Apr 03, 2023

A surgical "Never Event" is a preventable error occurring immediately before, during or immediately following surgery. Various factors contribute to the occurrence of major Never Events, but little is...

Apr 03, 2023

The objective here was to review the efficacy of functional jaw orthopedic appliances for treating children/adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), through correlating the apnea/hypopnea index...

Apr 03, 2023

NUSAP1 encodes a cell cycle-dependent protein with key roles in mitotic progression, spindle formation, and microtubule stability. Both over- and under-expression of NUSAP1 lead to dysregulation of mi...

Apr 03, 2023

We aimed to quantify the contributions of patient characteristics (PC), hospital structural characteristics (HC), and hospital operative volumes (HOV) to in-hospital mortality (IHM) after major surger...

Apr 03, 2023

E-cigarette use is rapidly growing, and little is known about the postoperative complications. Cigarette smoking has been well-established to be associated with delayed wound healing and increased com...

Mar 31, 2023

The following is a summary of "Racial disparities in outcomes for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the United States," published in the JANUARY 2023 issue of Surgery by Richardson, et al. ...

Mar 30, 2023

The following is a summary of "Impact of inter-hospital transfer on outcomes of urgent cholecystectomy," published in the January 2023 issue of Surgery by Sakowitz, et al. In order to describe ...

Mar 29, 2023

The following is the summary of “Cost-effectiveness of Staple Line Reinforcement in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy” published in the January 2023 issue of Surgery by Highet, et al. In lapa...

Mar 28, 2023

The following is the summary of “Widening volume and persistent outcome disparity in valve operations: New York statewide analysis, 2005-2016” published in the December 2022 issue of Thoracic and ...

Mar 27, 2023

The following is the summary of “Improved Preoperative Risk Assessment Tools Are Needed to Guide Informed Decision Making before Esophagectomy” published in the January 2023 issue of Surgery by Gr...

Mar 27, 2023

The following is the summary of “Fate of moderate aortic regurgitation after cardiac surgery” published in the December 2022 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Ward, et al. The...

Mar 27, 2023

The study objective was to determine effects of donor smoking and substance use on primary graft dysfunction, allograft function, and survival after lung transplant.From January 2007 to February 2020,...

Mar 27, 2023

There is a lack of studies focusing on the benefit of liver transplantation (LT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with > 3 tumors. This study aims to establish a model to effectively ...

Mar 27, 2023

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is characterized by a short PR interval (delta-wave), long QRS complex, and the appearance of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Patients with Wolff-Parkinson-Whit...

Mar 27, 2023

Evidence-informed data may help students matching into competitive residency programs guide curricular activities, extracurricular activities, and residency career choices. We aimed to examine the cha...

Mar 27, 2023

In tissue engineering, the fate of a particular organ/tissue regeneration and repair mainly depends on three pillars - 3D architecture, cells used, and stimulus provided. 3D cell supportive structure ...

Mar 27, 2023

The main objectives of this case report are to discuss prenatal ultrasound findings of congenital radioulnar synostosis and to review the literature.A patient was diagnosed with congenital radioulnar ...

Mar 27, 2023

Although the use of robotic-assisted surgery continues to expand, the cost-effectiveness of this platform remains unclear. The present study aimed to compare hospitalization costs and clinical outcome...

Mar 24, 2023

The following is the summary of “Protective effects of hydrogen gas against spinal cord ischemia–reperfusion injury” published in the December 2022 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery b...

Mar 23, 2023

The following is the summary of “A tailored strategy for repair of acute type A aortic dissection” published in the December 2022 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Lau, et al. ...