Mar 13, 2020

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common tachyarrhythmia with increasing prevalence with age, but uncommon in the pediatric population. Understanding that AF increases comorbidities make the need for...

Mar 13, 2020

Complex-shaped light fields with specially designed intensity, phase, and polarization distributions are highly demanded for various applications including optical tweezers, laser material processing,...

Mar 13, 2020

The aim of this study was to reveal the histomorphological connections among the suborbicularis oculi fat (SOOF), the orbicularis oculi muscle (OOM), the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), ...

Mar 13, 2020

Late cancellations of scheduled operations cause direct and indirect costs for a hospital and economic and emotional stress for the patient. Previously, late cancellation rates for scheduled operation...

Mar 13, 2020

The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fat grafting to the facial region for the reconstruction and aesthetic enhancement of facial contour.A systematic literature revi...

Mar 13, 2020

Diagnosing of bloodstream infection (BSI) in outpatients is essential. A large blood volume is required to obtain blood culture (CLSI): 2 sets, 40ml of blood for diagnosing in 95% cases of bacteremia....

Mar 13, 2020

The auricle is a key target in pediatric plastic surgery and is considered to develop from a ring- or funnel-like arrangement of six hillocks in the embryo. However, there has been no report showing t...

Mar 13, 2020

Synthetic scaffolds exhibiting bone repair ability equal to that of autogenous bone are required in the fields of orthopedics and dentistry. A suitable synthetic bone graft substitute should induce os...

Mar 13, 2020

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a biocompatible polymer, but the lack of angiogenesis makes the long-term osteogenic fixation of PEEK implants challenging, which has hampered their wider application in...

Mar 13, 2020

This study aims to investigate the reliability of the Lichtman classification among residents, orthopedic surgeons, and hand surgeons.This study was carried out with 30 male observers (mean age 37.8 y...

Mar 13, 2020

This study aims to analyze the nationwide trends in carpal tunnel surgery by surgeons practicing in Turkey according to experience in years, training received (plastic surgery or orthopedics), and wor...

Mar 13, 2020

The assessment of volatile compounds (VOCs) for disease diagnosis is a growing area of research. There is a need to provide hard evidence i.e. biochemical routes, to justify putative VOC biomarkers, a...

Mar 13, 2020

The role of IL-6 signalling in hypertensive heart disease and its sequelae is controversial. Our group demonstrated that Bazedoxifene suppressed IL-6/gp130 signalling in cancer cells but its effect on...

Mar 13, 2020

The current study aims to evaluate the correlation between peripheral blood miR-148a-3p level in patients with liver injury after hepatectomy under general anesthesia with propofol, thereby evaluating...

Mar 13, 2020

It remains unclear whether intraoperative use of volatile anesthetics has a positive effect on postoperative clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Therefore,...

Mar 13, 2020

The prescription of opioids at discharge after abdominopelvic surgery is variable and often excessive. A lack of guidance for abdominopelvic surgeons may explain the suboptimal nature of current presc...

Mar 13, 2020

More older adults are undergoing major surgery despite the greater risk of postoperative mortality. Although measures, such as functional, cognitive, and psychological status, are known to be crucial ...

Mar 13, 2020

In recent years, depression occurs frequently. Given the long duration of the disease and the high risk of recurrence, the treatment of depression requires long-term medication. Zhi-Zi-Hou-Po Decoctio...

Mar 13, 2020

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) provides long-term enteral nutritional access for patients with inability to eat. Although considered safe, PEG tube placement is associated with complication...

Mar 13, 2020

Diabetes, as a chronic disease, can seriously affect human health. Therefore, it is important to develop a fast and high sensitive enzyme-free glucose sensor for the treatment of diabetes.In this work...