(MedPage Today) -- Prenatal repair of myelomeningocele significantly reduced the risk of infant death or shunt placement compared with postnatal repair, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.
randomized clinical trialFor Spina Bifida, Surgery Before Birth Is Better (CME/CE)MedPage Today Surgery Wed, 02/09/2011 - 15:00
ESMO: Balloon Tops Medicine for Compression Fractures (CME/CE)MedPage Today Surgery Sat, 10/09/2010 - 18:08
MILAN (MedPage Today) -- Cancer patients with vertebral compression fractures had significantly less disability and pain when treated with balloon kyphoplasty instead of nonsurgical therapy, a randomized clinical trial showed. Tags:
Similar Results with Early, Delayed ACL Surgery (CME/CE, with vi...MedPage Today Surgery Wed, 07/21/2010 - 15:18
A torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) does not require immediate surgery, and many patients might be able to avoid it altogether, investigators in a randomized clinical trial concluded. Tags:
Shunt Type Matters for Norwood Procedure Survival (CME/CE, with ...MedPage Today Surgery Wed, 05/26/2010 - 15:00
For babies born with a single ventricle, a newer approach to the Norwood procedure improves early survival despite more complications, a randomized clinical trial showed. Study Shows Surgical Masks Equal Respirators for Healthcare Work...MedPage Today Infectious Disease Thu, 10/01/2009 - 13:53
Surgical masks may be just as good as N95 respirators for protecting healthcare workers against the flu, according to a randomized clinical trial whose findings conflict with the only previous study. ICAAC: Surgical Masks Don't Prevent Infection (CME/CE)MedPage Today Infectious Disease Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:31
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Consistent use of N95 respirator masks prevents 75% of respiratory infections for high-risk healthcare workers regardless of whether seal against the skin is confirmed, according to the first randomized clinical trial of their efficacy. Tags:
AUA: ED Drug May Offer Aid for BPHMedPage Today Surgery Mon, 05/04/2009 - 10:05
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- A drug for erectile dysfunction significantly improved symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia in a randomized clinical trial reported here. Coils Reduce Mortality Risk after Cerebral AneurysmMedPage Today Surgery Mon, 03/30/2009 - 10:15
OXFORD, England (MedPage Today) -- Endovascular coils significantly reduced long-term mortality after intracranial aneurysm compared with surgery, data from a large randomized clinical trial showed. AAD: Nanoparticle Antiviral Agent Zaps Cold SoresMedPage Today Infectious Disease Thu, 03/12/2009 - 12:52
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Cold sores healed more than a day faster when treated with an investigational nanoparticle emulsion that disrupts the viral membrane, according to data from a randomized clinical trial. SCCM: IV Ibuprofen Controls Fever in Critically Ill PatientsMedPage Today Infectious Disease Tue, 02/03/2009 - 13:32
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MedPage Today) -- Intravenous ibuprofen may offer hospitalized patients an effective antipyretic option, investigators in a randomized clinical trial concluded. |
