The effects of donor-recipient age and sex compatibility in the outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasties by Ong, Hon Shing, Chiam, Nathalie, Htoon, Hla Myint, Kumar, Ashish, Arundhati, Anshu, Mehta, Jodhbir Singh

“…Corneal transplantations are the commonest allogenic transplant surgeries performed worldwide. Transplantable grade donor cornea is a finite resource. …”
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Biomechanics Assist Measurement, Modeling, Engineering Applications, and Clinical Decision Making in Medicine by Qingjia Chi, Pengchao Liu, Huaping Liang

“…Biomechanical studies of surgeries and medical devices are usually performed with human or animal models [...]…”
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A Survey on Surgical Analgesia Practice in Dogs and Cats Among Veterinarians in Cluj-Napoca by Iulia MELEGA, Dia-Hortenzia CIUNTU, Liviu Ioan OANA, Cosmin Petru PEȘTEAN

“…A small proportion of the respondents (16.7%) agree that cats are more resistant to pain than dogs, while 41.7% consider pain is good in some circumstances. For routine surgeries, the most popular opioid is butorphanol (62%), while tramadol was cited for major surgeries (58.3%). …”
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Analysis of intraoperative microscopy imaging techniques and their future applications by Huiling Zhan, Caihong Sun, Mingyu Xu, Tianyi Luo, Guangxing Wang, Gangqin Xi, Zhiyi Liu, Zhiyi Liu, Shuangmu Zhuo

“…As this is not conducive to surgeries, their applications are limited to a large extent. …”
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XEN45 Gel Stent Combined with Healaflow Injectable Viscoelastic Implant by Eloy Villarreal, Eran Berkowitz, Beatrice Tiosano

“…To introduce a potential solution for failed glaucoma surgeries by proposing an optional surgical procedure in conjunction with the use of Healaflow (Anteis S.A., Geneva, Switzerland) as a spacer, which may potentially reduce the failure rate. …”
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Outcomes of nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: An ecologic retrospective study in a middle-income country by Alexandre Dib Partezani, Hugo Octaviano Duarte-Santos, Breno Santos Amaral, Alan Roger Gomes Barbosa, Marcelo Apezzato, João Brunhara, Bianca Bianco, Gustavo Caserta Lemos, Arie Carneiro

“…Hospitals were classified according to volume of surgeries (low and high-volume, and also into four quartiles according to volume of surgeries), and with or without medical residency program in urology. …”
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Factors influencing gender preference towards surgeons among Jordanian adults: an investigation of healthcare bias by Jehad Feras AlSamhori, Rama Rayyan, Muhammad Hammouri, Hana Taha, Leen Al-Huneidy, Wahid AlOweiwi, Jamil AlMohtasib, Shahd Mansour, Majid Dardas, Jamil Qiqieh, Zeina Halasa, Yazan Al-Huneidy, Abdallah Al-Ani

“…Male surgeons were favored for cardiovascular and orthopedic surgeries. Similarly, female surgeons were favored in gynecological and obstetric surgeries, plastic surgeries, and breast surgeries. …”
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Progress in facial reinnervation by Hanshuo Zhu, Lin Shen, Min Yang, Xuesheng Zheng

“…Facial nerve reinnervation methods, including direct anastomosis, nerve graft, nerve transposition, cross-facial nerve graft, and combined surgeries, have recently become a hot topic with many new procedures being explored. …”
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COVID-19 Resulted in Reduction Trainee Bedside Experience, But No Reduction in Surgical Experience by Itay Ron, B.Sc., Cynthia Kyin, B.Sc., David Shaked Zari, B.Sc., Bezalel Peskin, M.D., Nabil Ghrayeb, M.D., Doron Norman, M.D., Jacob Shapira, M.D.

