by TractManager | Feb 27, 2020 | News
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a final update summary on screening older adults for cognitive impairment. This release updates a previous recommendation on the same topic, published in 2014.The update, released in February 2020, states...
by TractManager | Feb 26, 2020 | Health Technology Assessment
Focus of the Report: This report addresses the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) used in addition to standard wound care following surgery to treat pilonidal disease.Technology Description: NPWT uses a device to apply subatmospheric pressure in a closed...
by TractManager | Feb 25, 2020 | Health Technology Assessment
Focus of the Report: The focus of this report is phacocanaloplasty (P-CP) for the treatment of concomitant open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and cataract in adult patients.Technology Description: P-CP combines phacoemulsification (phaco), the standard care cataract extraction...
by TractManager | Feb 25, 2020 | News
by TractManager | Feb 24, 2020 | News
These Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety alerts were posted recently:Abbott Coronary Balloon Angioplasty CathetersAbbott has voluntarily recalled specific lots of 2 catheters used in coronary angioplasty procedures: the NC Trek RX Coronary Dilatation Catheter...
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