Surgery General
May 31, 2021
The current COVID-19 pandemic scenario has driven surgical departments to a transformation.The worldwide spread of the disease has led to a public health quarantine where health care professionals are...
May 31, 2021
In recent literature, the increasing number of medical litigations, both in terms of the number of cases being filed and the substantive costs associated with lawsuits, has been described. This study ...
May 31, 2021
Medical scribes are trained professionals who assist health care providers by administratively expediting patient encounters. Section 507 of the MISSION Act of 2018 mandated a 2-year study of medical ...
May 31, 2021
To evaluate potential confounding factors in the quantitative assessment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis using T1 relaxation times.The study population is based on a radiology-information-system datab...
May 31, 2021
The decrease in Oxygen Reserve Index (ORI) provides a prediction for the development of hypoxemia and hyperoxia. Our aim is to determine the effect of ORI-guided oxygen titration on hyperoxemia-mediat...
May 31, 2021
To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of staple-line reinforcement in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.Exponential increases in surgical costs have underscored the critical need for evidence-based m...
May 31, 2021
To study the impact of a standardized postoperative anesthesia visit on 30-day mortality in medium to high-risk elective surgical patients.Postoperative complications are the leading cause of perioper...
May 31, 2021
Although liver resection is the only potentially curative treatment for colorectal liver metastases, recurrence is frequent. We previously published the early results of a randomized controlled phase ...
May 17, 2021
Most patients of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) require red blood cell (RBC) and/or platelet transfusion during their disease courses, which could cause an increased risk of iron overload and alloimmu...
May 17, 2021
Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) is a severe condition with high mortality. However, the surgical procedures and outcomes of BAO with different pathologic subtypes have not been fully clarified. This st...
May 17, 2021
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have shown potent antibacterial activity against numerous bacteria strains. However, their toxicity against mammalian cells is still a big challenge, limiting their in viv...
May 17, 2021
Transgender patients often desire to have biological children. However, their reproductive potential is often negatively impacted by gender affirming surgery (GAS) such as gender confirmation surgery ...
May 17, 2021
Background The Sars-Cov-2 virus is characterized by a being highly contagiousness, and this is the reason why massive use of personal protective equipment is required by medical and paramedical staff ...
May 17, 2021
Elective rhinoplasty surgeons' fees vary considerably and are influenced by geographic surgeon density, surgeon's experience, local economic factors, patient demand, and other factors. The American Bo...
May 17, 2021
Background and purpose - Artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning (DL), and machine learning (ML) have become common research fields in orthopedics and medicine in general. Engineers perform much o...
May 17, 2021
With the development of modern society, severe and complex tibial fractures caused by high-energy injuries such as traffic accidents have gradually increased. At present, the commonly used methods for...
May 17, 2021
Orthopaedic surgery remains a male-dominated specialty. To date there has not been a focused analysis of gender in authorship within the pediatric orthopaedic literature.The electronic table of conten...
May 17, 2021
Chronic liver injury results in cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease (ESLD) which represents a leading cause of death worldwide, affecting people in their most productive years of life. Medical thera...
May 17, 2021
Pain remains a common complication following gynecological laparoscopy. Use of local anesthesia may be beneficial in reducing postoperative pain. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to ...
May 17, 2021
Cancer care has inherent complexities in older adults, including balancing risks of cancer and noncancer death. A poor understanding of cause-specific outcomes may lead to overtreatment and undertreat...