Biophysics of recellularized porcine cardiac extracellular matrix for myocardial tissue engineering by Au-Yeung, Chi Ting

“…Donations’ shortage for heart transplantations and limited benefits from conventional medications and surgeries have motivated researchers to find alternative ways to restore heart function post-MI, where a large scale of myocardium is scarred and no longer contractile. …”
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3D-Printed membrane as an alternative to amniotic membrane for ocular surface/conjunctival defect reconstruction: An in vitro & in vivo study by Dehghani, S, Rasoulianboroujeni, M, Ghasemi, H, Keshel, S, Nozarian, Z, Hashemian, M, Zarei-Ghanavati, M, Latifi, G, Ghaffari, R, Cui, Z, Ye, H, Tayebi, L

“…<p><strong>Background</strong> The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical handling and clinical applicability of a specific 3D-printed membrane design fabricated using a gelatin, elastin and sodium hyaluronate blend for conjunctival reconstruction and compare it with amniotic membrane (AM), which is normally used in such surgeries.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> 3D printing technique was employed to fabricate the membrane based on gradient design. …”

Mechanical and biocompatibility analyses of metabiomaterials cobalt chrome molybdenum manufactured by selective laser melting for load bearing implant by Siti Rohaida, Mohamed

“…The difference in the stiffness caused stresses to be transferred predominantly through the implant, known as stress shielding phenomenon, where is the main reason for revision surgeries. Despite of advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) in producing complex shape parts, the quality of the produced components such as surface finish, accuracy, density, mechanical properties and biocompatibility status are scarce. …”
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Reducing Health Anxiety in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using Video Testimonials: Pilot Assessment of a Video Intervention by Joel Shor, Yusuke Miyatani, Etsuko Arita, Pohung Chen, Yusuke Ito, Hiroki Kayama, Jacob Reiter, Kaho Kobayashi, Taku Kobayashi

“…Future work can establish whether patient testimonials can be helpful in other contexts, such as before major surgeries or when a family member receives a difficult diagnosis.…”
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Avaliação da densidade mineral óssea em pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal Bone mineral density evaluation in inflammatory bowel disease patients by Fabiana Lígia Lora, Heda M. B. Amarante, Júlio C. Pisani, Victória V. C. Borba, Carolina A. M. Kulak, Eliane R. Carmes

“…The analysed variables, disease activity index, usage of corticoids, the lack of physical activities, the index body mass and previous surgeries did not have influence in the results. CONCLUSION: Reduced bone mineral density was founded in inflammatory bowel disease patients of the Clinics Hospital, mainly in the Crohn's disease patients, as described in literature. …”
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Cost-utility analysis and cross-country comparison of pharmacogenomics-guided treatment in colorectal cancer patients participating in the U-PGx PREPARE study by Vasileios Fragoulakis, Rossana Roncato, Alessia Bignucolo, George P. Patrinos, Giuseppe Toffoli, Erika Cecchin, Christina Mitropoulou

“…Total therapy cost per patient reflected all resources expended in the management of any adverse events, including medications, diagnostics tests, devices, surgeries, the utilization of intensive care units, and wards. …”
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Epidemiological and pathological aspects of noninfectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in 114 horses in Southern Brazil by Matheus V. Bianchi, Paula R. Ribeiro, Alanna S. Stolf, Marianna Bertolini, Cláudio J.M. Laisse, Luciana Sonne, David Driemeier, Saulo P. Pavarini

“…Predisposing factors included previous surgeries (2/6) and patent inguinal ring (1/6). Intussusception involved the small intestine (3/4) and ileocecum (1/4). …”
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Over-the-Counter Use of Medical Abortion Pills: A Prospective Cohort Study by Reema Kumari, Sarita Tirkey, Archana Kumari

“…Conclusion: Unsupervised intake of pills increases the risk of complications like incomplete or missed abortion, sepsis, and ectopic pregnancy, which may require blood transfusion, ICU admission, and major surgeries like laparotomy or hysterectomy in a few cases. …”
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Abstract 215: A Sweet Indicator: HbA1C and Thrombectomy Outcomes in Hispanics by Zorain M. Khalil, Samantha D. Miller, Yazan D. Abualnadi, Sohum K. Desai, Kaiser O. Sadiq, Wondwossen G. Tekle, Ameer E. Hassan

“…Diabetes is a risk factor for acute ischemic stroke and also a poor predictor of outcome for many interventional surgeries. We performed this retrospective cohort analysis to assess the impact of poorly controlled diabetes, defined as HbA1C of 9.0% or greater, on the functional and procedural outcomes of Hispanic patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing mechanical thrombectomy. …”
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Expert Council: promising areas of systemic enzyme therapy in gynecology by Yu.E. Dobrokhotova, A.A. Khryanin, E.V. Shikh, L.Yu. Karakhalis, I.M. Ordiyants, Kogan E.A, A.V. Yakimova, I.N. Korotkikh, N.I. Kokhno

