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Size of Burn and Community Participation: LIBRE Research

Nov 30, 2022

The study's goal was to use the LIBRE Profile to examine whether or not there was a correlation between burn severity and community engagement. Strong clinical evidence shows that burn severity is a r...

Children with Acute Simple Appendicitis: International Core Outcome Set

Nov 30, 2022

The goal of this study was to establish a universal core outcome set (COS) for the measurement and reporting of outcomes associated with the treatment of pediatric acute uncomplicated appendicitis in ...

Abdominal Hernia-Q Patients' Burden, Reliability, and Longitudinal Evaluation of QoL

Nov 29, 2022

The AHQ is a new patient-reported outcomes measure (PROM) for evaluating VH, and this study evaluates its usability, reliability, and longitudinal validity. For this reason, researchers created and ps...

Identifying Positive Circumferential Resection Margin Rates in Colon Cancer

Nov 29, 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of a positive circumferential resection margin (CRM) following surgery for colon cancer in the United States. When it comes to colorectal mali...

Locally Advanced Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma Patient Survival Following Trimodality Therapy

Nov 29, 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine if a major pathologic response to therapy is defined entirely by pCR and if this definition is associated with increased survival. Although complete response...

The Operating Room Black Box (ORBB): Evaluating Surgical Checklist Adherence

Nov 28, 2022

For the first time, researchers detailed how the OR Black Box (ORBB) was used in monitoring checklist adherence, staff participation, and overall surgical quality. Operative checklists have been linke...

Operative Team Familiarity on Patient Outcomes, Metrics of Efficiency, Cost, and Team Satisfaction

Nov 28, 2022

The goal of this research was to thoroughly examine the existing literature on the correlation between surgical team familiarity and measures of operating efficiency. The operating room (OR) is a high...

Hyperosmolar Water-Soluble Contrast Effect on Adhesive SBO Management

Nov 28, 2022

To learn how effective water-soluble contrast (WSC) is in relieving adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) was the purpose of this study. Adhesive SBO can be treated non-surgically with WSC since it i...

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Patients Undergoing Low-Pressure Vs. Standard-Pressure Pneumoperitoneum

Nov 25, 2022

Examining the impact of intra-abdominal pressure on post-op recovery and innate cytokine production following laparoscopic colorectal surgery as part of the enhanced recovery after surgery initiative ...

Evaluation of Pulsed-dye and Fractional Nonablative Lasers for Surgical Scars Treatment

Nov 25, 2022

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pulsed-dye laser (PDL) and near-infrared light (NAFL) in treating surgical scars. Healing via time alone has not been compared to P...

Time to Cannulation Following ICU Admission Increases Mortality in Patients Requiring V-V ECMO and Associated with COVID-19

Nov 25, 2022

COVID-19 can trigger severe, fast-progressing, and treatment-resistant ARDS. Evidence-based guidelines for using ECMO as a supportive treatment to improve outcomes are lacking. Initial ECMO fatality r...

COVID-19-Positive Patients' Postoperative Mortality: Analyses of 3027 Procedures

Nov 24, 2022

The goal of this study was to identify risk factors for postoperative death in individuals who have tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 positive patients are more likely ...

Patients Experience Financial Hardship in the Year after an Injury

Nov 24, 2022

The goal of this study was to ascertain whether or not there are various financial trajectories and, if so, whether or not they are linked to quality-of-life outcomes. Health-related quality-of-life o...

Intraoperative Decision-Making and Infusion-Specific Complications: A Surgical Toolkit

Nov 24, 2022

Treatment of colorectal liver metastases and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with hepatic artery infusion (HAI) is a liver-directed therapy that uses the hepatic arterial system to deliver high-dose c...

What PROMIS Scores are Associated with Severe Disability Following Cervical Spine Surgery?

Nov 22, 2022

The goal of this study was to determine an appropriate mapping between the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain Interference (PI). Pat...

Does Younger Age Affect Clinical Outcomes in Medicare Patients Having Lumbar Fusion?

Nov 22, 2022

This study aims to evaluate the relationship between age (less than 65) and Medicare status and the success of lumbar fusion. Medicare is accepted by many people in need of spinal surgery, but only if...

Effects of Surgical Volume on Cost and Value During AIS Surgery

Nov 21, 2022

The purpose of this research was to compare the outcomes of posterior spinal fusion for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) between high-volume (HV) and standard-volume (SV) surgeons a...

Patients With a History of Pelvic Osteotomy and Sacral-Alar-Iliac (SAI) Fixation

Nov 21, 2022

This research looked at the technical difficulties and results of sacral-alar-iliac (SAI) fixation for scoliosis in individuals who had undergone a pelvic osteotomy for hip dysplasia. Scoliosis and hi...

Signs of a Full Neurological Recovery after an Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Nov 21, 2022

The goals of this research were to characterize the motor recovery of different muscle groups after surgery, establish the pace at which significant preoperative weakness improves, and identify risk f...

Preoperative Depression Affects the Ability to See Improvement After Lumbar Decompression

Nov 21, 2022

Patient-reported outcomes after lumbar decompression (LD) surgery are analyzed to see how often they meet the criteria for a "minimal clinically relevant difference" (MCID). Little is known about how ...

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