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A Systematic Study And Meta-Analysis of Non-invasive Electrical Stimulation As An Adjuvant To Fusion Operations

Feb 22, 2022

Noninvasive electrical stimulation is a type of technology that is used to improve fusion rates. However, just a few research have provided evidence on the effects of noninvasive electrical stimulatio...

A Comparison of On-Label and Off-Label Use of The Pipeline Embolization Device To Treat Cerebral Aneurysms.

Feb 22, 2022

The Pipeline embolization device (PED) is commonly used to treat cerebral aneurysms, including off-label uses. The authors compared the efficacy and safety of PED use in on-label and off-label aneurys...

With Lateral Superior Frontal Gyrus Penetration in Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's Disease, Verbal Fluency Declines.

Feb 22, 2022

In patients with Parkinson's disease, verbal fluency (VF) decline is a well-known adverse cognitive effect of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS). The mechanisms behind VF decrease, w...

A Systematic Study and Meta-Analysis Of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy With or Without Choroid Plexus Coagulation For Myelomeningocele-Associated Hydrocephalus.

Feb 22, 2022

While implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the usual treatment for myelomeningocele-associated hydrocephalus (MAH), infection and shunt dysfunction can complicate the procedure. As a ...

Tractography and Surgical Targeting Investigation of Cingulum Bundle Connectivity in Treatment-Refractory Bipolar Disorder Patients Compared To Treatment-Responsive Patients And Healthy Controls.

Feb 22, 2022

Patients with bipolar illness have a wide range of clinical responses to medicinal treatment. Greater knowledge of the underlying neuronal circuitry involved in bipolar treatment response subtypes sho...

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Nepal: international partnership, implementation steps and clinical outcomes.

Feb 21, 2022

Blood & Marrow Transplantation (BMT) is rarely available in many low-middle-income countries (LMIC). In 2012, Civil Service Hospital, a government hospital in Kathmandu (Nepal) partnered with the ...

Effective Letermovir Prophylaxis of CMV infection post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: Results from the French temporary authorization of use compassionate program.

Feb 21, 2022

We report the results of the French Temporary Authorization of Use (ATU) compassionate program of letermovir for primary prophylaxis conducted in 21 transplant centers. Patients were CMV seropositive ...

The course of adrenomedullin and endothelin levels in patients with vasodilatory shock after cardiac surgery compared to patients after uncomplicated elective cardiac surgery.

Feb 21, 2022

The aim of this study was to analyse the course of adrenomedullin (ADM) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels in patients with vasodilatory shock after cardiac surgery and to explore differences compared to ...

Are Opioids Out? Assessing Prescription Patterns in Plastic Surgery Using Medicare Part D Beneficiary Data.

Feb 21, 2022

Since 1999, nearly 841,000 individuals have died from overdoses, 29% involving prescription opioids. Use of opioids for postoperative pain lacks evidence-based guidelines, and despite studies showing ...

Host-induced gene silencing reveals the role of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum oxaloacetate acetylhydrolase gene in fungal oxalic acid accumulation and virulence.

Feb 21, 2022

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causal agent of Sclerotinia stem rot, is a devastating necrotrophic pathogen which causes severe yield losses to oilseed production worldwide. Most of efforts at the gene...

Classification of intraoperative adverse events in visceral surgery.

Feb 21, 2022

Intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) are frequent in visceral surgery, but severity and related postoperative outcome are poorly investigated. A novel classification of intraoperative adverse events, ...

Predicting persistent opioid use after surgery using electronic health record and patient-reported data.

Feb 21, 2022

More than 100 million surgeries take place annually in the United States, and more than 90% of surgical patients receive an opioid prescription. A sizable minority of these patients will go on to use ...

A Comparison of Methods to Detect Changes in Prediction Models.

Feb 14, 2022

 Prediction models inform decisions in many areas of medicine. Most models are fitted once and then applied to new (future) patients, despite the fact that model coefficients can vary over time due ...

Hybrid Preservation Rhinoplasty: Combining Mix-Down and Semi Let-Push Down Techniques.

Feb 14, 2022

Rhinoplasty is 1 of the most applied procedures among aesthetic and plastic surgery areas. Dorsal hump deformity is a common deformity among Caucasians based on the natural anatomy of the nose. Dorsal...

An m-Health telerehabilitation and health education program on physical performance in patients with hip fracture and their family caregivers: Study protocol for the ActiveHip+ randomized controlled trial.

Feb 14, 2022

Telerehabilitation interventions administered via a smartphone may provide new feasible and effective rehabilitation options at home for patients with hip fracture. However, to date, no such intervent...

Luteoloside Ameliorates Palmitic Acid-Induced in Vitro Model of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease via Activating STAT3-Triggered Hepatocyte Regeneration.

Feb 14, 2022

Luteoloside (Lute), a bioactive natural ingredient, widely exists in nature and possesses hepatoprotective and hepatocyte proliferation-promoting properties. This study aimed to investigate whether Lu...

Effect of intraoperative subhypnotic infusion of propofol on postoperative nausea and vomiting: A retrospective analysis.

Feb 14, 2022

To measure the possible association between subhypnotic propofol infusion during general balanced anesthesia and the incidence of PONV.Retrospective Cohort Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching.Pos...

The effect of magnesium sulfate on emergence agitation in children undergoing general anesthesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Feb 14, 2022

Emergence agitation (EA) is a common complication in pediatric patients after general anesthesia. The effectiveness of magnesium sulfate in decreasing the incidence of EA in children remains controver...

Extended antibiotic prophylaxis after pancreatoduodenectomy reduces postoperative abdominal infection in high-risk patients: Results from a retrospective cohort study.

Feb 14, 2022

Preoperative biliary stenting before pancreatoduodenectomy is associated with a greater risk of bacteribilia and thus could lead to more frequent and severe surgical site infections. We hypothesized t...

Concomitant Valvular Surgery And Suture Less Aortic Valve Replacement

Feb 09, 2022

Sutureless aortic valve replacement (SU-AVR) is a procedure for replacing the aortic valve without sutures. Researchers wanted to discuss the technical considerations of using the Perceval SU-AVR with...

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