Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Rates Associated With Passive and Active Surveillance Strategies Adopted by Implanting Physicians.

Importance: Inferior vena cava filters are commonly implanted and infrequently retrieved. Nonretrieval contributes to significant morbidity, motivating US Food and Drug Administration and multisociety communications emphasizing the need for improved device surveillance. Current guidelines suggest that implanting physicians and referring physicians should be responsible for device follow-up, but it is not known whether shared responsibility contributes to lower retrieval.

Genicular Artery Embolization Technique.

Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is a safe and effective treatment for knee pain related to osteoarthritis, however there are several aspects of the procedure technique which may be unique. Familiarity with procedural steps, arterial anatomy, embolic endpoints, technical challenges, and potential complications is imperative for good clinical practice and outcomes. The success of GAE depends on correctly interpreting angiographic findings and variable anatomy, navigating small and acutely angled arteries, recognizing collateral supply, and avoiding non-target embolization.

Lack of Adherence to Guideline-Based Imaging Before Subsequent Radiation in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Impact on Patient Outcomes.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death within the United States, yet prior studies have shown a lack of adherence to imaging and treatment guidelines in patients with lung cancer. This study evaluated the use of F-FDG PET/CT imaging before subsequent radiation therapy (RT) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as recommended by National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, and whether the use of this imaging modality impacts cancer-specific survival. This was a retrospective study of the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program of Medicare-linked data in patients with NSCLC.

Patients With Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty Undergoing 2-Stage Exchange Arthroplasty Experience Massive Blood Loss.

Background: Two-stage exchange arthroplasty is the preferred treatment for chronic periprosthetic joint infection following total hip arthroplasty (THA). These patients are at high risk of substantial blood loss and perioperative blood transfusion. Our study aimed at determining risk factors for blood transfusion during a 2-stage exchange for infected THA.

All Patients Should Be Screened for Diabetes Before Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Background: Diabetes is highly prevalent in patients with osteoarthritis before total joint arthroplasty and presents a higher risk of adverse postoperative outcomes. However, the rate of diabetes in this population and optimal screening strategies remain unknown.

Methods: We prospectively screened patients undergoing elective total joint arthroplasty for diabetes using glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels.