Cracking the Back: Predicting Outcomes of Spinal Fusion Surgery using Machine Learning by David Janhofer, MD, Yunchan Chen, Grant Black, Anna Vaeth, David Otterburn, MD

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Importance of endoscopy during permanent gastric stimulator placement by Gregg Wendorf, MD, Christopher Lahr, MD, Shou Jiang Tang, MD, Ami Shah, MD, Saleem Islam, MD, Thomas Abell, MD

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreaticoduodenostomy with a forward-viewing echoendoscope by Shigenobu Yoshimura, MD, So Nakaji, MD, Toshiyasu Shiratori, MD, Natsuki Kawamitsu, MD, Shin Inoue, MD

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Do We Need to Reevaluate the Body Mass Index Cutoff in Breast Reconstruction? An Assessment of the Preferred Cutoff Values to Minimize Venous Thromboembolism and Wound Complication... by Maeson Zietowski, David Chang, MD, Anne Huang, MD, Miguel Gonzalez, Anmol Chattha, MD

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Location of Initial Encounter Predicts Surgical Intervention for Distal Radius Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Peter Wirth, MD, Armin Edalatpour, MD, Steven Moura, Nick Albano, MD, Brett Michelotti, MD

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Occlusion of choledochoduodenostomy stent with food by Neil Gupta, MD, MPH, Govind Verma, Katie Bukiri, Mukund Venu, MD, Nikhil Shastri, MD

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Endoscopic submucosal dissection using scissors-type knife for a giant solitary duodenal polyp by Michael Bejjani, MD, Muhammad Nadeem Yousaf, MD, Bachir Ghandour, MD, Marcia Irene Canto, MD, Mouen Khashab, MD

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EUS–guided biopsy of an intraventricular mass in a patient with ventricular tachycardia by Neal Mehta, MD, Abel Joseph, MD, Serge Harb, MD, Samir Kapadia, MD, Amit Bhatt, MD

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The Dragonfly Pedicle: A Safe and Effective Technique for Reduction Mammaplasty by Arjun Nanda, Anjelo Anthony, Thomas Kerestes, MD, Joel Prince, MD, Abdel-Moneim Mohamed Ali, MD, Guilherme Barreiro, MD

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Who’s an Author? Public Perception of Medical Advice from ChatGPT versus Medical Professionals by Lauren Valentine, Allan Weidman, Stephen Stearns, Jose Foppiani, Mudr., Angelica Hernandez, MD, Irena Oh, Samuel Lin, MD

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Treatment Delay in Nerve Decompression Surgery by Merel Hazewinkel, MD, Katya Remy, MD, Anna Schoenbrunner, MD, Jeffrey Janis, MD, William Gerald Austen, Jr., MD, Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD

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Endoscopic esophageal septotomy by Sergio Rubel C, MD, Fernando Fluxa G, MD, Pablo Fabre, MD, Mara Ferraris, MD, Antonieta Ramirez, MD

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Facial Reanimation in Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alexandra McLennan, Erica Xue, MD, Arren Simpson, Peirong Yu, MD, Matthew Hanasono, MD, Z-Hye Lee, MD

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Republication of “Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Summary of Current Status” by Kathryn O’Connor MD, Sandra Klein MD, Patrick Ebeling MD, Adolph Samuel Flemister MD, Phinit Phisitkul MD

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A Comparative Assessment of Midterm Outcomes following Mandibular Distraction and Tongue-Lip Adhesion in the Treatment of Robin Sequence by Jeffrey Ai, Sameer Shakir, MD, Cleo Yi, Kristen Klement, MD, Robert Havlik, MD, Kant Lin, MD

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Specific Nutrient Intake Via Diet and/or Supplementation in Relation to Female Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study by Delia McCabe, Jana Bednarz, Craig Lockwood, Timothy H. Barker

“…7.97 to 1.29), linoleic acid (MD?=??4.08, 95% CI?=??8.97 to 0.82), ?-linolenic acid (MD?…”
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Legal Education-Informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LiCBT) to improve victims’ confidence in the Nigerian police: a single-arm mixed method feasibility intervention study by Tarela Juliet Ike, Dung Ezekiel Jidong, Evangelyn Ebi Ayobi

“…Findings also showed reduced depression from baseline (Md = 4.00) to end of intervention (Md = 1.00) with z = −4.061 and at 3 months (Md = 1.00) with z = −4.142. …”
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Effects of traditional Chinese exercises on cardiac rehabilitation in patients with myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Jingfang Zhang, Jieqiong Weng, Mengfei Yuan, Xingchen Shen, Yayi Weng, Xiaoxu Shen

“…N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the TCE group were lower than the control group (MD = −96.34, 95%CI: −140.69 ∼−51.98, P < 0.00001, I2 = 96%), the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in the TCE group was higher than the control group (MD = 4.58, 95%CI: 3.28–5.88, P < 0.00001, I2 = 79%), the left ventricular end diastolic dimension (LVDD) in TCE group was lower than the control group (MD = −3.83, 95%CI: −5.27 ∼−2.38, P < 0.00001, I2 = 94%), the left ventricular end systolic diameter (LVESD) in TCE group was lower than the control group (MD = −2.17, 95%CI: −4.10 ∼−0.24, P < 0.00001, I2 = 96%), The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) in the TCE group was higher than the control group (MD = 69.60, 95%CI: 34.59–104.60, P < 0.00001, I2 = 99%), the oxygen uptake (VO2) in the TCE group was higher than the control group (MD = 4.38, 95%CI: 2.25–6.51, P < 0.00001, I2 = 94%), the 36-item short form survey (SF-36) in the TCE group was higher than the control group (MD = 13.34, 95%CI: 9.25–17.42, P = 0.008, I2 = 75%), the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) in the TCE group was lower than the control group (MD = −4.34, 95%CI: −5.18 ∼−3.50, P = 1.00, I2 = 0%), the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) in the TCE group was lower than the control group (MD = −3.48, 95%CI: −5.35 ∼−1.61, P = 0.0002, I2 = 88%), the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in the TCE group was lower than the control group (RR = 0.31, 95%CI: 0.20–0.47, P = 0.52, I2 = 0%). …”
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Efficacy of pharmacological interventions: a systematic review informing the 2023 EULAR recommendations for the management of fatigue in people with inflammatory rheumatic and musc... by Susanne Pettersson, Elena Elefante, Simona Rednic, Jette Primdahl, Caroline Feldthusen, Pedro Machado, Kirsten Hoeper, Valentin Ritschl, Eduardo José Ferreira Santos, Fernando Estévez-López, Peter Böhm, Rinie Geenen, Ilaria Bini, Tanja Thomsen, Mart van de Laar, Eduardo Santos, Claire Harris, Raj Amarnani, Marie Urban, Bayram Farisogullari, Corinna Elling-Audersch, Marta Redondo, Rhys Hayward, Deirdre Conolly

“…Golimumab (n=2 RCTs; 24 weeks: MD=−5.27, p<0.001), baricitinib (n=2 RCTs; 24 weeks: MD=−4.06, p<0.001), sarilumab (n=2 RCTs; 24 weeks: MD=−3.15, p<0.001), tocilizumab (n=3 RCTs; 24 weeks: MD=−3.69, p<0.001) and tofacitinib (n=3 RCTs; 12 weeks: MD=−4.44, p<0.001) were also superior to placebo in reducing fatigue in RA. …”
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A rare case of giant fibrovascular polyp endoscopically resected with loop and cut technique by Benedetto Mangiavillano, MD, Maria Flavia Savarese, MD, Federica Boeri, MD, Corrado Ruggeri, MD, Massimo Conio, MD

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