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The impact of intravenous acetaminophen pricing on opioid utilization and outcomes for children with appendicitis.

May 17, 2021

In 2014, the price of intravenous acetaminophen more than doubled. This study determined whether increased intravenous acetaminophen cost was associated with decreased utilization and increased opioid...

New safe approach to target symptomatic Hisian ectopy/tachycardia.

May 13, 2021

Although cryoenergy safety profile is appropriate for the ablation of arrhythmogenic foci near the conduction system, mapping using the cryoablation catheter is of limited precision. Combining the saf...

Proximity to the descending aorta predicts regional fibrosis in the adjacent left atrial wall: aetiopathogenic and prognostic implications.

May 13, 2021

Left atrial (LA) fibrosis is present in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and can be visualized by magnetic resonance imaging with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE-MRI). Previous studies have sho...

The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Education amongst Medical Students Interested in Plastic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Survey Study.

May 13, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unpreceded changes to medical education. Medical students interested in urology and neurosurgery have reported concerns regarding COVID-19's effects on clinical e...

Virtual reality simulation in plastic surgery training. Literature review.

May 13, 2021

Major changes have occurred in the medical environment leading to an evolution from the traditional residency programmes to competency-based ones. Virtual reality (VR) represents a promising simulatio...

The Association between Away Rotations and Rank Order in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Match.

May 13, 2021

Given the competition in the integrated plastic surgery Match, away rotations are ubiquitous among plastic surgery applicants to differentiate their applications. This study aimed to characterize how ...

Telehealth Can Be Implemented Across a Musculoskeletal Service Line Without Compromising Patient Satisfaction.

May 13, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes to in-office orthopedic care, with a rapid shift to telemedicine. Institutions' lack of established infrastructure for these types of visits has posed challen...

Bedside ultrasound-guided aspiration and corticosteroid injection of a baker's cyst in a patient with osteoarthritis and recurrent knee pain.

May 13, 2021

Baker's cyst accompanying knee osteoarthritis represents a common cause of knee pain presenting to the emergency department. In this case report, a 56-year-old male presented with atraumatic left knee...

In Silico Clinical Trials in the Orthopedic Device Industry: From Fantasy to Reality?

May 13, 2021

The orthopedic device industry relies heavily on clinical evaluation to confirm the safety, performance, and clinical benefits of its implants. Limited sample size often prevents these studies from ca...

Risk Factors of Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in Korea: Focus on Early Symptoms.

May 13, 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread around the globe, and it is important to determine the risk factors of death in the general population. Our study aimed to determine the risk factors of ...

Evaluating the efficacy and safety of ureteral stent placement as a preoperative procedure for gynecological cancer surgeries: A retrospective cohort study.

May 13, 2021

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ureteral stent placement (USP) as a preoperative procedure for gynecological cancer surgeries.This was a single-institution retrospective cohort study of 259 pat...

Intraoperative hypotension and complications after vascular surgery: A scoping review.

May 13, 2021

Intraoperative hypotension during major surgery is associated with adverse health outcomes. This phenomenon represents a potentially important therapeutic target for vascular surgery patients, who may...

Nintedanib, a multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor, suppresses postoperative peritoneal adhesion formation in a rat model.

May 13, 2021

Nintedanib is an antifibrotic agent approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of lung fibrosis. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of nintedanib for the preve...

Use of Feedback Data to Reduce Surgical Site Infections and Optimize Antibiotic Use in Surgery: A Systematic Scoping Review.

May 13, 2021

Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention remains significant, particularly in the era of antimicrobial resistance. Feedback on practices and outcomes is known to be key to reduce SSI rates and optimiz...

Development of an international Delphi survey to establish core outcome domains for trials in adults with glomerular disease.

May 10, 2021

Outcomes relevant to treatment decision-making are inconsistently reported in trials involving glomerular disease. Here, we sought to establish a consensus-derived set of critically important outcomes...

Early warning of infection in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using heart rate variability and serum biomarkers.

May 10, 2021

Early warning of infection is critical to reduce risk of deterioration and mortality, especially in neutropenic patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). Given that heart rate ...

Assessing multiproxy approaches (Sr/Ca, U/Ca, Li/Mg, and B/Mg) to reconstruct sea surface temperature from coral skeletons throughout the Great Barrier Reef.

May 10, 2021

Due to the increasing concerns of global warming and short instrumental records of sea surface temperature (SST), coral-based proxies, such as δO, Sr/Ca, U/Ca, and Li/Mg have been developed and appli...

Risk of Recall Among Medical Devices Undergoing US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) Clearance and Premarket Approval, 2008-2017.

May 10, 2021

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses 510(k) clearance and premarket approval (PMA) pathways to ensure device safety before marketing. Premarket approval evaluates high-risk medical devices a...

Effects of COVID-2019 on plastic surgery emergencies in Korea.

May 10, 2021

To fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries have implemented social distancing and lockdowns. We investigated the changes in the trauma patterns of emergency plastic surg...

The cosmetic surgery paradox: Toward a contemporary understanding of cosmetic surgery popularisation and attitudes.

May 10, 2021

Modern women feel compelled to meet near-impossible standards of beauty. For many, this pursuit ultimately culminates in cosmetic surgery - a radical form of beautification that is rapidly becoming po...

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