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Epidural technique for postoperative pain: gold standard no more?

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2012 May;37(3):310-7

Authors: Rawal N

Abstract
ABSTRACT: Epidural analgesia is a well-established technique that has commonly been regarded as the gold standard in postoperative pain management. However, newer, evidence-ba...

PMID: 22531384 [PubMed - in process]

Correlation between nutritional status and Staphylococcus colonization in hip and knee replacement patients.

Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis. 2011;69(4):308-11

Authors: Schwarzkopf R, Russell TA, Shea M, Slover JD

Abstract
Orthopaedic patients with poor nutritional status are at an increased risk of postoperative complications, such as infection and wound healing. Nasal colonization with Staphyl...

PMID: 22196387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Use of Medicare diagnosis and procedure codes to improve detection of surgical site infections following hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, and vascular surgery.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Jan;33(1):40-9

Authors: Calderwood MS, Ma A, Khan YM, Olsen MA, Bratzler DW, Yokoe DS, Hooper DC, Stevenson K, Fraser VJ, Platt R, Huang SS,

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of routinely collected electronic health data in Medicare claims to identify surgical site infections (SSIs) following hip arthroplasty, knee ar...

PMID: 22173521 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]