Feb 01, 2023

The following is a summary of "Pre-operative cardiopulmonary, metabolic, abdominal, and somatic variations by race in men with obesity resolve after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB): Dysl...

Feb 01, 2023

The following is the summary of “Ross procedure in neonates and infants: A valuable operation with defined limits” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Cle...

Jan 31, 2023

The following is the summary of “Valve-sparing root replacement after the Ross procedure” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Hobbs, et al. The Ros...

Jan 30, 2023

The following is the summary of “American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 Expert Consensus Document: Management of infants and neonates with tetralogy of Fallot” published in the Janu...

Jan 30, 2023

Superior mesenteric artery embolism (SMAE) is a rare cause of acute abdomen, and the fatality rate is extremely high if it is not diagnosed and treated in time. Due to the lack of knowledge and experi...

Jan 30, 2023

Few objective measures are available for assessing the success of facial rejuvenation after face lift surgery. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) may be used for this type of measurement. The purpos...

Jan 30, 2023

Medical cannabis (MC) has been proposed as a potential addition to multimodal pain management regimens in orthopedics. This study evaluates hand and upper-extremity patient perspectives of MC as a tre...

Jan 30, 2023

Based on the clinical data of patients with foot and ankle deformities in the QIN Sihe Orthopaedic Surgery Database, to analyze the characteristics and treatment strategies of foot and ankle deformiti...

Jan 30, 2023

Membrane Protein Palmitoylated 5 (MPP5) is a highly conserved apical complex protein, essential for cell polarity. Defects in neuronal cell polarity are associated with neurologic disorders. Only thre...

Jan 30, 2023

Previous studies have revealed associations between hyperuricemia and microvascular diseases, but the association between hyperuricemia and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains unclear. The aim of ...

Jan 30, 2023

Perioperative hypotension increases postoperative complication rates and prolongs postoperative recovery time. Whether Passive Leg Raising test (PLR) and Subclavian Vein Diameter (DSCV) can effectivel...

Jan 30, 2023

To compare opioid use in patients with obesity treated with bariatric surgery versus adults with obesity who underwent intensive lifestyle modification.Previous studies of opioid use after bariatric s...

Jan 30, 2023

Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common complication after pancreatoduodenectomy associated with a low complication burden but a prolonged hospital stay. The present study aimed to characterize DGE...

Jan 27, 2023

The following is a summary of "Elder child or young adult? Adolescent trauma mortality amongst pediatric and adult facilities," published in the December 2022 issue of Surgery by Stephenson, et al. ...

Jan 25, 2023

The following is the summary of “Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Cal...

Jan 24, 2023

The following is the summary of “Is anterior mitral valve leaflet length important in outcome of septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?” published in the January 2023 issue o...

Jan 23, 2023

The following is the summary of “Efficacy and safety of edoxaban in patients early after surgical bioprosthetic valve implantation or valve repair: A randomized clinical trial” published in the Ja...

Jan 23, 2023

In robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS), smoke produced by laser ablation and cauterization causes degradation in the visual quality of the operating field, increasing the difficulty and r...

Jan 23, 2023

Cancellations of elective surgeries adversely affect the patient, hospital staff, facility, and health system. Cancellations potentially result in hospital financial losses, theatre inefficiency, and...

Jan 23, 2023

Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are common conditions with severe and potentially life-threatening outcomes. However, the use of antibiotics to treat these infections is controversial.This stu...