The sarcopenia index is a fair measure for muscle mass estimation among ICU patients and can modestly predict hospital and 90-day mortality among patients who do not have acute kidney injury at the time of measurement.

In this preliminary study, 4% icodextrin lavage plus instillation was well tolerated and reduced adhesion formation and reformation following laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. A Phase III pivotal study is currently in progress.

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A steroid injection can provide relief from heel pain in the short term. There appears to be no increase in patient comfort from anaesthetizing the heel prior to infiltration.

Patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing spine surgery in a single tertiary referral center had a very high reoperation rate associated with technical complications. Patients should be appropriately counseled regarding the increased risk of operative complications and closely followed for incipient failure.