RESISTANCE TO ANTIPLATELET DRUGS (ASPIRIN, CLOPIDOGREL) IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION by V. A. Sulimov, E. V. Moroz

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HOMOCYSTEINE-LOWERING THERAPY AND LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS AFTER ELECTIVE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION by O. O. Shakhmatova, A. L. Komarov, A. N. Samko, T. I. Kotkina, D. V. Rebrikov, A. D. Deev, E. P. Panchenko

“…Material and methods. 264 patients (213 male, age 58.8±1.0 years) after successful PCI were involved into the trial. …”
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Prognostic Value of Cardiac Troponin T and Sex in Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Yukinori Harada, Jonathan Michel, Wolfgang Koenig, Tobias Rheude, Roisin Colleran, Daniele Giacoppo, Adnan Kastrati, Robert A. Byrne

“…Methods and Results Consecutive patients with stable coronary artery disease who underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention were included. …”
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Navigating electives: Perspectives from phase III MBBS students and faculty in program evaluation by Sujatha Karjigi, Shyamala KK, Divya Gupta, Karthik R

“…Aims and Objectives: To assess perceptions and challenges faced by students and teaching faculty to provide insights about the best approach to implement electives. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey in which qualitative data on perceptions of electives were collected through an online survey by a validated semi-structured questionnaire with open-ended questions. …”
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Association of heart rate variability with preoperative acute insomnia in patients scheduled for elective surgery by Zhenqiao Zhao, Junchao Liang, Shujie Hou, Guojia Zhu, Ning Liu, Wei Hao, Zhijuan Xu

“…This study aimed to assess the associations of HRV characteristics with preoperative acute insomnia.MethodsThis study enrolled 563 patients who were scheduled for elective surgery. …”
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Immediate Versus Semi-Elective Treatment of Stable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) by Andrew G. Dubina, Alexandra M. Dunham, Julia L. Conroy, Karli M. Funk, Julio J. Jauregui, Paul D. Sponseller, Joshua M. Abzug

“…Our hypothesis was that there would be no difference in complications for stable slips treated immediately (<24 h) versus semi-electively (>24 h) with screw fixation. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective review was performed at two academic institutions during a 10-year-period yielding 91 SCFEs. …”
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Obesity and outcomes after elective thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairCentral MessagePerspective by Sanford Zeigler, MD, Kyle W. Blackburn, BS, Ahmad Tabatabaeishoorijeh, BS, Veronica A. Glover, PhD, Susan Y. Green, MPH, Marc R. Moon, MD, Scott A. LeMaire, MD, Joseph S. Coselli, MD

“…Therefore, we examined whether obesity is associated with greater operative risk after elective TAAA repair. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated data from 2517 open, elective, single-practice TAAA repairs (from 1986 to 2023) and compared patients without obesity or underweight (body mass index [BMI] 18.6-29.9; n = 1977) with patients with obesity (BMI ≥30; n = 540 [21.5%]). …”
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Frequency and Prognostic Value of Acute Periprocedural Myocardial Injury in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Interventions by E. O. Nalesnik, A. N. Repin

“…Materials and methods. A single-center open retrospective cohort study was conducted, which included 435 patients (367/84.4 % men, mean age 58.3±8.6 years) from the elective PCI registry. …”
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A Diagnostic Method for a Multi-Connected PEM-type Electrolysis System by Current Sweeping by Jiachen GE, Shinji FUJITA, Akira GUNJI, Motoyuki HIROOKA, Masatoshi SUGIMASA, Hiromu KAKUYA

“…The electrical resistance R0 is elected as the evaluation criteria of the degradation, and the diagnostic results of sweep method are found to be close to those of an impedance analysis. …”
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A Narrative Review on Manufacturing Methods Employed in the Production of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Knee Osteoarthritis Therapy by Rasmus Roost Aabling, Maria Rusan, Anaïs Marie Julie Møller, Naija Munk-Pedersen, Carsten Holm, Brian Elmengaard, Michael Pedersen, Bjarne Kuno Møller

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Use of Virtual Reality in the Pediatric Perioperative Setting and for Induction of Anesthesia: Mixed Methods Pilot Feasibility Study by Yu Tong Huang, Sofia Addab, Gianluca Bertolizio, Reggie Hamdy, Kelly Thorstad, Argerie Tsimicalis

