Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes of Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate for Standard (≤149 ml) Versus Very Large (≥150 ml) Prostate Glands: Retrospective Analysis of a Pr... by Jacob Schmidt, Jorien Krediet, Holger Beutel, Ayoub Hidayat Allah, Nella Gagel, Isabel Lichy, Bernhard Ralla, Maha Ullmann, Robert Peters, Frank Friedersdorff, Martin Kanne

“…Propensity score matching on age, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, and the presence of an indwelling catheter was used to balance baseline differences. …”
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Definitional differences in “outpatient” surgery can influence study outcomes related to total shoulder arthroplasty by Junho Song, MD, Jennifer Yu, BS, Avanish Yendluri, BS, William A. Ranson, MD, Nikan K. Namiri, MD, John J. Corvi, MD, David E. Kantrowitz, MD, Thomas Boucher, MD, Leesa M. Galatz, MD, Paul J. Cagle, MD, Bradford O. Parsons, MD, Robert L. Parisien, MD

“…Compared to SDD, HDO was associated with female sex, higher body mass index, functional dependence, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, American Society of Anesthesiologists ≥3, longer operation time, and nonhome discharge. …”
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The Financial Implications of Pancreatic Surgery: The Hospital Is the Big Winner, Not the Surgeon! by Nitzan Zohar, MD, Avinoam Nevler, MD, Sean P. Maher, Matthew C. Rosenthal, Florence Williams, Wilbur B. Bowne, MD, FACS, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, Harish Lavu, MD, FACS

“…The differences between the professional fee charges and receipts per patient were also considerable for other health care professionals such as anesthesiologists ($4945 charges vs $1406 receipts [28%]) and pathologists ($3035 charges vs $680 receipts [22%]). …”
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Prospective Single-Arm Study of Remifentanil-Propofol Anesthesia with Manual Right Hypochondrial Compression for Painless Gastroscopy in Obese Patients by Wang M, Tang J, Pan Z, Jiang H, Hu D, Zhu B, Liang Z, Zhao X, Li Y

“…If these findings are supported by further research, LAPO could aid anesthesiologists in developing specific anesthesia protocols and managing the risk of hypoxemia during painless gastroscopy for obese patients. …”
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