May 03, 2021

The suspension of elective operations in March 2020 to prepare for the COVID-19 surge posed significant challenges to resident education. To mitigate the potential negative effects of COVID-19 on surg...

Apr 29, 2021

Arterio-enteric fistula (AEF) is a rare but potentially devastating complication of solid organ pancreatic transplantation. Traditional management has been to remove the pancreas-duodenum allograft an...

Apr 29, 2021

Atrial fibrillation (AF) induces functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) and tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) during atrial remodeling. FMR and FTR are associated with AF prognosis, but the effects for AF ...

Apr 29, 2021

We present a case of a 65-year-old male with a longstanding non-symptomatic irreducible umbilical hernia who presented with a three-day-old full-thickness thermal burn to the hernia. The burn was sus...

Apr 29, 2021

There is limited knowledge on the extent physicians delegate cosmetic procedures to midlevel providers.To assess dermatology and plastic surgery practice patterns for the injections of neurotoxins and...

Apr 29, 2021

The general principles of anatomical terminology indicate that the "mandibular canal" should be named the "inferior alveolar canal" as it accommodates the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundles. Ther...

Apr 29, 2021

Background This study aimed to determine the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on emergency department (ED) visits and emergency consultations according to the triage levels indicating the patients' urg...

Apr 29, 2021

Strategies to reduce anxiety prior to injection procedures are not well understood. The purpose is to determine the effect of a meditation monologue intervention delivered via phone/mobile applicatio...

Apr 29, 2021

Donor cytomegalovirus (CMV) serological negative status may have an adverse effect on the outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), while there is inadequate data for...

Apr 29, 2021

Vascular surgery is considered a risk factor for the development of postoperative delirium (POD). In this systematic review we provide a report on the incidence and risk-factors of POD after vascular ...

Apr 29, 2021

Surgical resection has become a mainstay of therapy for locally advanced esophageal cancer and can increase survival significantly. With the advancement of minimally invasive surgery, there is still d...

Apr 29, 2021

Overuse and misuse of opioids is a continuing crisis. The most common reason for children to receive opioids is postoperative pain, and they are often prescribed more than needed. The amount of opioid...

Apr 29, 2021

Ampullary carcinoma patients require radical resection for optimal survival; however, the outcomes are often unsatisfactory. The utility of adjuvant therapy among such patients is unclear, probably ow...

Apr 26, 2021

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) after lung transplantation (Tx) is the clinical result of chronic airway rejection lesions (CARL), histomorphologically described as either obliterative remod...

Apr 26, 2021

Mechanical performances for a composited bioresorbable stent were investigated by using the finite element method, which concerns the elastoplastic large deformation of expansion and springback during...

Apr 26, 2021

To investigate the displacement forces and image artifacts associated with passive medical implants for recently-developed low-field (<100 mT) MRI systems, and to compare these with values from hig...

Apr 26, 2021

The persistence of health care disparities along racial and ethnic lines highlights the complex and multifactorial nature of this national concern. The paucity of physicians ethnically underrepresente...

Apr 26, 2021

Insufficient milk supply is the most common reason for premature breastfeeding cessation. Breast hypoplasia is one reason why women may be inherently unable to make a full milk supply. This review ai...

Apr 26, 2021

The clinical practice of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has grown significantly in recent years in multiple medical specialties. However, comparisons of PRP studies across medical fields remain ch...

Apr 26, 2021

Female authorship opportunities have lagged behind those of their male counterparts, with gender disparities most prominent in surgical specialties. Our objective was to determine trends of female fir...