Apr 01, 2021

In an effort to improve perioperative and oncologic outcomes, there have been multiple quality improvement initiatives, including regionalization of high-risk procedures and hospital accreditation des...

Apr 01, 2021

This pilot study examined intraoperative instructional techniques during "takeovers," defined as the act of an attending taking control of a case from a resident. This work describes what happens duri...

Mar 29, 2021

CKF is an overwhelming illness, especially in children. Kidney transplantation is considered the definitive management of CKF. It has substantial benefits, including increased patient survival, improv...

Mar 29, 2021

Adrenal tumors with/out tumor thrombus (TT) in the inferior vena cava (IVC) pose a challenge to the surgeon due to the potential of massive hemorrhage and tumor thromboembolism. We report our experien...

Mar 29, 2021

The Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) is a commensal of the human skin, but also an opportunistic pathogen that contributes to the pathophysiology of the skin disease ac...

Mar 29, 2021

To provide a general overview of the reported current surgical capacity and delivery in order to advance current knowledge and suggest targets for further development and research within the region of...

Mar 29, 2021

Dysmorphophobia is the phobia that arises from the distorted view that one has of one's external appearance, caused by the excessive concern for one's body image, in most cases not justified. The role...

Mar 29, 2021

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has a wide variety of clinical applications ranging from urology to orthopedics. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is of particular interest to military medicine...

Mar 29, 2021

Digital technologies are gradually integrating our orthodontic practices and retainers, often less considered compared to active devices, are also benefiting. The author will give in this article a br...

Mar 29, 2021

To evaluate the implementation of advanced practice nursing for patients with minor orthopedic injuries, including comparison of outcomes in relation to advanced practice nurse versus standard (physic...

Mar 29, 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 on male and female anthropometric variables and physical performance.This study utilized a mixed (time [PRE vs POST]...

Mar 29, 2021

Patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy traditionally receive anesthesia with endotracheal intubation (ETT) for airway management. The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) may be used instead and m...

Mar 29, 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 is revolutionizing healthcare delivery. The aim of this study was to reach a consensus among experts as to the possible applications of telemedicine in the proctologic field.A...

Mar 29, 2021

While telehealth use in surgery has shown to be feasible, telehealth became a major modality of health care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.To assess patterns of telehealth use across surgical s...

Mar 29, 2021

As respiratory system compliances are heterogenous, we hypothesized that individualized intraoperative positive end-expiratory pressure titration on the basis of lowest driving pressure can reduce pos...

Mar 25, 2021

Pulmonary artery obstruction is an uncommon but significant complication after lung transplantation. Although numerous reports have documented its occurrence, the hemodynamic parameters associated wit...

Mar 25, 2021

Regional variation in lung transplantation practices due to local coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevalence may cause geographic disparities in access to lung transplantation.Using the United Net...

Mar 25, 2021

Machine perfusion of donor livers is currently regarded as the most important innovation in transplant surgery to address the continuing shortage of organs in liver transplantation. Hypothermic machin...

Mar 25, 2021

 In blunt trauma patients, injury of the thoracic aorta is the second most common cause of death after head injury. In recent years, thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has largely replaced ...

Mar 25, 2021

 Third-generation transcatheter heart valves (THV) are predominantly implanted through a percutaneous, transfemoral access. To reduce vascular complications, we selectively performed surgical vascul...