Among the 1,879 patients undergoing intra-abdominal procedures during the study period 56 patients were included in the validation group; the patients developed wound dehiscence during the ...

Table 2. VAMC score variables and characteristics of the validation population Variables of the VAMC score Abdominal wound dehiscence [n = 56] No abdominal wound dehiscence [n = 168] P value ...

For patients with diabetes undergoing a surgical procedure, an active perioperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor a ...

The active GLP-1 RA prescription group had a significantly lower risk for 30-day readmission and 180-day postoperative wound dehiscence and postoperative hematoma after matching. HealthDay News ...

Reduction seen in risk for readmission, wound dehiscence, and hematoma, but no significant differences seen in rates of infection, bleeding. (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes ...

For patients with diabetes undergoing a surgical procedure, an active perioperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) prescription is associated with reductions in risk-adjusted ...

Patients taking the anti-obesity drugs had about 12% lower risk of hospital re-admission within a month of surgery, compared ...