SWOT analysis to reduce surgical center idleness and increase revenue in a hospital by Kamila da Silva Rola Fachola, Marli de Carvalho Jericó, Ângela Silveira Gagliardo Calil, Danielly Negrão Guassú Nogueira, Fernanda Nayara Senhorini, Renata Prado Bereta Vilela, Paula Buck de Oliveira Ruiz, Patrícia de Carvalho Jericó, Pedro Paulo de Carvalho Jericó

“…Results By applying the SWOT tool, we identified a concentration of surgeries in the specialty of Otolaryngology and the need to establish a health management system to reduce the idleness of the operating rooms. …”
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Reliable Methods for Classification, Characterization, and Design of Cellular Structures for Patient-Specific Implants by István Nemes-Károly, Gábor Szebényi

“…Our work involved the accurate tuning of the stiffness properties of cellular structure components that can significantly reduce the number of revision surgeries. Up to date porous, cellular structures provide the best possible osseointegration, while stress shielding and micromovements at the bone-implant interface can be reduced by implants with elastic properties equivalent to bone tissue. …”
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Two case reports of parathyroid carcinoma and review of the literature by Juliana Maria de Almeida Vital, Terence Pires de Farias, Fernanda Vaisman, Juliana Fernandes, Arli Regina Lopes Moraes, Paulo José de Cavalcanti Siebra, José Gabriel Miranda da Paixão

“…Two cases of parathyroid carcinoma are described, one with a late diagnosis after previous surgeries for parathyroid hyperplasia, and the other diagnosed after pathologic fracture. …”
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Pre-clinical Models for Malignant Mesothelioma Research: From Chemical-Induced to Patient-Derived Cancer Xenografts by Noushin Nabavi, Noushin Nabavi, Jingchao Wei, Jingchao Wei, Dong Lin, Dong Lin, Colin C. Collins, Peter W. Gout, Yuzhuo Wang, Yuzhuo Wang

“…Despite improvements in survival achieved with multimodal therapies and cytoreductive surgeries, less morbid, more effective interventions are needed. …”
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Rapid Estimation of Contact Stresses in Imageless Total Knee Arthroplasty by Jun Young Kim, Muhammad Sohail, Heung Soo Kim

“…However, the number of revision surgeries is increasing due to malalignment caused by registration error, resulting in imbalanced contact stresses that lead to failure of the TKA. …”
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Borderline ovarian tumors: the issues of chemotherapy and prognosis by I. Yu. Davydova, V. V. Kuznetsov, A. I. Karseladze, L. A. Meshcheryakova

“…There is evidence that conservative and ultraconservative surgeries for borderline ovarian tumors may be performed. …”
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Organic Alternatives to Quantum Dots for Intraoperative Near-Infrared Fluorescent Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping by Shunsuke Ohnishi, Stephen J. Lomnes, Rita G. Laurence, Andrew Gogbashian, Giuliano Mariani, John V. Frangioni

“…Intraoperative near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging provides the surgeon with real-time image guidance during cancer and other surgeries. We have previously reported the use of NIR fluorescent quantum dots (QDs) for sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping. …”
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Early outcomes of Sun’s procedure in elderly patients with acute aortic dissection: a single-center retrospective study by Liang Zhong, Hongyan Xiong, Jing Li, Yong He, Heping Zhou

“…The type of aortic root operations were not significantly different between the groups. Concomitant surgeries were more frequently performed in the elderly group, but without statistical significance. …”
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Intraoperative Tension Pneumothorax in a Trauma Patient: An Adult Simulation Case for Anesthesia Residents by David Ryusuke Okano, Andy W. Chen, Sally A. Mitchell, Johnny F. Cartwright, Christopher Moore, Tanna J. Boyer

“…Anesthesiologists may encounter multiple obstacles in communication when attempting to collect information for emergency surgeries. Occult tension pneumothorax that was asymptomatic in the emergency department (ED) could become apparent upon positive pressure ventilation and pose a critical threat to the patient intraoperatively. …”
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The Prognostic Value of the Circulating Tumor Cell-Based Four mRNA Scoring System: A New Non-Invasive Setting for the Management of Bladder Cancer by Consuelo Amantini, Federica Maggi, Jacopo Adolfo Rossi de Vermandois, Marilena Gubbiotti, Antonella Giannantoni, Ettore Mearini, Massimo Nabissi, Daniele Tomassoni, Giorgio Santoni, Maria Beatrice Morelli

“…Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the most expensive lifetime cancers to treat because of the high recurrence rate, repeated surgeries, and long-term cystoscopy monitoring and treatment. …”
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An Osteological Study of Occipitocervical Synostosis: Its Embryological and Clinical Significance by Radhika Paramesh Mudaliar, Shailaja Shetty, Komala Nanjundaiah, Prathap Kumar J, Jyothi KC

