Widespread uptake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations has become the world's championed defense against the global pandemic. Four vaccines have been either approved or authorized for emergency use by the FDA, and at this time, over 13 billion doses of these vaccines have been administered around the world. Unfortunately, uncommon and sometimes unforeseen side effects such as small-vessel vasculitis have been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to determine whether alcohol use disorder (AUD) patients undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) have increased: 1) lengths of stay (LOS); 2) complications; and 3) costs.
Methods: The study identified 19,168 patients in the study (n = 3198) and control (n = 15,970) cohort. In-hospital LOS, 90-day complications, and costs were assessed.