Amyloidosis and Heart Transplantation in a New Era.

Background: The prognosis in patients with advanced cardiac amyloidosis (CA) remains poor.

Objectives: We sought to describe survival post heart transplantation (HT) in amyloid compared with non-amyloid recipients, highlight waitlist times within the new allocation system across three Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) regions, and describe multiorgan transplantation (MOT) in hereditary amyloidosis.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of end-stage CA patients who underwent HT at Mayo Clinic from January 2007 to December 2020.

Assessing the impact of enhanced hygiene precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical site infection risk in abdominal surgeries.

Background: A surgical site infection (SSI) is a postoperative infection that occurs at or near the surgical incision. SSIs significantly increase morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay, and healthcare costs. The World Health Organization (WHO) has established hospital hygiene precaution guidelines for the prevention of SSIs, which were enhanced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Outgoing initial healthcare facility follow-up call metrics and barriers within a single United States poison center.

Introduction: Specialists in poison information are responsible for following-up with exposure cases managed at healthcare facilities. However, the amount of time, call components, and barriers met when completing an initial healthcare facility follow-up call in which a large amount of data and clinical recommendations are shared is not well described.

Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted by randomizing healthcare facility initial follow-up calls from January to April 2022.

To Dor or Not to Dor? Heller Myotomy, a Retrospective Study.

Achalasia is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting esophageal sphincter function. Treatment options include non-surgical and surgical approaches, such as Heller myotomy (HM). Combining Dor fundoplication with HM is controversial but may prevent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).