Complications from surgery are often the reason patients have to go back into the hospital, according to a new JAMA study. Researchers in Chicago looked at nearly 350 hospitals. They found readmissions within the first 30 days after surgery were linked to surgical complications, not to the medical condition that required hospitalization in the first place. Surgical site infections were the most common reason to be readmitted. SOURCE – JAMA /MedDay/CBS
Oxygen
New research finds women use more oxygen to breathe than men. A new study from the University of British Columbia looked at how much oxygen men and women use when they exercise. They found women need more oxygen to work their diaphragms and the muscles surrounding their ribcages. Researchers say this difference likely affects womens’ physical performance.
SOURCE – The Journal of Physiology /MedDay/CBS
Heart disease
One in three people say they would risk living a shorter life rather than take a daily pill to prevent heart disease. The research – in the journal of the American Heart Association — was aimed at measuring how much a daily pill interferes with a person’s quality of life. 8 percent of respondents said they’d be willing to trade as much as two years of life to avoid taking daily medication. SOURCE – Circulation/MedDay/CBS
Oxygen
New research finds women use more oxygen to breathe than men. A new study from the University of British Columbia looked at how much oxygen men and women use when they exercise. They found women need more oxygen to work their diaphragms and the muscles surrounding their ribcages. Researchers say this difference likely affects womens’ physical performance.
SOURCE – The Journal of Physiology /MedDay/CBS
Heart disease
One in three people say they would risk living a shorter life rather than take a daily pill to prevent heart disease. The research – in the journal of the American Heart Association — was aimed at measuring how much a daily pill interferes with a person’s quality of life. 8 percent of respondents said they’d be willing to trade as much as two years of life to avoid taking daily medication. SOURCE – Circulation/MedDay/CBS
