Effect of Preoperative Continuous Femoral Nerve Block in Ease of Administration of Spinal Anaesthesia for Fracture Neck of Femur Stabilisation: A Case-control Study by Fathimath Shakira, KK Mubarak, Komu Fijul

“…Conclusion: Preoperative administration of continuous femoral nerve block provides better conditions for performing subarachnoid block in fracture neck of femur surgeries by reducing the pain while positioning.…”
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Results of a study of the effectiveness of direct coronary oxygen persufflation as a donor heart conditioning method by M. O. Zhulkov, D. A. Sirota, I. S. Zykov, A. K. Sabetov, K. A. Agaeva, А. G. Makaev, D. M. Osintsev, A. P. Nadeev, V. Е. Kliver, E. E. Kliver, A. M. Volkov, A. R. Tarkova, А. V. Fomichev, A. M. Chernyavsky

“…Results. Sixteen OHTx surgeries were performed during the study. At 120 minutes after restoration of spontaneous cardiac activity, cardiac output was 2.99 [4.85; 3.17] L/min and 2.48 [2.04; 2.92] L/min (p > 0.05) in the control and experimental groups, respectively. …”
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Non Narcotic Pain Relief in Postcaesarean Women by Percutaneous Stimulation of Auricular Pressure Points: A Randomised Controlled Study by Lakshmi Prakash, Mangal Swathi Venkataraman, Basker Natarajan

“…Introduction: Caesarean sections are the most common surgeries performed globally now-a-days. The postoperative period is associated with immense pain which if not mitigated can be detrimental to both mother and baby. …”
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Iron deficiency anemia impacts disease progression and healthcare resource consumption in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a real-world evidence study by Gionata Fiorino, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Kostas Katsanos, Fermín Mearin, Jürgen Stein, Margherita Andretta, Stefania Antonacci, Loredana Arenare, Rita Citraro, Stefania Dell’Orco, Luca Degli Esposti, Antonio Ramirez de Arellano Serna, Neige Morin, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis

“…Before and after PSM, IBD progression (in terms of IBD-related hospitalizations and surgeries), and healthcare resource costs were assessed. …”
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Surgical management of retinal detachment and macular holes secondary to ocular toxoplasmosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dillan Cunha Amaral, Mark Lane, Eduardo Henrique Cassins Aguiar, Guilherme Nunes Marques, Luiza Visentin Cavassani, Márcio Penha Morterá Rodrigues, Milton Ruiz Alves, José Eduardo Ferreira Manso, Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro, Ricardo Noguera Louzada

“…There were significant differences in BCVA after surgeries in studies of RD/RB (MD 0.60; 95% CI 0.35–0.65; I2 = 20%) and MH (MD 0.67; 95% CI 0.50–0.84; I2 = 0%). …”
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Insulin resistance in rheumatoid arthritis: relationship to lipid metabolism disorders and metabolic syndrome by L. V. Kondratyeva, T. V. Popkova, E. L. Nasonov

“…There were no differences between groups in the incidence of hypertension, myocardial infarction, or in the frequency of surgeries for myocardial revascularization.Conclusion. …”
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Impact of promoting blood donation in general practice: Prospective study among blood donors in France by Ophélie Renaux, Leila Bouazzi, Antoine Sanchez, Judith Hottois, Marie-Charlotte Martin, Jan Chrusciel, Stéphane Sanchez, Stéphane Sanchez

“…IntroductionWaiting rooms in general practitioners' (GP) surgeries are a potentially useful site for spreading educational messages about health behaviors. …”
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HGMB1 and RAGE as Essential Components of Ti Osseointegration Process in Mice by Claudia Cristina Biguetti, Franco Cavalla, Franco Cavalla, Elcia Varize Silveira, André Petenuci Tabanez, Carolina Favaro Francisconi, Rumio Taga, Ana Paula Campanelli, Ana Paula Favaro Trombone, Danieli C. Rodrigues, Gustavo Pompermaier Garlet

“…Mice were divided into 4 groups: Control (no treatment); GZA (IP injection of Glycyrrhizic Acid for HMGB1 inhibition, 4 mg/Kg/day); RAP (IP injection of RAGE Antagonistic Peptide, 4 mg/Kg/day), and vehicle controls (1.5% DMSO solution for GZA and 0.9% saline solution for RAP); treatments were given at all experimental time points, starting 1 day before surgeries. HMGB1 was detected in the Ti-implantation sites, adsorbed to the screws/discs. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Pattern Provides a New Scoring System and Predicts the Prognosis and Immune Therapeutic Response in Glioma by Fan Jiang, Deng-Feng Lu, Zheng Zhan, Gui-Qiang Yuan, Guang-Jie Liu, Jing-Yu Gu, Xiao-Ou Sun, Zhong Wang

“…Glioma samples were collected from surgeries with the knowledge of patients. Differentially expressed genes were then identified and screened, and seven SARS-CoV-2 related genes were generated by LASSO regression analysis and uni/multi-variate COX analysis. …”
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Recruitment of older adults to three preventative lifestyle improvement studies by Robin Chatters, Louise Newbould, Kirsty Sprange, Daniel Hind, Gail Mountain, Katy Shortland, Lauren Powell, Rebecca Gossage-Worrall, Tim Chater, Anju Keetharuth, Ellen Lee, Bob Woods

