Visual recovery after immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery at a veterans' hospital.

Purpose: To answer patient questions about the expected timeline for recovery, the objective postoperative visual acuities were reviewed for patients undergoing immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS).

Setting: Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.

Outcomes of Early Mitral Valve Reoperation in the Medicare Population.

Background: Surgical series on mitral valve reoperation are limited by small numbers and lack of national representation. Large-scale outcomes of reoperation for mitral valve surgery remain uncertain.

Methods: This is a descriptive analysis of 1,627 Medicare beneficiaries who underwent mitral valve reoperation within a 3-year follow-up period after an initial mitral operation (repair or replacement) that took place between 2000 and 2006.

Improving coronary artery bypass grafting readmission outcomes from 2000 to 2012 in the Medicare population.

Objective: The study objective was to examine trends in 30-day readmission after coronary artery bypass grafting in the Medicare population over 13 years.

Methods: The study included isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures in the Medicare population from January 2000 to November 2012. Comorbidities and causes of readmission were determined using Internal Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnostic codes.

Combined closures in reconstructive surgery.

It is common for dermatology surgery patients to present on the day of surgery with more than one skin cancer needing Mohs micrographic surgery. When these carcinomas are located near one another, it may be more practical to treat both at the same time as the reconstruction for one defect may involve or otherwise affect the treatment or reconstruction for the other carcinoma. Treating both cancers on the same day creates an opportunity for efficient repairs where a creative single reconstruction may minimize the amount of tissue wasted during reconstruction,and minimize morbidity for the patient.

Mitral valve procedure selection and outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Background And Aim Of The Study: Cardiovascular disease is a frequent cause of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Valvular involvement is common, most frequently affecting the mitral valve. Whether RA is an additional risk factor for patients undergoing mitral surgery has not been studied.