Researchers evaluated perioperative and postdischarge factors associated with opioid refill prescriptions during the first 90 days after inpatient otolaryngology–head and neck surgery.
A rare carotid artery pseudoaneurysm complicated by MRSA infection, septic arthritis, and an incidental thigh tumor challenged clinicians but was successfully treated with surgery and targeted antibiotics.
New research tracked subclinical carotid plaque changes over six years and found that plaques with calcification were twice as likely to develop intraplaque hemorrhage, with men showing greater risk for complex plaque progression.