“…The number of letters sent by GP surgeries for each study was recorded. In the Lifestyle Matters RCT, we qualitatively interviewed participants and intervention facilitators at 6 months post randomisation to seek their thoughts on the recruitment process. …”
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Estudo anatômico do trajeto do nervo musculocutâneo em relação ao processo coracoide Anatomical study of the musculocutaneous nerve in relation to the coracoid process by Fabiano Rebouças, Romulo Brasil Filho, Cantidio Filardis, Renato Rodrigues Pereira, Alessandro Alvarenga Cardoso

“…CONCLUSION: These measurements are very important due to the risk of injury in the cutaneous nerve muscle in surgeries performed on the shoulder.…”
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Application of vertebral body compression osteotomy in pedicle subtraction osteotomy on ankylosing spondylitis kyphosis: Finite element analysis and retrospective study by Canchun Yang, Ziliang Zeng, Haolin Yan, Jionglin Wu, Xin Lv, Di Zhang, Zhilei Zhang, Xu Jiang, Chi Zhang, Guo Fu, Xiaoshuai Peng, Zheyu Wang, Qiancheng Zhao, Wenpeng Li, Renyuan Huang, Qiwei Wang, Bo Li, Xumin Hu, Peng Wang, Liangbin Gao

“…Due to the ossified intervertebral disc and ligament, pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) is one of the mainstream surgeries of AS-related thoracolumbar kyphosis, but the large amount of blood loss and high risk of instrumental instability limit its clinical application. …”
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Transluminal washout and debridement of extraluminal contamination as an adjunct to endoscopic defect repair by Matthew T. Moyer, MD, MS, Jayakrishna Chintanaboina, MD, MPH, FACP, Leonard T. Walsh, MD, Justin Loloi, BS, Jennifer Maranki, MD, Benjamin Stern, DO, Abraham Mathew, MD, MSc

“…A 49-year-old man with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and multiple prior surgeries presented with an acute abdomen and sepsis secondary to a fully perforated duodenal ulcer. …”
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Optimising the mutation screening strategy in Marfan syndrome and identifying genotypes with more severe aortic involvement by Roland Stengl, András Bors, Bence Ágg, Miklós Pólos, Gabor Matyas, Mária Judit Molnár, Bálint Fekete, Dóra Csabán, Hajnalka Andrikovics, Béla Merkely, Tamás Radovits, Zoltán Szabolcs, Kálmán Benke

“…Patients with DN Cys required significantly more aortic surgeries than HI and DN non-Cys mutations (p = 0.042 and p = 0.015, respectively). …”
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A probable fatal argon gas embolism during resection of a cutaneous biliary fistula – a case report by Karlyn Powell

“…Consequently, a high degree of suspicion should be maintained for an argon gas embolism during ABC use in laparoscopic, open, and cutaneous surgeries. Resumo: Introdução: A Coagulação por Feixe de Argônio (CFA) promove hemostasia, mas pode levar a complicações na forma de embolia por gás argônio. …”
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of an integrated clinical-radiogenomic screening program for the identification of BRCA 1/2 carriers (e-PROBE study) by A. Di Pilla, C. Nero, M. L. Specchia, F. Ciccarone, L. Boldrini, J. Lenkowicz, B. Alberghetti, A. Fagotti, A. C. Testa, V. Valentini, E. Sala, G. Scambia

“…The clinical impact is limited mainly due to the current low acceptance rate of risk-reducing surgeries. Further multicentric studies are required before implementing the integrated clinical-radiogenomic model in clinical practice.…”
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Pylephlebitis by Wilker Dias Martins, João Pedro Branco Santana, Marcelo Falcão Barros, Amaro Nunes Duarte Neto

“…The main risk factors associated with its development are smoking, previous abdominal surgeries, and the use of antiplatelet agents.2 Although the pathogenesis of pylephlebitis is not yet well-established, it has been associated with a hypercoagulability state and bacterial translocation, specially by gram-negative bacteria such as Bacteroides fragilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis and Enterobacter spp.3 The clinical picture of pylephlebitis is nonspecific, with fatigue, abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting, which contributes to a delay in diagnosis and the initiation of therapy, leading to high rates of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Long-term Outcomes and Effectiveness of Treatment Methods for Vertebral Osteomyelitis With Different Types of Lesions According to the E. Pola Classification by Aleksandr Yu. Bazarov, Konstantin S. Sergeev, Aleksandra K. Tsvetkova

“…Conservative treatment, debridement, and reconstructive surgeries were perfonned. The evaluation of results was carried out a year or more after discharge. …”
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Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy in a Tertiary Care Centre of North India during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study by Jigyasa Singh, Shikha Sachan, Deeksha Singh, Uma Pandey

“…Introduction: The pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a significant impact on obstetric surgeries. Obstetric surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic affect individuals who are suspected or proven to be high-risk endeavors. …”
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A modified 3D stereophotogrammetry-based distraction test for assessing lower eyelid tension by Xiao-Yi Hou, Alexander C. Rokohl, Marius M. Meinke, Sen-Mao Li, Ming Lin, Ren-Bing Jia, Yong-Wei Guo, Ludwig M. Heindl

“…METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 97 volunteers including 97 eyelids with no history of trauma, tumor, or reconstructive surgeries. Six three-dimensional photographs were acquired for each participant, including two photographs obtained in a neutral position (NP), two using a modified 3D-DT with a 15.9-grammes stainless steel eyelid hook performed, and two using 3D-PT. …”
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