Surgery General
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...
Jan 23, 2023
CBCT is an imaging tool represented by an X-ray computed tomography delivering a conic-shape X-rays source. This system produces volumetric data during a single rotation of both X-ray beam and detecto...
Jan 23, 2023
Peripheral nerve glomus tumors are extremely rare and occur with typical symptoms of peripheral neuropathic pain. Clinicians hardly consider this entity when faced with the swelling of a peripheral ne...
Jan 23, 2023
To analyze risk and patterns of locoregional failure (LRF) in patients of the RAPIDO trial at five years.Multimodality treatment improves local control in rectal cancer. Total neoadjuvant treatment (T...
Jan 23, 2023
Lesions in segments 7 and 8 are a challenge during standard laparoscopic liver resection. The addition of transthoracic trocars could be useful in the standard abdominal approach for laparoscopic live...
Jan 20, 2023
The following is the summary of “Long-term outcomes with the pulmonary autograft inclusion technique in adults with bicuspid aortic valves undergoing the Ross procedure” published in the January 2...
Jan 20, 2023
The following is the summary of “Proximal aortic repair in dialysis patients: A national database analysis” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery by Ogami, et ...
Jan 20, 2023
The following is the summary of “Endovascular treatment of complicated versus uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection” published in the January 2023 issue of Thoracic and cardiovascular surge...
Jan 18, 2023
The following is the summary of “Hybrid strategy in neonates with ductal-dependent systemic circulation and multiple risk factors” published in the November 2022 issue of The Journal of Thoracic a...
Jan 18, 2023
The following is the summary of “Long-term outcomes of primary aortic valve repair for isolated congenital aortic stenosis in children” published in the November 2022 issue of Thoracic and Cardiov...
Jan 18, 2023
The following is the summary of “Aortic root translocation and en bloc rotation of the outflow tracts surgery for complex forms of transposition of the great arteries and double outlet right ventric...
Jan 16, 2023
The pre-Descemet's layer/Dua's layer, also termed the Dua-Fine layer and the pre-posterior limiting lamina layer, lies anterior to the Descemet's membrane in the cornea, is 10 μm (range 6-16) thick, ...
Jan 16, 2023
Plantar heloma is a keratotic disorder that can be described as a circumscribed area of thickening with a central core that may penetrate the dermis. Although often considered a minor complaint, longs...
Jan 16, 2023
Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paresis and paralysis with devastating disability yet high rate of spontaneous recovery. Patients who do not fully recover have functional d...
Jan 16, 2023
Competency-based veterinary education focuses on the knowledge and clinical skills required to generate a productive and confident practitioner. Accurate identification of clinically relevant core com...
Jan 16, 2023
Pain management is a key issue in health care. Providers adopt promising technological developments, like Acute Pain Service, at differing speeds, with countries, such as the USA and Germany taking th...
Jan 16, 2023
Indocyanine green (ICG) is a cyanine dye useful for visualizing blood vessels; it has been developed for endoscopy and is used in skull base surgery. Endoscopy is widely used for hematoma removal afte...