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EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE ENHANCES
OUTCOMES FOR INFANTS WITH COMPLEX
FETAL CONDITIONS 06
Providers at the Neonata l Intensive Care Unit and Complex
Feta l Care Center at Penn State Hea lth Children's Hospita l
work to defy a ll odds when it comes to treating infants and
mothers with complicated hea lth conditions.
FE ATURES
NEW FOUR DIAMONDS CENTER FOR
CHILDHOOD CANCER INNOVATION: A NEXUS OF
COLLABORATION ON PEDIATRIC CANCER 09
Four Diamonds and Penn State Hea lth Children's Hospita l
have created a virtua l center to support pediatric cancer
research through philanthropy.
COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC CARDIAC
SURGERY PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY
OUTPERFORMS NATIONAL AVERAGE 10
Offering a range of complex pediatric heart surgery, Penn
State Hea lth Children's Hospita l sees excellent outcomes
across the surgica l scope.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
GASTROENTEROLOGY
HIGHER RATES OF SERRATED POLYP
DETECTION LINKED TO REDUCED RISK OF
POSTCOLONOSCOPY COLORECTAL CANCER 05
Higher detection rates of certain polyps are associated with
lower rates of colorecta l cancer after colonoscopy.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES FOR
EMERGENT COLORECTAL SURGERY? 14
A lthough minima lly invasive techniques are associated
with better outcomes in emergency colorecta l surgery, these
techniques are used far less often than in elective surgery.
Researchers ask why.
DATA VAULT 13
A selection of facts about gastroenterolog y