“…The speakers shared their experience of using systemic enzyme therapy (SET) in the combination treatment of inflammatory diseases in obstetric and gynecological practice, as well as in the prevention of fibrous and adhesive complications of pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) and gynecologic surgeries. It was pointed out that systemic enzyme therapy should be recognized as a justified component of the combination PID treatment which helps to reduce the duration and severity of symptoms due to its proven immunomodulatory, fibrinolytic and antiplatelet effects. …”
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Deep-Learning-Based Real-Time and Automatic Target-to-Background Ratio Calculation in Fluorescence Endoscopy for Cancer Detection and Localization by Yang Jiang, Jing Chen, Chen Gong, Thomas D. Wang, Eric J. Seibel

“…This CAD system with T/B ratio as the real-time indicator is designed to guide biopsies and surgeries and to serve as a reliable second observer to localize and outline suspicious lesions highlighted by fluorescence probes topically applied in organs where cancer originates in the epithelia.…”
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2428 Obstructive sleep apnea as an independent predictor of postoperative delirium and pain: An observational study of a surgical cohort by Patricia K. Strutz, Vanessa L. Kronzer, Mark D. Willingham, Amrita Aranake-Chrisinger, William S. Tzeng, Arbi Ben Abdallah, Simon Haroutounian, Michael S. Avidan

“…All participants underwent in-patient surgeries, excluding neurosurgeries, which required general anesthesia and a postoperative stay of at least 1 day. …”
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Thickness Measurement of Endothelium-Descemet Membrane in Descemt Membrane Detachment Patients Using High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography by Wei Wang, Lingjuan Xu, Guanyu Su, Ban Luo, Jing Gao, Yongyao Tan, Hong Zhang, Guigang Li

“…Group 1 included twenty-three patients whose Descemet membrane (DM) was partial or complete detached from the corneal stroma after various ocular surgeries. Group 2 included eight patients from group 1 who underwent twice HD-OCT examination on different days before the DM reattached to the stroma. …”
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A Multi-Centre Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Connective Tissue Graft with Collagen Matrix to Increase Buccal Soft Tissue Thickness: A Cone-Beam CT Analysis by Célien Eeckhout, Fauve Vuylsteke, Lorenz Seyssens, Véronique Christiaens, Thomas De Bruyckere, Aryan Eghbali, Stijn Vervaeke, Faris Younes, Jan Cosyn

“…Sites were randomly allocated to the control (CTG) or test group (CMX) to increase buccal soft tissue thickness. All surgeries were performed by means of full thickness mucoperiosteal flap elevation, placing CTG and CMX in contact with the buccal bone wall. …”
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Clinical, economical and safety impact of ferric carboxymaltose use in Patient Blood Management programme in Portuguese National Health Service hospitals by Joana Lucas, Eduardo Costa, Ana Subtil, Rita Sequeira, Adalberto Campos Fernandes, António Robalo Nunes, Paulo Sousa

“…This was an observational study conducted in a retrospective and multicentre cohort with adults from elective orthopaedic, cardiac and colorectal surgeries, treated according to local standards of PBM with allogeneic blood product transfusions (ABTs) on demand and with FCM to correct iron deficiency with or without anaemia. …”
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Efficacy of Cis-Atracurium vs Atracurium in Patients undergoing Abdominal Procedures: A Randomised Clinical Study by Vrinda P Oza, Vandana S Parmar, Mayur B Patel, Feny C Thakkar

“…Sixty patients undergoing abdominal surgeries under general anaesthesia were allocated to two groups. …”
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Epidemiology of tumors of the spinal cord and spine in Ukraine in 2000-2019 by Eugene G. Pedachenko, Ievgenii I. Slynko, Oleksii S. Nekhlopochyn, Anna N. Nikiforova, Viacheslav S.  Botev, Tetyana A. Yovenko

“…In 2019, there were 14,8 hospitalizations per 1 million population for vertebral tumors, which is 4,7 greater than in 2000 (3,1 hospitalizations), and 12,2 surgeries, which is 8,2 greater than in 2000 (1,5 operations). …”
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Effect of diode laser cyclophotocoagulation in treatment of patients with refractory glaucoma by Čanadanović Vladimir, Tušek-Lješević Ljiljana, Miljković Aleksandar, Barišić Sava, Bedov Tatjana, Babić Nikola

“…Refractory glaucoma is glaucoma resistant to conventional management (maximally tolerated medical therapy, one or more glaucoma surgeries) and glaucoma in cases of neovascularisation after panretinal photocoagulation or cryoablation. …”
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Dose Reduction and Diagnostic Performance of Tin Filter–Based Spectral Shaping CT in Patients with Colorectal Cancer by Koichiro Kimura, Tomoyuki Fujioka, Mio Mori, Takuya Adachi, Takumi Hiraishi, Hiroto Hada, Toshiaki Ishikawa, Ukihide Tateishi

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Assessment of Cartilage Resected from Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus for Intraoperative Reimplantation by Emilie R.C. Williamson MD, Maggie K. Manchester BS, Zijun Zhang PhD/MD, Cassandra Robertson BS, John T. Campbell MD, Patrick Maloney MD, Rebecca Amy Cerrato MD, Lew C. Schon MD, Clifford Jeng MD

“…OLT cartilage has the potential to serve as an immediate intraoperative chondrocyte autograft source for enhancement of talus cartilage repair procedures, eliminating the risk of donor site morbidity and additional surgeries as in culture-based methods. Further study with more patients may shed light on the accuracy of intraoperative cartilage classification, and differences in chondrocyte quantity and viability between cartilage types.…”
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