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When compared to standard surgery, transcatheter edge‐to‐edge repair of mitral regurgitation is less invasive – but comes with greater 5‐year mortality and reintervention risks. In a new study, Anna Hung, Jui-Chen Yang, Matthew Wallace, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Rob Mentz, and Shelby Reed join other experts to quantify patient risk-benefit preferences for the procedures: https://lnkd.in/dgvi5tVV #clinicalresearch #hearthealth #cardiology

In a historic medical achievement, medical professionals from the The Texas Heart Institute, BiVACOR, CHI St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine completed the first successful in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. This breakthrough technology provides new hope to people suffering from end-stage heart failure. #goodnews #solutions #optimism https://lnkd.in/gv7USt-7 

📢 UPDATES IN AD: Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, MSCI, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Chicago Medical School of the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and Founder and Director of the Center for Medical Dermatology and Immunology Research, talks with Practical Dermatology about understanding disparities in atopic dermatitis and the social and structural determinants of health. Watch the video here 📺 👉 https://bit.ly/3YopuvC #atopicdermatitis #dermatology #skin #eczema #healthcare

In this featured blog post, Kumar Madassery talks about the importance of a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to vascular medicine. Fellows & Residents: Learn more and apply to join us in Chicago, October 12-13. https://okt.to/d7qz86

When you aim to evaluate- and improve your quality of care, it is important to establish meaningful parameters to do so. In this great Delphi study from Dutch HEMS colleagues, both short- and long-term outcome parameters were established for patients treated by HEMS. Establishing these parameters is important, as it not only allows clinical benchmarking, but also greatly facilitates multiple station/service research in HEMS. MMT Nederland Niek Vianen Margot Brouwer-Bergsma Georgios F. Giannakopoulos Nico Hoogerwerf MD PhD Iscander Maissan Patrick Schober Mark Van Vledder Dennis den Hartog et all. Full article:

I thoroughly enjoyed Iain Moppett's editorial in the latest issue of Age & Ageing. The final paragraph provides a timely insight into a challenge I've been working on for the past two years: ensuring preventive measures are taken once a patient at risk is identified. This is especially relevant as I prepare to share some of my findings at the American Delirium Society Conference from June 9-11 😁 "So is Dodsworth et al’s new model [5] going to solve postoperative delirium? Of course not, but it, or indeed any systematic approach to assessing risk may help. By giving clinicians an anchor for informed decision making, prompting individual level proactive management before surgery, providing an evidence base for need, and maybe simplest of all—a reminder to assess at risk patients after surgery." https://lnkd.in/enHZDy77

Funny, but definitely some truth in this conversation… Better call IR! Interventional Radiology(IR) has become an invaluable partner if it comes to haemorrhage control. However, providing embolisation and other techniques that safe lives 24/7 is a challenge, even for maximum care, university hospitals. It’s time for hospital administrators and health care politics, especially in Germany, to recognise IR as an essential care provider (and consequently establishing service level requirements and necessary resources) #IR #DeGIR #DRG #CIRSE #Leistungsgruppen #Krankenhausreform

#ScienceCommunication | 👁️ Did you know that phototherapy can save your vision? This innovative light treatment is revolutionizing eye care and is especially effective against cornea diseases such as keratoconus, which can cause blindness if untreated. Discover more about this procedure at #TecScience. 🖋️ Jorge Valdez García, Dean of Tecnológico de Monterrey’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Director of Strategic Relations at TecSalud del Tecnológico de Monterrey.

The January issue of JACS is live! 🔵American College of Surgeons Cancer Program Annual Report from 2021 Participant User File ⚪️Active Choice Nudge to Increase Screening for Primary Aldosteronism in At-Risk Patients 🔵 Surgical Recovery Through the Lens of Patients with Colorectal Disease: A Qualitative Study in an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Setting Full issue at: https://lnkd.in/gduvDP3p

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe in the power of partnerships that benefit patients and healthcare providers, and I find it especially rewarding when data show one of our partnerships is helping to improve clinical practice. For example, the Device Briefing Tool (DBT), which we developed in partnership with Ariadne Labs, yielded tremendous success showing effective reduction of device-related interruptions by 86.7% when used with the WHO’s Surgical Safety Checklist. In developing the DBT, we worked with our partners to rethink how the WHO Checklist is used, made the necessary changes to that process and then reintroduced it into the operating room. It takes leadership to recognize a potential declining process and uncover a new solution through the right resources and partners. This type of leadership, when combined with collaboration, has the potential to drive positive health outcomes forward and deliver on our commitment to fostering a culture of patient-centered safety. I encourage you to read more about the four principles that can be applied across many challenges today: https://lnkd.in/eCze_PiQ #MyCompany #PatientSafety #Surgery #Collaboration