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The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) partnership is an American multi-year national campaign to substantially reduce surgical mortality and morbidity through collaborative efforts between healthcare organizations. The campaign began in August 2005 with the original goal of reducing the national incidence of surgical complications by 25% ...
The type of surgery performed prior to the formation of blood clots influences the risk. Without prophylactic interventions, the calculated incidence of clot formation in the lower leg veins after surgery is: 22% for neurosurgery; 26% for abdominal surgery; 45% for 60% in orthopedic surgery; 14% for gynecologic surgery [13]
The annual health care cost of PTS in the United States has been estimated at $200 million, with costs over $3800 per patient in the first year alone, and increasing with disease severity. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] PTS also causes lost work productivity: people with severe PTS and venous ulcers lose up to 2 work days per year.
A team at Stanford University tried using large language models -- the technology underlying popular AI tools like ChatGPT -- to summarize patients' medical history. They compared the results with ...
Stocks and bonds are tumbling after the December jobs report came in much stronger than expected. Nonfarm payroll additions smashed forecasts, while the US unemployment rate unexpectedly fell.
There’s an even steeper cost for women and millennials (those generally born between 1981 and 1996). In TIAA’s research, 60% of caregivers are women and 25% of caregivers are in their 20s or 30s.
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As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.