discuss his colleague’s specific role in lung cancer screening and intervention and advances to minimally invasive, robotic and bronchoscopic techniques.

Thoracic Surgeons on the Lung Cancer Team with David Tom Cooke, MD

The statement suggests PCI without surgery on site is as safe as PCI at centers with on-site surgery across randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and international experiences. 

SCAI Expert Consensus Statement Supports Safety of PCI Without On-Site Surgery

6-year results from the LiGHT trial suggest SLT is a safe treatment for eyes with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension, providing drop-free IOP control. 

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Clinically Effective for Long-Term Glaucoma Management

Results of the PREVENT CLOT study indicate use of aspirin was as effective as low-molecular-weight heparin for reducing incidence of mortality in patients hospitalized with a traumatic fracture. 

Aspirin Deemed as Effective as Heparin in Patients Hospitalized with Traumatic Fractures

The TAVI system Navitor from Abbott is designed to treat people with severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for open-heart surgery. 

FDA Approves Next-Generation TAVI System for Aortic Stenosis Treatment

At 12 months of the CAPLA trial, the addition of posterior wall isolation to pulmonary vein isolation led to no significant improvements in freedom from atrial arrhythmia. 

First-Time Catheter Ablation for Persistent AFib Not Benefited by Addition of PWI to PVI 

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