Logistic Model

ATLANTA — Patients on Medicaid with systemic lupus erythematosus who underwent coronary revascularization procedures had 1.7 times higher 30-day mortality rates than those with diabetes who underwent the same procedures, according to a presenter here.

In patients who underwent elective spine surgery, no significant correlation was seen between preoperative narcotic use and perioperative adverse outcomes or hospitalization satisfaction scores, according to recently published results.

BOSTON — According to a presentation at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, partial patellar tendon tears are located either posterior or posteromedial in the proximal patellar tenon. Patellar tendon thickness was the most sensitive metric for partial patellar tendon tears, with thickness of more than 8.8 mm being a strong predictor of surgical intervention.

Use of the word “cancer” to describe low-risk malignant neoplasms influenced patient treatment preference regardless of risks or prognosis, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

ATLANTA — Men who have sex with men reporting feelings of vengeance concerning their HIV infection may be less likely to engage in safe sexual behavior, according to data presented here at the CDC’s National HIV Prevention Conference.