The British Thoracic Society (BTS) identified key areas in which there is now evidence to drive a change in practice. Due to the paucity of data in children, this Statement focused on adults over 16 ...

Code 22510 is reported for the initial cervical or thoracic vertebral body treated with vertebroplasty. Vertebroplasty performed to treat the initial lumbosacral vertebral body is reported with 22511.

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Home Oxygen Guideline provides detailed evidence-based guidance for the use of home oxygen for patients out of hospital. Although the majority of evidence comes from ...

We randomly assigned patients with stage IIIC or IV epithelial ovarian carcinoma, fallopian-tube carcinoma, or primary peritoneal carcinoma to primary debulking surgery followed by platinum-based ...

Patients were randomly assigned to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy or sham surgery. The primary outcomes were changes in the Lysholm and Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool (WOMET ...

Thyroid surgery (thyroidectomy) involves the removal of some or all of the thyroid gland. This operation may be done to treat a number of diseases and conditions, including thyroid cancer, symptomatic ...

Appendix 1. Author Relationships With Industry and Other Entities (Relevant) e324 Appendix 2. Reviewer Relationships With Industry and Other Entities (Relevant) e326 ...

THIS IS AN UPDATE NOW ABOUT JAYSON TATUM’S INJURY. THE CELTICS JUST SAID MOMENTS AGO THAT TATUM UNDERWENT SUCCESSFUL SURGERY TO REPAIR A RUPTURED RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON. THIS IS WHAT A LOT OF ...

Innovative Approach Makes Training More Affordable, Accessible, Helps Providers in Rural Communities Prepare For Critical Situations Vermont Business Magazine Paramedics, EMTs and emergency medicine ...

Whenever possible, it’s very important that the biopsy and the surgery to remove the tumor be planned together, and that an experienced orthopedic surgeon does both the biopsy and the surgery. The ...

The spinal cord, many blood vessels, and nerves pass through these openings. Skull base surgery may be done to remove both noncancer and cancer growths, and abnormalities on the underside of the brain ...

Clinical mannequins used for training are expensive. Printing the medical models in-house at UVMMC dramatically reduces the cost, allowing more providers to practice with them more often.