Intraoperative Neuromonitoring by Kubilay Varlı

“…IN is almost a routine technique during surgeries concerned with central and/or peripheral neurologic structures. …”
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Assessment of the Use of Patient Vital Sign Data for Preventing Misidentification and Medical Errors by Jared Maul, Jeremy Straub

“…When patients are confused with each other, they can be given the wrong medication or unneeded surgeries. Unconscious, juvenile, and mentally impaired patients represent particular areas of concern, due to their potential inability to confirm their identity or the possibility that they may inadvertently respond to an incorrect patient name (in the case of juveniles and the mentally impaired). …”
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Clavicle fractures - incidence of supraclavicular nerve injury by Pedro Jose Labronici, Fabio Soares Segall, Bernardo Augusto Martins, Jose Sergio Franco, Gustavo Jose Labronici, Bruno de Araujo Silva, Leonardo Rosa da Rocha

“…CONCLUSION: Clavicle fractures and/ or shoulder surgeries can injure the lateral, intermediary or medial branches of the supraclavicular nerve and cause alteration of sensibility in the anterior aspect of the thorax. …”
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A magnetic hydrogel for the efficient retrieval of kidney stone fragments during ureteroscopy by T. Jessie Ge, Daniel Massana Roquero, Grace H. Holton, Kathleen E. Mach, Kris Prado, Hubert Lau, Kristin Jensen, Timothy C. Chang, Simon Conti, Kunj Sheth, Shan X. Wang, Joseph C. Liao

“…Abstract Only 60-75% of conventional kidney stone surgeries achieve complete stone-free status. Up to 30% of patients with residual fragments <2 mm in size experience subsequent stone-related complications. …”
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Retinal Disease and Retina Clinics in time of global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 by Mehmet ÇITIRIK

“…Additionally, for procedures requiring physical proximity, such as intravitreal injections and emergency surgeries, it is important to take additional precautions for COVID-19. …”
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Indocyanine green-assisted goniotomy in eyes with hazy cornea by Shikha Gupta, Arnav Panigrahi, Alex S Huang, Monika Arora, Somya Kumari, Karthikeyan Mahalingam, Viney Gupta

“…Corneal haze, due to edema or opacity, is a major contraindication for performing ab interno angle surgeries such as goniotomy in children with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG), despite otherwise favorable surgical outcomes expected in these patients. …”
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Variations of the Brachial Plexus: A Study in Human Fetuses by Lydia S. Andrade, Ishita Singh

“…Conclusion: Therefore, these variations are of clinical importance for the clinicians and surgeons performing surgeries in the region of the axilla and in the upper limb.…”
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Modification of Biocorrosion and Cellular Response of Magnesium Alloy WE43 by Multiaxial Deformation by Natalia Anisimova, Natalia Martynenko, Keryam Novruzov, Olga Rybalchenko, Mikhail Kiselevskiy, Georgy Rybalchenko, Boris Straumal, Gennady Salishchev, Almagul Mansharipova, Aigul Kabiyeva, Maratbek Gabdullin, Sergey Dobatkin, Yuri Estrin

“…It is expected that the more orderly dynamics of biodegradation of the WE43 alloy after MAD and the stimulation of cell colonization will effectively promote stable osteosynthesis, making repeat implant extraction surgeries unnecessary.…”
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Prevalence of asymptomatic neurophysiological carpal tunnel syndrome in 130 healthy individuals by Omar Alrawashdeh

“…Isolated prolongation of the median motor latency should be investigated further as they are usually classified as moderate to severe CTS and may undergo unnecessary surgeries.…”
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Reorienting Goals in Endodontic Therapy: Pulp Revitalization, on the brink of a paradigm shift. by Ayousha Iqbal, Amna Riaz, Alia Waheed, Safi Ullah Khan, Kanza Nawadat, Sadaf Islam

“… Objective: To accomplish a multidisciplinary systematic review of the various aspects of dental pulp tissue engineering, its myriad protocols, inclusive of adjuvant surgeries and at the end this review will summarize the testing methodologies of pulp vitality. …”
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Intraocular lens implantation performed first to protect the posterior capsule in Morgagnian cataracts during phacoemulsification by Xia Hua, Yongxiao Dong, Ling Wang, Zhiqing Li, Jianying Du, Wei Chi, Xiaoyong Yuan