“…Knowledge of occipitocervical synostosis is important for the surgeons during the surgeries in the craniovertebral region. Hence, the present study was undertaken to determine the incidence and to describe the morphology of the occipitocervical synostosis. …”
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The Role of Myocardial Strain Imaging in the Pre- and Post-Operative Assessment of Patients with Single Ventricle by Panagiota Kleitsioti, George Koulaouzidis, Pinelopi Giannakopoulou, Dafni Charisopoulou

“…Patients with single-ventricle physiology have followed a series of palliative surgeries, resulting in the dominant ventricle supporting only the systemic circulation and the systemic venous return draining directly to the pulmonary arteries. …”
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Chronic HCV Infection–Comparison of Awareness Regarding Mode of Transmission in Educated and Uneducated Patients Presenting in Gastroenterology/ Medical Clinics in Various Hospital... by Rao Zaid Ali Khan, Rao Saad Ali Khan, Uzair Ali Khan, Laima Alam, Syed Rehan Asghar Naqvi, Syed Zohair Asghar Naqvi

“…Participants had better knowledge regarding sharing of shaving equipment (p=0.008), unsafe blood transfusions (p<0.001), using contaminated surgical instruments in surgeries (p<0.001) and dental extractions (p=0.005) and sharing of needles (p<0.001) as potential sources of HCV spread. …”
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Relevance of Routine Postoperative CT Scans Following Aneurysm Clipping—A Retrospective Multicenter Analysis of 423 Cases by Michał Krakowiak, Justyna Małgorzata Fercho, Tomasz Szmuda, Kaja Piwowska, Aleksander Och, Karol Sawicki, Kamil Krystkiewicz, Dorota Modliborska, Sara Kierońska, Waldemar Och, Zenon Dionizy Mariak, Jacek Furtak, Stanisław Gałązka, Paweł Sokal, Paweł Słoniewski

“…Methods: This is a retrospective multicenter study involving microsurgical procedures of ruptured (RA) and unruptured intracranial aneurysm (UA) surgeries performed in the Centers associated with the Pomeranian Department of the Polish Society of Neurosurgeons. …”
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Contact lenses for the treatment of ocular surface diseases by Namrata Sharma, Ramkishor Sah, K Priyadarshini, Jeewan S Titiyal

“…Contact lens wear is useful in ocular conditions such as high refractive errors, irregular astigmatism, corneal ectasias, corneal dystrophies, post-keratoplasty, post-refractive surgeries, trauma, and ocular surface diseases. The new innovations of highly oxygen-permeable contact lens materials have broadened the applications of contact lens suitability. …”
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Clinical and radiological results of radial shortening osteotomy, and proximal row carpectomy in Kienbocks Disease by Engin Eren Desteli, Ahmet Serhat Genc, Yunus Imren, Suleyman Semih Dedeoglu

“…Our results showed clinical improvement following surgeries of both RSO and PRC for Lichtman Stage 2, 3a and 3b disease. …”
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Digital Twin of a Magnetic Medical Microrobot with Stochastic Model Predictive Controller Boosted by Machine Learning in Cyber-Physical Healthcare Systems by Hamid Keshmiri Neghab, Mohammad (Behdad) Jamshidi, Hamed Keshmiri Neghab

“…Considering the size, control system, and specifications of such micro-magnetic mechanisms, it can play an important role in monitoring, drug-delivery, or even some sensitive internal surgeries. Thus, accuracy, robustness, and reliability have been taken into consideration for the design and simulation of this magnetic mechanism. …”
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Contusion Index: Its Importance in Management of Traumatic Brain Contusions by atiq ahmed khan, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Muzaffaruddin, Irfanullah Shah

“…Conclusion: We recommend that a future study should be done to arrive at a decision regarding conservativeversus surgical management of patients with cerebral contusions based on Contusion Index which will help usavoid unnecessary surgeries and vice versa. …”
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Optimal dose of perineural dexamethasone for the prolongation of analgesia for peripheral nerve blocks: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Donghang Zhang, Wenjie Chai, Shaopeng Wang

“…Retrospective studies, reviews, meta-analyses, case reports, conference abstracts, comments and studies regarding paediatric surgeries will be excluded. The duration of analgesia will be defined as the primary outcome. …”
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A Comparison Between Ondansetron and Dexamethasone In The Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Elective Overioctomy (oophorectomy) by layla Khalil Ibrahim

“… Background: Laparoscopic surgeries are associated with an appreciable high rate of post-operative nausea and vomiting, there is a trial to compare the effect of two drugs to minimize it. …”
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