Implementing a Frailty-Specific Postoperative Order Set to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Frail Adults After Elective Thoracic Surgery.

Background: Frailty is independently associated with adverse patient outcomes after surgery. The current standards of postoperative care rarely consider frailty status.

Local Problem: There was no standardized protocol to optimize specialized postoperative care for frail patients at an academic medical center.

The Trans Youth Justice Project: A Political Education and Leadership Development Program.

Research has demonstrated that systemic transphobia and cissexism harms transgender youth in terms of social, educational, and health outcomes. All too often, research and policy emphasizes vulnerability among trans youth in a way that denies their capabilities as agents of change or active participants in their liberation. This article analyzes the development of Trans Youth Justice Project, a political education and youth leadership development program for trans youth ages 15-22.

[FDG PET/CT FOR TREATMENT RESPONSE ASSESSMENT IN CANCER].

FDG PET/CT (fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) computed tomography (CT)) imaging reflects functional-metabolic changes occurring within the malignant process in response to therapy. Since these changes usually precede anatomic alterations, this imaging technique is highly valuable in assessing response during and after therapy and is superior to CT. FDG PET/CT following initiation of cancer therapy has a prognostic value, predicting progression free survival and overall survival.