“…Secondary aims were to assess its clinical utility, tolerability, and initial clinical efficacy. MethodsA mixed methods, concurrent triangulation feasibility trial was piloted at the Shriners Hospitals for Children–Canada. …”
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Comprehensive guidelines for prehabilitation in spine surgery by Paulomi Gohel, Raj Swaroop Lavadi, Mohamed-Ali H. Jawad-Makki, Rohit Prem Kumar, Ayesha Akbar Waheed, Lior M. Elkaim, Vinay Jaikumar, Nima Alan, Thomas J. Buell, Brenton Pennicooke, D. Kojo Hamilton, Nitin Agarwal

“…Methods: A systematic review was performed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines by searching three electronic databases from 1997 to 2021. …”
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Morbidity and mortality after elective cancer surgery—How does recent Covid-19 infection impact outcome: A prospective, comparative study by Manisha Hemrajani, Pooja Mongia, Pushplata Gupta, Anjum K. Joad

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the postoperative morbidity in cancer patients with and without a history of Covid infection. Material and Methods: This was a prospective observational study. …”
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Surgical outcomes of curative intent management in emergency vs. elective colon cancer: A retrospective single center study by Noura S Alhassan, Thamer A Bin Traiki, Sulaiman A Alshammari, Mohaned Makkawi, Yazeed A Alkhayyal, Mohammed A Alswayyed, Maha-Hamadien Abdulla, Ahmad M. Zubaidi, Omar A Al-Obeed, Reem A Alharbi, Khayal A. AlKhayal

“…Methods: All colon cancer patients who underwent curative resection between July 2015 and December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. …”
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Determining Alternative Crops with Multi Criteria Decision Making Methods within the Framework of Land Risk Criteria by Melek Işık

“…In the first method, legumes and citrus were chosen, however in the second method, the opposite outcome was obtained.…”
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Is Birth Method Associated with Sensory Hyperreactivity in Children 3-4 Years in an Upper-Middle-Income Country? by Ann Frances Watkyns, Pamela Joy Gretschel, Helen Buchanan

“…This paper reports on a study which investigated associations between birth method and SHR. Method. In this cross-sectional study, 91 children aged three and four years from various language, cultural, and socioeconomic groups were recruited and categorised based on birth method (caesarean section or vaginal birth). …”
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Impact of delivery method on postnatal depression in Jordanian women: Insights from a cross-sectional survey by Asma Basha, Hala Yousef, Roaa AlJazzazi, Joanna Alfugaha, Samah Alfreihat, Dunia Jaber, Kamel Jaber

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jordan University Hospital between January and April 2024 to assess postnatal depression among women who delivered singleton fetuses 1 week after delivery. …”
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A simple method to establish antegrade cerebral perfusion during hemiarch reconstructionCentral MessagePerspective by Stephane Leung Wai Sang, MD, Tyler J. Beute, MD, RN, Tomasz Timek, MD, PhD

“…Objective: We describe a novel and safe technique using a 12F–14F pediatric arterial cannula to establish unilateral, selective, antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) during open hemiarch reconstruction. Methods: Between January 2015 and September 2018, 42 patients underwent elective aortic aneurysm repair requiring an open distal anastomosis and at least a hemiarch replacement via hypothermic circulatory arrest by 2 surgeons. …”
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Prevalence of use of nonpharmacological methods of pain relief among patients following onco surgeries – A prospective, observational cohort study from a single center by Sumitra G. Bakshi, K Arya, Badal Dhurwe

“…Background and Aims: For the aggressive treatment of postoperative pain, nonpharmacological methods (NPMs) are gaining importance complementary to routine multimodal pain management. …”
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Model Sosialisasi Pemilihan Presiden 2019 di Komisi Independen Pemilihan Kota Banda Aceh by Siti Hardiyanti, Muryanto Amin, Warjio Warjio

“…This research explains how the socialization model carried out by the Banda Aceh KIP in the 2019 Election is an effort to provide an understanding of the election to the public. the implementation of the socialization model in collaboration with various communities / organizations is greatly enhanced. …”
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