“…No significant changes were evident in the total number of surgeries nor the number of elective surgeries during the pandemic. …”
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Wrist fusion for multiple failed distal radius fracture fixation and Sauvé Kapandji procedure in the same patient– a case report by J. Terrence Jose Jerome

“…Conclusions: A wrist fusion is reliable for patients with multiple failed distal radius surgeries and symptomatic nonunion with deformities. …”
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Ultrasound gel minimizes third body debris with partial hardware removal in joint arthroplasty by Aidan C. McGrory, Lee Replogle, MD, Donald Endrizzi, MD

“…Hundreds of thousands of revision surgeries for hip, knee, and shoulder joint arthroplasties are now performed worldwide annually. …”
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Emergency Neurosurgery in a Patient with a Large Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Sitting on a Bomb by Vyshnavi Lingareddy, Sameera Vattipalli, Siddharth Chavali, Suresh Kanasani, Subodh Raju

“…Literature regarding management of these patients for emergency noncardiac surgeries is scarce, with anecdotal reports advising both surgeries in the same sitting. …”
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Normothermic <i>ex vivo</i> perfusion of isolated lungs in an experiment using a russian-made perfusion system by S. V. Gautier, O. M. Tsirulnikova, I. V. Pashkov, D. O. Oleshkevich, I. A. Filatov, V. K. Bogdanov, D. M. Bondarenko, N. P. Mozheiko, A. A. Karpov, N. S. Bunenkov, N. V. Grudinin

“…However, the number of LTx surgeries performed is much lower than other solid organs. …”
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Development and application of a spray tip that enables electrocoagulation of a variety of tissues by Satomi Iwai, Shou Kobayashi, Shinji Torai, Eiji Kobayashi

“…The variable spray tip allowed for simple hemostasis during open and laparoscopic surgeries. Conclusions: This novel electrocoagulation device tip can be developed as a forceps that can change the spray range and can be used during laparoscopic and robotic surgeries.…”
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Double mattress fixation with a single knotless anchor in Bankart's repair- A novel technique by M.L.V. Sai Krishna, Ravi Mittal, Pulak Vatsya

“…Background: Arthroscopic Bankart's repair has become a routine surgeries for all surgeons involved in arthroscopic surgeries in general and shoulder surgeries in particular. …”
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Marching Ahead through the Pandemic: Continuing Anesthesia Services in COVID Era—Our Experience from a Tertiary Care Cancer Centre by Swati Bhan, Raghav Gupta, Saurabh Vig, Rakesh Garg, Nishkarsh Gupta, Vinod Kumar, Sachidanand Jee Bharati, Seema Mishra, Brajesh Ratre, Anuja Pandit, Prashant Sirohiya, Ram Singh, Balbir Kumar, Shweta Bhopale, Sushma Bhatnagar

“…Results A total of 1,022 surgeries were done under anesthesia in the COVID period as against 1,710 surgeries done in a similar time frame in the pre-COVID era. …”
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Vascularized bone graft of the distal radius for recalcitrant ulnar pseudoarthrosis. by Ezequiel Ernesto Zaidenberg, Ezequiel Martínez, Martín Pastrana, Fernando Juarez Cesca, Federico Olazarri, Carlos Rodolfo Zaidenberg

“…The average number of previous surgeries was 4 (3-7). The mean follow-up was 21 months (range 24-36). …”
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Otolaryngologists and iatrogenic facial nerve injury: a meta-analysis by Sameh M. Zamzam, Mohamed Salah Hassouna, Mohamed Khairy Elsawy, Shereen Hamdy Gafaar

“…Abstract Background Iatrogenic facial nerve injury is one of the otolaryngologists’ major fears during surgeries. Despite technological advances, the risk of iatrogenic facial nerve palsy remains high. …”
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The Role of Learning Based on Virtual Patient Simulation in Surgical Training: A Survey at Tehran University of Medical Sciences by Tayebeh Baniasadi, Leila Shahmoradi, Fatemeh Mehravar, Sadrieh Hajesmaeel-Gohari

“…VPS-based training has been given priority in cardiovascular and neurological surgeries than in other surgeries. There was also more emphasis on learning rather than evaluation with this technology. …”
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Actions of a regulatory nurse in the management of surgical waiting lists by Rosa Ladi Lisbôa, Alexandra Jochims Kruel, Júlia Barreto Marciniak, Adriana Aparecida Paz

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the actions of the regulatory nurse in the management of waiting lines for elective surgeries in a public hospital. Methods: this is an experience report about the actions of the regulatory nurse in the management of waiting lines for elective surgeries. …”
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