Surgery General
May 06, 2021
Coronavirus disease 2019 provided the impetus for unprecedented adoption of telemedicine. This study aimed to understand video visit adoption by plastic surgery providers; and patient and surgeon perc...
May 06, 2021
Cohort studies show better survival after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) with postoperative radiotherapy (RT) than after mastectomy (Mx) without RT. It remains unclear whether this is an independent ...
May 06, 2021
Diversity in academic surgery is lacking, particularly among positions of leadership.To evaluate trends among racial/ethnical minority groups stratified by gender along the surgical pipeline, as well ...
May 03, 2021
The MOMENTUM 3 pivotal trial established superiority of the HeartMate 3 (HM3) left ventricular assist device (LVAD), a fully magnetically levitated centrifugal-flow pump, over the HeartMate II axial-f...
May 03, 2021
The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) is a novel framework for diagnosing malnutrition and requires evaluation in wide-ranging clinical settings. This study aimed to assess the preva...
May 03, 2021
Autologous fat transfer is an effective tool for volume restoration to the aging face. Although numerous reports exist regarding injection site complications, there is limited data on donor-site morbi...
May 03, 2021
To compare the conversion rate (number of procedures/referrals) of web-based and non-web-based referrals to a facial plastic surgery practice (2012-2019).Data on demographics, referral source, patient...
May 03, 2021
Microsurgical principles, techniques, and armamentarium have made significant contributions to the periodontal plastic surgery. The present meta-analysis aimed to investigate the overall efficacy of m...
May 03, 2021
Participation in physical activity and sports is known to have positive implications for physical health, and for social and emotional wellbeing of children. Following corrective spinal surgery for sc...
May 03, 2021
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a focus on non-face-to-face (NF2F) orthopedic clinics. In this study, our aim was to establish whether NF2F clinics are sustainab...
May 03, 2021
In orthopedics, as in all surgical specialties, procedures are described in an operative report. This is an essential and mandatory part of the medical file (Article R.1112-2 of the French Public Heal...
May 03, 2021
Patient handoffs from an operating room (OR) to an intensive care unit (ICU) require precise coordination among surgical, anesthesia, and critical care teams. Although several standardized handoff str...
May 03, 2021
The radiographic finding of pneumatosis intestinalis can indicate a spectrum of underlying processes ranging from a benign finding to a life-threatening condition. Although radiographic pneumatosis in...
May 03, 2021
Subtotal cholecystectomy is recognized as a rescue procedure performed in grossly suboptimal circumstances that would deem a total cholecystectomy too risky to execute. An earlier systematic review ba...
May 03, 2021
The suspension of elective operations in March 2020 to prepare for the COVID-19 surge posed significant challenges to resident education. To mitigate the potential negative effects of COVID-19 on surg...
Apr 29, 2021
Arterio-enteric fistula (AEF) is a rare but potentially devastating complication of solid organ pancreatic transplantation. Traditional management has been to remove the pancreas-duodenum allograft an...
Apr 29, 2021
Atrial fibrillation (AF) induces functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) and tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) during atrial remodeling. FMR and FTR are associated with AF prognosis, but the effects for AF ...
Apr 29, 2021
We present a case of a 65-year-old male with a longstanding non-symptomatic irreducible umbilical hernia who presented with a three-day-old full-thickness thermal burn to the hernia. The burn was sus...
Apr 29, 2021
There is limited knowledge on the extent physicians delegate cosmetic procedures to midlevel providers.To assess dermatology and plastic surgery practice patterns for the injections of neurotoxins and...
Apr 29, 2021
The general principles of anatomical terminology indicate that the "mandibular canal" should be named the "inferior alveolar canal" as it accommodates the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundles. Ther...