Prepectoral Versus Subpectoral Direct-to-Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Meta-Analysis of 3851 patients by Ahmed Aljabali, Mohammad Altal, Yasmeen Alabdallat, Abdulrhman Khaity, Khaled Albakri, Jehad Feras Samhouri

“…Results: There were 28 comparative studies including 3851 patients carried out breast reconstruction surgeries. Post-operative complications were comparable between the two groups as follows: implant loss (OR 1.17, 95% CI [0.71-1.94]), wound dehiscence (OR 0.76, 95% CI [0.43-1.32]), wound infection (OR 1.09, 95% CI [0.78-1.53]), and seroma (OR 0.78, 95% CI [0.56-1.09]). …”
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Tratamento cirúrgico da hipertrofia clitoriana Surgical treatment of clitorian hypertrophy by Aymar Edison Sperli, José Octávio Gonçalves De Freitas, Alieksei Clairefont De Andrade Mello

“…Our experience is based on 9 patients with ambiguous external genitalia, submitted to these surgeries during the last 15 years. Three cases were selected to demonstrate the obtained results with the technique. …”
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Clinical and Economic Burden of Carbapenem-Resistant Infection or Colonization Caused by <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>... by Xuemei Zhen, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Xueshan Sun, Shuyan Gu, Hengjin Dong

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to balance the impact of potential confounding variables, including age, sex, insurance, number of diagnosis, comorbidities (disease diagnosis, and Charlson comorbidity index), admission to intensive care unit, and surgeries. The main indicators included economic costs, length of stay (LOS), and mortality rate. …”
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GASTRIC RESIDUAL VOLUME FACTORS AFTER BOWEL PREPARATION WITH MANNITOL EXPRESS by Hélcio Pedrosa BRITO, Beatriz SUGAI, Filipe Tomishige CHAVES, Edson IDE, Rodrigo A RODRIGUES, Dalton Marques CHAVES

“…METHODS: This is a prospective observational study to know factors that may contribute on the gastric emptying timing: predominant type of diet, comorbidities, medication usage, previous surgeries, number of evacuation per week, bearer of bowel obstipation, fecal type, diet type, number of evacuations after the home usage of bisacodyl before the ingestion of mannitol and number of evacuations after the ingestion of mannitol until reaching a proper bowel preparation. …”
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A preinstalled nasopharyngeal airway in the right nasal passageway to facilitate nasogastric intubation in anesthetized and intubated patients: a prospective randomized controlled... by Ting-Yang Huang, Jr-Rung Lin, Yung-Tai Chung

“…Methods A prospective randomized controlled trial including 108 patients scheduled for elective intra-abdominal surgeries requiring a nasogastric tube (NGT) was conducted. …”
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Ropivacaine withdrawal syndrome: a case report by Dmitriy Viderman, Ivan Portnyagin, Philip la Fleur, Federico Bilotta

“…Introduction and objectives: Ropivacaine is a long-acting local anesthetic that causes prolonged anesthesia and is beneficial for a wide variety of surgeries. Systemic toxicity has been reported after usage of high dose ropivacaine or inadvertent intravascular administration. …”
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Novel Indolyl-Benzimidazole Compounds Promote in vitro Wound Healing and Osteogenic Differentiation of Pluripotent Cells by Sheyda Najafi, Leonard Barasa, Jilian Maxine J. Frianela, Jawaher H. Alkhamisy, Sabesan Yoganathan, Jeanette C. Perron

“…Background: Increasing or restoring Bone Morphogenetic Protein- (BMP-) signaling through administration of recombinant BMPs (rBMPs) has demonstrated therapeutic efficacy for treating bone fractures or to enhance repair following spinal surgeries. However, direct use of rBMPs has come up against significant obstacles like high cost and incidence of adverse effects. …”
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Trends in the Ophthalmic Workforce and Eye Care Infrastructure in South India: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Srinivasa R Pallerla, Madhurima R Pallerla, Sannapaneni Krishnaiah

“…Pretested questionnaires were administered to all eye care professionals—ophthalmologists (n=1712) and midlevel ophthalmic personnel (MLOP; n=1250)—eye care facilities with ≥10 inpatient beds or performing ≥100 cataract surgeries per annum (n=640), local nongovernmental eye care organizations (n=182), and international eye care organizations (n=10). …”
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Understanding the challenges, unmet needs, and expectations of mucopolysaccharidoses I, II and VI patients and their caregivers in France: a survey study by Nathalie Guffon, Delphine Genevaz, Didier Lacombe, Eliane Le Peillet Feuillet, Pascale Bausson, Esther Noel, François Maillot, Nadia Belmatoug, Roland Jaussaud

“…The preference for reference centre for follow-up and treatment, hospitalizations and surgeries were evident. The most significant needs expressed by the patients and caregivers include better understanding of the disease, pain management, monitoring of complications, flexibility in enzyme replacement therapy, home infusions especially for attenuated patients, and improved transitional support from paediatric to adult medicine.…”
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The antihyperlipidemic effect of a combined supplement of standardized dry extracts of amla (Emblica officinalis), walnut (Juglans regia), olive (Olea europaea) and red yeast rice... by Michel P. Hermans, Yvan Dierckxsens, Isabelle Janssens, Laurence Seidel, Adelin Albert, Sylvie A. Ahn, Michel F. Rousseau, Amjad Khan, Amjad Khan

