Surgery General
Feb 18, 2020
Despite near-equal enrollment of males and females in medical schools, orthopaedic surgery continues to have one of the lowest percentage of female orthopaedic residents. This suggests there may be fa...
Feb 18, 2020
Natural polyphenols are being tested both in preclinical and clinical settings for the treatment of different neurological disorders. The article describes the outcome of three polyphenols, resveratro...
Feb 18, 2020
To assess the growth outcomes at 18 months corrected age in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants compared to standardized norms, and in VLBW infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) o...
Feb 18, 2020
There is evidence to suggest that hypertension involves a chronic low-grade systemic inflammatory response; however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. To further understand the role of inflammati...
Feb 18, 2020
To investigate the prevalence and risk factors for permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy for benign disease in a population-based setting with data independent of input of complicatio...
Feb 18, 2020
To evaluate the management and oncological outcomes of rectal cancer patients with local regrowth in a watch-and-wait (W&W) program.Approximately 15%-30% of patients with a clinical complete response ...
Feb 18, 2020
MINI: In this randomized clinical trial to prevent anastomotic recurrence in Crohn disease, the new Kono-S anastomosis demonstrates a significant reduction in postoperative clinical and endoscopic rec...
Feb 18, 2020
Older adults, especially those with frailty, have a higher risk for complications and death after emergency surgery. Acute Care for the Elderly models have been successful in medical wards, but little...
Feb 18, 2020
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) care protocol has been shown to improve outcomes compared with traditional care in certain types of surgery.To assess the association of use of the ERAS prot...
Feb 18, 2020
Although short- and medium-term outcomes after liver transplantation for alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) are generally excellent and similar to outcomes for transplantation for other indications,...
Feb 18, 2020
Arterial hypertension in renal transplant recipients warrants antihypertensive treatment. The preferable choice of antihypertensives that should be used in patients after kidney transplantation remain...
Feb 18, 2020
Synthetic hair fiber implantation first achieved widespread use in the 1970s, but in 1983, the US Federal Drug Administration banned the fibers due to its complications. Currently available synthetic ...
Feb 18, 2020
Patient selection and organ allocation for liver transplantation (LT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) relies predominantly on clinical parameters, such as tumor burden (i.e., radiologi...
Feb 17, 2020
Magnetic resonance tissue phase mapping (TPM) measures three-directional myocardial velocities of the left and right ventricle (LV, RV). This noninvasive technique may supplement endomyocardial biopsy...
Feb 17, 2020
Many addictive substances, such as tobacco and alcohol, influence atherosclerosis development. Whether tobacco's pro-atherosclerotic effect is influenced by alcohol consumption is unknown. We aimed to...
Feb 17, 2020
In the present study, we hypothesized that habitual cigarette smoking attenuates endothelial function in the cerebral circulation as well as that of the peripheral circulation in young adults. To test...
Feb 17, 2020
Overlap syndrome (OVS) is the concurrence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and is associated with poor outcomes. We hypothesized that physiological ch...
Feb 17, 2020
HCV treatment as prevention (TasP) strategies can contribute to HCV micro-elimination, yet complimentary interventions like opioid agonist therapies (OAT) and syringe services programs (SSP) may impro...
Feb 17, 2020
It was suggested that D, L-Methadone might improve the clinical course of glioma patients. Owing to massive press coverage, patients demand the prescription of D, L-Methadone, but regarding its adjunc...
Feb 17, 2020
Pain in people with advanced cancer is prevalent. When a stable dose of opioids is established, people still experience episodic breakthrough pain for which dosing of an immediate release opioid is us...