“…Even with an obvious surge for some cases, the surgeries were uneventful in all 12 cases, with no PC rent or vitreous loss. …”
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Partial airway obstruction following manufacturing defect in laryngeal mask airway (Laryngeal Mask SilkenTM) by Kiran Jangra, Surender Kumar Malhotra, Vikas Saini

“…Laryngeal mask (LM) airway is commonly used for securing airway in day-care surgeries. Various problems have been described while using LM airway. …”
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Cost of Rehabilitation Treatment of Patients With Cerebral Palsy in Korea by Seong Woo Kim, Ha Ra Jeon, Taemi Youk, Jiyong Kim

“…On the other hand, the number of orthopedic surgeries and selective dorsal rhizotomy performed has decreased. …”
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An off-label use of flow-diverter stent as a successful treatment of a postoperative middle cerebral artery pseudoaneurysm by Anastasia Theocharidou, MD, Aikaterini Spanou, MD, Maria Alexandratou, MD, Vasileios Michas, MD, Viktoria Lamprou, MD, Elisavet Psoma, MD, PhD, Stephanos Finitsis, MD, PhD

“…We present a 35-year-old female patient with a history of multiple low-grade glioma debulking surgeries. During the last procedure, laceration of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) occurred with diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage. …”
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The Past, Present and Future of Flow Cytometry in Central Nervous System Malignancies by Evrysthenis Vartholomatos, George Vartholomatos, George A. Alexiou, Georgios S. Markopoulos

“…The low median survival in patients with CNSMs is partly explained by the objective difficulties of brain surgeries as well as by the acquired chemoresistance of CNSM cells. …”
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Fully bioresorbable hybrid opto-electronic neural implant system for simultaneous electrophysiological recording and optogenetic stimulation by Myeongki Cho, Jeong-Kyu Han, Jungmin Suh, Jeong Jin Kim, Jae Ryun Ryu, In Sik Min, Mingyu Sang, Selin Lim, Tae Soo Kim, Kyubeen Kim, Kyowon Kang, Kyuhyun Hwang, Kanghwan Kim, Eun-Bin Hong, Min-Ho Nam, Jongbaeg Kim, Young Min Song, Gil Ju Lee, Il-Joo Cho, Ki Jun Yu

“…Abstract Bioresorbable neural implants based on emerging classes of biodegradable materials offer a promising solution to the challenges of secondary surgeries for removal of implanted devices required for existing neural implants. …”
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Vaximap: route optimisation for housebound vaccination by Thomas F. Kirk, Adam J. Barker, Armen Bodossian, Robert Staruch

“…This article analyses usage data to estimate the time savings (3 work years) and financial savings (£110,000) the service has yielded for GP surgeries, thus demonstrating that it helped to accelerate the UK’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign at critical moments.…”
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Euthanasia between national legislation and international human rights law by Abdulaziz Alkitabi, Saif Nouri

“…But temporary for sure because this strength does not last and then quickly returns to the first stage losing a large part of his independence the human fears this stage when he finds himself in the hospital unconscious or incapacitated and in a state of despair, afraid of needless surgeries and ineffective medicines, then he hopes to Find a solution to the problem that restricts him, to relieve pain. …”
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The prevention strategies of swine viruses related to xenotransplantation by Hongzhen Mao, Jinyang Li, Guangneng Liao, Mengyu Gao, Guang Yang, Ji Bao

“…This review introduces several viruses, including porcine endogenous retroviruses that are integrated into the pig genome in a DNA form, herpesviruses that have been proven to clearly affect recipient survival time in previous xenotransplant surgeries, the zoonotic hepatitis E virus, and the widely distributed porcine circoviruses. …”
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Parasitic leiomyoma: A rare case report by Mrityunjay Metgud, Kanchibhotla Meghana, Kumar Vinchurkar, Shrishail Metgud, Kamal Patil, Mahadevi Savanur, Vinutha Hanji, Adarsh Sanikop

“…Due to increase in the use of minimally invasive surgeries, the incidence of parasitic leiomyoma is rising. …”
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