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Drug-induced immunosuppression in plastic and reconstructive surgery: A matched pair outcome analysis of 108 patients.

May 08, 2023

Plastic and reconstructive surgeons occasionally have to manage patients with the intake of immunosuppressive drugs while the individual risks for complications present unclear. This study aimed to an...

The Utility of the Plastic Surgery Standardized Letter of Recommendation Form in Predicting Residency Match Outcomes.

May 08, 2023

Letters of recommendation play an important role in resident selection. While plastic surgery's Standardized Letter of Recommendation (SLOR) form most commonly serves as an adjunct to narrative letter...

Close orthopedic surgery skin incision with combination of barbed sutures and running subcuticular suturing technique for less dermal tension concentration: a finite element analysis.

May 08, 2023

Mechanical forces have an important role in the initiation and progression of orthopedic surgical incisions complications. To avoid incision complications with the reduction of dermal tension, surgeon...

Micropipette tip intubation in rats as a replacement for conventional endotracheal tube intubation.

May 08, 2023

Endotracheal intubation is often necessary in the course of animal experiments, especially in craniofacial surgery. However, endotracheal intubation can be a major burden in this context. The authors ...

Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Education for Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Systematic Review.

May 08, 2023

The objective of this systematic review is to characterize the peer-reviewed literature investigating YouTube as a source of patient education for patients undergoing surgery.YouTube is the largest on...

MBSAQIP on Bariatric Surgery Outcomes

May 05, 2023

The following is a summary of "Implementation of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program and outcomes of bariatric surgery," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 is...

Resectable CRLM Patients with Microsatellite Instability Exhibit Poorer OS Rates

May 05, 2023

The following is a summary of "Microsatellite instability is associated with worse overall survival in resectable colorectal liver metastases," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Turne...

Outcomes of Non-Pancreatectomy Surgeries for Pancreatic Cancer

May 04, 2023

The following is a summary of "Morbidity and Mortality of Non-pancreatectomy operations for pancreatic cancer: An ACS-NSQIP analysis," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Adams, et al. ...

Savings in Annual Costs with the Implementation of ER-only Testing on DCIS Specimens

May 03, 2023

The following is a summary of "Annual cost-savings with the implementation of estrogen-receptor-only testing on Ductal Carcinoma in Situ specimens," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by ...

Correlation Between Elevated SUVmax on FDG-PET and Reduced Survival Duration in ACC Patients

May 02, 2023

The following is a summary of "Higher SUVmax on FDG-PET is associated with shorter survival in adrenocortical carcinoma," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Wrenn, et al. Adreno...

California Thyroid Cancer Disparities by Race and Ethnicity

May 02, 2023

The following is a summary of "Racial/ethnic disparities in thyroid cancer in California, 1999–2017," published in the February 2023 issue of Surgery by Luff, et al. The appropriate use of su...

Preoperative Imaging's Comparative Value in PHPT with Normocalcemia Vs. Hypercalcemia

May 01, 2023

The following is a summary of "Comparative utility of preoperative imaging in normocalcemic versus hypercalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Montgo...

Long-term effectiveness and safety of high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation in daily practice in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

May 01, 2023

We retrospectively evaluated long-term outcomes of high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplant (HDC/ASCT) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Between 2004 an...

An Objective Analysis of Quality and Readability of Online Information for Patients seeking Cosmetic Surgery Abroad.

May 01, 2023

Increasing numbers of patients are travelling abroad to undergo cosmetic surgery. This is associated with complications that often become the responsibility of clinicians in the patients' home countri...

Surgical interventions and outcome in a population of feline trauma patients.

May 01, 2023

To determine signalment, injury type, trauma severity score, and outcome of feline trauma patients undergoing surgical (emergency room [ER] and operating room [OR]) and nonsurgical treatments in addit...

Robotic-navigated assistance in spine surgery.

May 01, 2023

The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of pedicle screw placement, as well as intraoperative factors, radiation exposure, and complication rates in adult patients with degenerative disorders...

Differential expression profile of miRNAs between stable and vulnerable plaques of carotid artery stenosis patients.

May 01, 2023

Plaque vulnerability is associated with the degree of carotid artery stenosis (CS) and the risk of stroke. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) exert critical functions in disease progression, although only a few miRNA...

Effects of alfaxalone on induction quality of inhalation anesthesia in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica).

May 01, 2023

Several studies have documented the effects of anesthesia on pigeons. However, previous studies using pigeons have not examined a combination of injection and inhalation anesthesia. This study aimed t...

Resection margin status at the portomesenteric axis may not determine oncologic outcome after pancreaticoduodenectomy for lymph node-positive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

May 01, 2023

Lymph node and resection margin status are associated with oncologic outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. However, surgical radicality at the portomesenteric ax...

Surgery Clerkship Rotation: Medical Students and Mattering

Apr 28, 2023

The following is a summary of "Medical students and mattering on the surgery clerkship rotation," published in the FEBRUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Higgins, et al. The study investigated the c...

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