“…Substantial preclinical and clinical evidence suggests that extracts of amla, walnut, and olive, and red yeast rice (RYR) powder possess significant antihyperlipidemic effects.Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and patient satisfaction of a combined supplementation of standardized dry extracts of amla fruit (500 mg), walnut leaves (50 mg), olive fruit (25 mg), and RYR powder (33.6 mg) (Cholesfytol NG®) in hypercholesterolemic patients.Methods: This was a real-life setting, retrospective, observational, single-arm, non-randomized study in hypercholesterolemic patients (total cholesterol (TC) ≥ 200 mg/dL or low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥ 130 mg/dL), enrolled at 57 general practitioner (GP) surgeries in Belgium from March 2020 to January 2022. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Pairing iStent Inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass and iAccess Precision Blade Goniotomy in Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma by Mark J. Gallardo, Matthew Porter

“…Safety outcomes at all timepoints included adverse events and secondary surgeries. Results In group A, mean IOP reduced from 14.9 ± 3.2 mmHg on 1.22 ± 1.31 mean medications preoperatively (n = 63) to 13.5 ± 2.5 mmHg on 0.24 ± 0.61 medications at month 3 (n = 34; p = 0.048 IOP, p < 0.001 medications). …”
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Unravelling the Impact of Human Papillomavirus (HPV): A Comprehensive Exploration of its Role in Cancer Progression and Global Health Challenges by Potale Yashraj, K Kasat Yash, Kumar Ankit, Ahmad Faiz

“…Therefore, various types of multidisciplinary approach that may include surgeries, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy are necessary to ensure proper treatment. …”
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Risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage in women with histologically verified placenta accreta spectrum disorders: a retrospective single-centre cross-sectional study by Naghmeh Ghaem Maghami, Fabrice Helfenstein, Gwendolin Manegold-Brauer, Gabriela Amstad

“…The increase in the incidence can be explained by the rising rate of Caesarean section (CS), assisted reproductive technology (ART) and previous uterine surgeries. PAS disorders are usually associated with postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). …”
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Oral versus intravenous tranexamic acid in elderly patients with intertrochanteric fracture undergoing proximal femur intramedullary nailing: A prospective cohort study by Ru-Ya Li, Tian Xie, Ya-Kuan Zhao, Yi-Ming Qi, Ying-Juan Li, Zhen Wang, Xiao-Dong Qiu, Jie Sun, Min Zhang, Ling Wang, Hui Chen, Yun-Feng Rui

“…Objective: To investigate and compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous and oral application of tranexamic acid (TXA) in geriatric patients undergoing intertrochanteric fracture surgeries. Methods: All patients with intertrochanteric fracture admitted to the trauma center of the Zhongda hospital were selected after January 1st, 2020. …”
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Enxerto ósseo em crânio: princípios básicos para a integração óssea Bone graft in skull: basic principles for osteointegration by Antonio Macedo, Santiago Garcia Lamelo, Erlanio Alencar, Fedony Caballero, Edith Gimenes, Cecília Zubieta

“…In the last 30 years, with the improvement of techniques and the use of precisely surgical materials, for extraction of the bones for grafts and also for insertion of the bone at the receptor area, these processes established the way to do reconstruction surgeries. Besides the processes listed above we also take in consideration that we had about embryologic origin of the bones with are divided in: cartilaginous bones (tibia, iliac bones and ribs) and membranous bones, therefore the "parietals bones", are prioritized for the repair of cranial and facial bones. …”
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Uso de retalhos microcirúrgicos em pacientes queimados: revisão da literatura Use of microsurgical flaps for the treatment of burn patients: a literature review by Bruno Barros de Azevedo Coutinho, Marina Buainain Balbuena, Tatyanne Ferreira da Silva, Fábio Tacla Saad, Kleder Gomes de Almeida, Paulete Yuri Nukariya Gomes de Almeida

“…Often in association with other established surgeries, such as skin graft or tissue expansion, these procedures provide better functional and aesthetic results. …”
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Calcium phosphate cements improved by addition of carbonated Hydroxyapatite type B by Jeisson Ruiz, Daniel Moreno, Hamilton Copete, Fabio Vargas, María Esperanza López

“…The need for biodegradable bone graft biomaterials in orthopedic surgeries is more often each day due to the promotion of natural tissue regeneration. …”
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Hemochromatosis Genetic Variants and Musculoskeletal Outcomes: 11.5‐Year Follow‐Up in the UK Biobank Cohort Study by Lucy R. Banfield, Karen M. Knapp, Luke C. Pilling, David Melzer, Janice L. Atkins

“…We estimated hemochromatosis‐genotype associations with clinically diagnosed musculoskeletal outcomes and joint replacement surgeries in the UK Biobank community cohort. A total of 451,143 European ancestry participants (40 to 70 years at baseline) were followed in hospital records (mean 11.5‐years). …”
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Efficacy of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine with Lidocaine versus Intranasal Lidocaine alone in Awake Fiberoptic Nasotracheal Intubation- A Randomised Clinical Study by Mandeep Kaur, Parmod Kumar, Balwinder Kaur Rekhi, K Priyaa Cathrine

“…Materials and Methods: This randomised clinical study was conducted on 100 patients of either gender aged between 18 to 60 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II scheduled for elective surgeries under general anaesthesia at Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, India from February 2021 to November 2021. …”
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Peripheral perfusion index predicting prolonged ICU stay earlier and better than lactate in surgical patients: an observational study by Xinge Shi, Ming Xu, Xu Yu, Yibin Lu

“…Patients undergoing long time surgeries are more prone to hypoperfusion and increased lactate. …”
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