Surgery Classics

1. The Child-Pugh score consists of five clinical features and is used to assess the prognosis of chronic liver disease...

1. The POISE trial was a randomized controlled trial exploring the effect of perioperative beta-blockers on cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial...

1. In this cluster randomized trial that included 235 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, those who were counselled on both...

1. There was no added benefit observed with adding lutein and zeaxanthin, omega-3-fatty acids (DHA and EPA), or the combination...

1. In patients with endophthalmitis after recent lens implantation, immediate vitrectomy significantly improved visual outcomes for patients presenting with light-perception...

1. In patients with first presentation of optic neuritis, treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone followed by oral prednisone resulted in faster...

1. In patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in one eye only or intermediate AMD in either eye, zinc...

1. In patients with diabetes and multivessel disease, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was shown to be superior to percutaneous...

1. After noncardiac surgeries, patients treated with aspirin had significantly increased risk of major bleeding compared to those taking placebo....

1. Treatment using laser trabeculoplasty and topical betaxolol hydrochloride to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) is associated with delayed progression of...