Access to Care During a Global Health Crisis

“…Kimmel, for bringing that up, because our previous Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has really felt that loneliness is a crisis, an epidemic in our country. …”
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Evaluating Shade Selection Procedure for Anterior Teeth among Dental House Surgeons and Dental Practitioners of Karachi by Imran Samejo, Bharat Kumar, Muneeb Ahmed Lone, Hira Musharraf, Lubna Memon, Maham Muneeb Lone

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the shade selection procedure for anterior teeth among dental house surgeons, general dentists and specialists of Karachi. …”
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Subungual melanoma in the practice of surgeon and oncologist by M. Y. Myasnyankin, G. I. Gafton, V. V. Anisimov

“…Subungual melanoma is a rare malignancy of which practitioners in various fields including oncologists know little; the work, therefore, is of great practical importance, since it could improve the diagnosis of melanoma not only by oncologists, but also by surgeons, general practitioners, dermatologists and other specialists. …”
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Case report of awake nonintubated anterior mediastinal mass excision in a new tertiary care institute by Ajay Kumar, Anshuman Darbari, Vikas Yadav, Rahul Sharma

“…Perioperative management of anterior mediastinal mass may be difficult to manage for anesthesiologists as well as thoracic surgeons. General anesthesia is preferred approach for such surgeries, but there is the risk of compression of the trachea after induction. …”
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A review of the History of Spine Surgery in Greece until the Middle of the 20th Century by Konstantinos Markatos, Gregory Tsoucalas, Maria K Kaseta, Demetrios S Korres, Georgios Androutsos, Nikolaos Efstathopoulos, Vassilios Nikolaou

“…Special references are made to the first achievements of this field, to the pioneers physicians and surgeons (general surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons) who inaugurated this subspecialty and to clinical and scientific work of that era. …”
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Tricuspid valve: Once disregarded, now acknowledged by Eshan Ashcroft, Ian Beeton, Pankaj Sharma, Aigul Baltabaeva

“…We hope this can be widely utilised by internists, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, general practitioners, and clinical cardiac physiologists alike.…”
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Evidence Based Solving Approach in Diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Oral Manifestations: Report of Three Unusual Cases by Ruchi Bindal, Ajay Kumar, Harkanwal Preet Singh, Sanjiv Kumar Bansal, Aadya Sharma

“…We highlighted the role of endocrinologist, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, general practitioner dentists, and radiologists in diagnosing and managing such patients.…”
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Development and validation of a convolutional neural network to identify blepharoptosis by Cristina Abascal Azanza, Jesús Barrio-Barrio, Jaime Ramos Cejudo, Bosco Ybarra Arróspide, Martín H. Devoto

“…For validation, we compared the model's performance against nine medical experts—oculoplastic surgeons, general ophthalmologists, and general practitioners—with varied expertise. …”
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Study of foramina tympanicum by Usha Mukkera, Maria Kala, T K Rajasree, Sri Sarada Devi Sattiraju, Ratnakar

“…Study of these foramina is clinically useful for ENT surgeons, general surgeons and dento maxillary facial surgery. …”
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Attitudes and beliefs about placebo surgery among orthopedic shoulder surgeons in the United Kingdom. by Karolina Wartolowska, David J Beard, Andrew J Carr

“…Their main concern about placebo use in surgery was that it might involve an element of deception.Surgeons generally agreed that a placebo component to surgical intervention might exist. …”
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Attitudes and Beliefs about Placebo Surgery among Orthopedic Shoulder Surgeons in the United Kingdom by Wartolowska, K, Beard, D, Carr, A

“…CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Surgeons generally agreed that a placebo component to surgical intervention might exist. …”

Be wary of “natural” therapy in gynecological surgery by Erian M, McLaren G

“…The bleeding required a multidisciplinary management intervention involving gynecological surgeons, general surgeons, oncology surgeons, hematologists, anesthetists, and intensive care unit specialists. …”
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Current practice regarding the use of fatty livers: a trans-Atlantic survey. by Imber, C, St Peter, S, Lopez, I, Guiver, L, Friend, P

“…We found that current practice policies differ not only between nations, but also among centers in each country. US surgeons generally follow a more conservative approach, with greater emphasis on histological assessment. …”

Current practice regarding the use of fatty livers: a trans-Atlantic survey. by Imber, C, St Peter, S, Lopez, I, Guiver, L, Friend, P

“…We found that current practice policies differ not only between nations, but also among centers in each country. US surgeons generally follow a more conservative approach, with greater emphasis on histological assessment. …”

Surgery for pilonidal sinus disease in Norway: training, attitudes and preferences—a survey among Norwegian surgeons by Mari Odlo, Julie Horn, Athanasios Xanthoulis

“…Most surgeons had received training in PSD surgery supervised by a specialist, but only about half of them felt sufficiently trained. The surgeons generally performed few PSD operations per year. …”
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Shoulder Pain and Disability Scores and the Factors Influencing Them among Orthopedic Surgeons Working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Faya Ali Asiri, Abdulrhman Abdullh Alqhtani, Abdullah Hassan Assiri, Mohammed Hassan Alqahtani, Dhuha Saeed Motlag, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Saad Ali Alwadai

“…Among the examined demographic characteristics, total SPADI scores have a significant positive correlation with body weight (Spearman’s <i>ρ</i> = 0.432; <i>p</i> < 0.05) and body mass index (BMI; <i>ρ</i> = 0.349; <i>p</i> < 0.05). (4) Conclusions: Our findings indicate that all orthopedic surgeons generally suffer from moderate shoulder pain and disability. …”
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Are osteoporotic fractures being adequately investigated?: A questionnaire of GP & orthopaedic surgeons by Connor Louise, Freudmann Mathew, Jeys Lee, Chami George, Siddiqi Mashood

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To investigate the current practice of Orthopaedic Surgeons & General Practitioners (GP) when presented with patients who have a fracture, with possible underlying Osteoporosis.…”
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Validity of patient-reported complications after total hip and knee arthroplasty by Kinh Luan Thanh Dang, Helen Badge, Ian A Harris

“…Patient-reported complications were verified via medical record audits and liaison with surgeons, general practitioners or other health professionals. …”
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Awareness about Vulvovaginal Aesthetics Procedures among Medical Students and Health Professionals in Saudi Arabia by Shazia Iqbal, Khalid Akkour, Bushra Bano, Ghaiath Hussain, Manal Khalid Kamal Ali Elhelow, Atheer Mansour Al-Mutairi, Balqees Sami Khaza’l Aljasim

“…The present analysis determined that VVA should be under the domain of gynecologists, rather than under that of plastic surgeons, general surgeons, and cosmetologists. Themajority of the participants considered that vaginal rejuvenation, “G-spot” augmentation, clitoral surgery, and hymenoplasty are not justifiable on medical grounds. …”
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Current practice and preferences to management of equinus in children with ambulatory cerebral palsy: A survey of orthopedic surgeons by Gendy Samuel, ElGebeily Mohamed, EL-Sobky Tamer A., Khoshhal Khalid I., Jawadi Ayman H.

“…Pediatric orthopedic surgeons generally demonstrated a statistically significant difference regarding clinical assessment skill items of the survey, in contrast to general orthopedic surgeons. …”
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