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Higher ASA class not tied to 30-day morbidity in spinal surgery

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing single-level elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (SLE-ACDF), higher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification is not associated with ...
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ASA classification linked with term of stay, hospital costs for geriatric hip fractures

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — Length of stay and total hospital costs for geriatric patients with low-energy hip fractures ...
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ASA classification linked with dysphagia in older patients with hip fractures

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results from this study indicated dysphagia was common among older patients with hip fractures and higher ...
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Functional class helps predict mortality risk after surgery

Information on functional status—whether or not a person can carry out routine daily tasks independently—improves the ability to predict risk of death in patients undergoing surgery, according to a ...