Background: Cataract surgery is usually performed with topical anesthesia and sedation, which may be provided through a number of different care models with or without involvement of a physician anesthesiologist. We sought to describe anesthesiology care for cataract surgery in Ontario, Canada, and examine the association between the model of anesthesiology care and health service and perioperative outcomes after cataract surgery. Methods: We conducted a population-based study of patients who underwent cataract surgery in Ontario using linked health administrative data between 2012 and 2021…
Egg freezing has gained popularity as a fertility preservation tool, but experts say high costs, uncertain outcomes and timing challenges continue to deter many women from pursuing it. The post The 3 Biggest Roadblocks to Egg Freezing — and How Providers Are Working to Remove Them appeared first on MedCity News .
Objective People with severe mental illness (SMI) engage in less physical activity (PA) and more sedentary behaviour (SB) than the general population, contributing to poorer physical health outcomes in this population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a multi-component behaviour change intervention called Walking fOR Health (WORtH), delivered by community mental health teams, aimed at increasing PA and reducing SB compared with a one-off education session in people with SMI. Design Feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT). Setting Study recruitment and…
This study assesses the integration of frontier large language models including tools such as optical character recognition (OCR) into the scientific peer review process to detect invisible text injection in an article under review.
This systematic review evaluates data sources and case definitions in order for the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (NNCSS) to conduct surveillance on the incidence of Parkinson disease.
This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether interaction with a large language model–based chatbot is more effective than existing public health resources for increasing parents' intent to vaccinate their child against human papillomavirus (HPV).
This economic evaluation analyzes the cost-effectiveness of initiating direct oral anticoagulant therapy for patients with device-detected atrial fibrillation to reduce the risk of stroke.
This cohort study evaluates medication restart patterns after hospital-initiated deprescribing, identifies factors associated with restart, and examines associations between restart and acute health care utilization.
This cohort study evaluates whether infertility treatment is associated with child neurodevelopment and whether such associations may be attributable to underlying subfecundity.
This survey study estimates acceptance among the Japanese public of emergency research without prospective consent for hypothetical scenarios involving hyperacute ischemic stroke.
This qualitative study examines the range of patient responses to automated text messages from their health care system and identifies considerations for improving health system communication design.
More than half a million NHS staff are being given access to new artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could free up an average of 2 days every month from admin duties, freeing up more time for the duties that matter most for patients and staff. NHS England announced today that it is significantly accelerating AI […]