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Effect of Bone Metastasis Cancer Board on Spinal Surgery Outcomes: A Retrospective Study.

Dec 25, 2023

: Bone metastasis cancer boards (BMCBs) focusing on the management of bone metastases have been gathering much attention. However, the association of BMCBs with spinal surgery in patients with spinal ...

Urine immunofixation electrophoresis and serum free light chain analyses benefit diagnosis of multiple myeloma in orthopedic patients with normal serum total proteins, creatinine, calcium, and hemoglobin.

Dec 25, 2023

A substantial number of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who have bone destruction are initially admitted into the orthopedic service at the hospital. However, routine laboratory testing usually fa...

Jak2V617F clonal hematopoiesis promotes arterial thrombosis via platelet activation and cross-talk.

Dec 25, 2023

JAK2V617F (JAK2VF) clonal hematopoiesis (CH) has been associated with atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). We assessed the impact of Jak2VF CH on arterial thrombosis and explored the underly...

Implementation of an Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Program in the Emergency Department of a Community Teaching Hospital.

Dec 25, 2023

We sought to initiate an emergency department (ED)-based ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) program in our community teaching hospital system. Here, we present our development process and pr...

Variation in Hospital Performance for General Surgery in Younger and Older Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Dec 25, 2023

To compare hospital surgical performance in older and younger patients.In-hospital mortality after surgical procedures varies widely between hospitals. Prior studies suggest that failure-to-rescue rat...

Nerve monitoring in endocrine surgery: Practice patterns differ among surgeons for parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy.

Dec 25, 2023

It is unknown whether intraoperative nerve monitoring is associated with reduced vocal cord dysfunction after parathyroidectomy. We aimed to investigate intraoperative nerve monitoring use among Colla...

Updated trends of breast implant surgeries: An Israeli analysis.

Dec 18, 2023

Breast augmentation remains one of the most prevalent procedures in plastic surgery. While most patients experience high satisfaction with the outcomes, a subset may encounter various complications or...

Pathological unstable dislocation of shoulder secondary to septic arthritis: A case report.

Dec 18, 2023

Pathological unstable dislocation of the glenohumeral joint following septic arthritis is a rare condition. We report a case of 40 years old patient with pathological shoulder dislocation secondary t...

The 2023 Orthopaedic Research Society's International Consensus Meeting on musculoskeletal infection: Summary from the host immunity section.

Dec 18, 2023

Musculoskeletal infections (MSKI), which are a major problem in orthopedics, occur when the pathogen eludes or overwhelms the host immune system. While effective vaccines and immunotherapies to preven...

PREVALENCE OF BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER AMONG ATTENDANCES SEEKING FACIAL COSMETIC PROCEDURES IN BAGHDAD.

Dec 11, 2023

Aim: To find out the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among patients seeking facial cosmetic procedures, find out association of social demographic (age, gender, occupation, marital status, frie...

A before and after evaluation of patient reported outcomes assessed by Breast Q following LICAP turnover flap in breast conservative therapy.

Dec 11, 2023

Chest-wall perforator-based techniques to replace volume for breast conservative therapy allow excision of large breast areas with minimal sequalae, such as the nipple-areolar complex displacement, pa...

Defining interventions and metrics to improve diversity in CNS clinical trial participation: a SNO and RANO effort.

Dec 11, 2023

Despite major strides in cancer research and therapy, these advances have not been equitable across race and ethnicity. Historically marginalized groups (HMG) are more likely to have inadequate preven...

Cytochrome P450 2B6 and UGT Enzymes-Mediated Clearance of Ciprofol (HSK3486) in Humans: The Role of Hepatic and Extrahepatic Metabolism.

Dec 11, 2023

Ciprofol (HSK3486) is a novel intravenous agent for general anesthesia. In humans, HSK3486 mainly undergoes glucuronidation to form M4 (fraction of clearance [f]: 62.6%), followed by the formation of ...

Textbook outcome in distal pancreatectomy: A multicenter study.

Dec 11, 2023

Textbook outcome is an interesting quality metrics tool. Information on textbook outcomes in distal pancreatectomy is very scarce. In this study we determined textbook outcome in a distal pancreatecto...

Splenic vein tumor thrombosis is a major prognostic factor in distal pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Dec 11, 2023

The prognostic value of splenic vessel involvement in distal pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains controversial. The aim of the study was to assess its prognostic relevance in a large multicenter cohort....

Life after a pediatric kidney transplant.

Nov 20, 2023

There is currently no doubt that a kidney transplant with good function is the best treatment we can offer a child with severe kidney failure, improving their growth, development and life in general. ...

Prognostic value of flow-status in severe aortic stenosis patients undergoing percutaneous intervention.

Nov 20, 2023

Low-flow status is a mortality predictor in severe aortic stenosis (SAS) patients, including after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) treatment. However, the best parameter to assess flow ...

Stem Cells mobilization and collection in allogeneic related and unrelated donors: a single center experience with focus on plerixafor.

Nov 13, 2023

Poor CD34 + cells mobilization in allogeneic donors could affect transplant outcome. In a subgroup of patient mobilization with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) alone is unsatisfactory,...

Plaque features of the middle cerebral artery are associated with periprocedural complications of intracranial angioplasty and stenting.

Nov 13, 2023

The identification of plaque features in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) may help minimize periprocedural complications and select patients suitable for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and sten...

Clinical characteristics of acute lacosamide poisoning: Pavia Poison Control Centre experience.

Nov 13, 2023

Lacosamide is a third-generation antiepileptic drug used as adjunctive therapy for partial seizures. Since its approval in 2008 very few cases of lacosamide overdose have been described in literature....

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