Do impulsive suicide attempts predict post-treatment relapse in alcohol-dependent patients?
This study is the first to document the relationship between pre-treatment impulsive suicide attempts and higher likelihood of post-treatment relapse in alcohol-dependent patents. Clinicians should routinely conduct an assessment for previous suicide attempts in patients with alcohol use disorders, and when impulsive suicidality is reported, they should recognize the increased risk for relapse and formulate their patients' treatment plans accordingly with the goals of reducing both alcoholic relapse and suicide rates.
Robotically skeletonized harvesting is safe, but it requires more time (48.0 minutes +/- 1.8) than pedicle internal thoracic artery harvesting. Despite muted tactile feedback with robotics, neither technique was associated with histologic or functional damage. These encouraging results may represent an advantage for complete arterial revascularization in robotic coronary bypass patients.