Obtaining Consensus on Core Clinical Skills for Family Medicine Training by Ian D. Couper, Bob Mash

“…A previously reported research project produced a set of skills lists which were used as the basis for this process. Methods: The skills lists derived from the previous research were sent to all eight departments of family medicine in South Africa. …”
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Outcomes for Women Denied Postpartum Tubal Ligation During the Initial COVID-19 Surge by Lauren Cosgriff, Melissa Plummer, Gabrielle Concepcion, Antoinette A. Danvers

“…Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study using an embedded design. …”
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The composition of cell‐based therapies obtained from point‐of‐care devices/systems which mechanically dissociate lipoaspirate: a scoping review of the literature by Perry Liu, Binay Gurung, Irrum Afzal, Matteo Santin, David H. Sochart, Richard E. Field, Deiary F. Kader, Vipin Asopa

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Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor for Cystic Fibrosis: Impact on Hospitalizations and Health Care Resource Utilization in a Universal Health Care Setting by Hans Kristian Råket, Mikkel Zöllner Ankarfeldt, Joanna Nan Wang, Tacjana Pressler, Søren Jensen-Fangel, Tavs Qvist, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Espen Jimenez-Solem, Janne Petersen, Camilla Bjørn Jensen, on behalf of the TransformCF Study Group

“…We aimed to assess the impact of ETI on hospital and non-hospital health care resource utilization in a national cohort of pwCF up to 2 years after ETI initiation. Methods We included all pwCF aged 12 years or older in the Danish Cystic Fibrosis Cohort initiating ETI therapy between 1 September 2020 and 31 December 2022. …”
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IMPACT OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS ON PORTAL THROMBOSIS IN SPLENECTOMY PATIENTS by Veysel Umman, Hafize Basut Atalay, Recep Temel, Turan Alisoy, Kaan Balcı, Sedat Fırat Okutan, Taylan Özgür Sezer, Özgür Fırat, Sinan Ersin

“…Our objectives were to compare emergency and elective splenectomy and their complications, and to analyze the risks on the development of portal vein thrombosis (PVT).Material and Method: A total of 78 splenectomy cases performed between 2017-2023 and that had complete medical records were included in this study. …”
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Dynamics of heart rate variability depending on the type of anesthesia during surgery for anterior abdominal wall hernias by Ж.О. Ушневич, М.О. Гарбар

“…Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive method of analyzing the response of the entire body to surgical stress. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Management of Groin Hernia Repairs: A Nationwide Population-Based Study From the Swedish Hernia Register by Ramia Stolt, MD, Peder Rogmark, MD, PhD, Fernando Ruiz-Jasbon, MD, PhD, Johanna Österberg, MD, PhD, Kristina Ticehurst, MD, PhD, Hanna De la Croix, MD, PhD

“…The aim is to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on delays in elective surgeries for symptomatic groin hernias in Sweden. …”
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Stem introducer designs and surgical technique play a significant role in achieving the optimal implant-cement interface by Bernard H. van Duren, Kevin Ilo, Sophie Walker, Mark Higgins, Benjamin V. Bloch, Andrew R. Manktelow, Hemant G. Pandit

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Revision Rates for Aseptic Loosening in the Obese Patient: A Comparison Between Stemmed, Uncemented, and Unstemmed Tibial Total Knee Arthroplasty Components by Bernard H. van Duren, BEng, MBChB, DPhil (Oxon), CEng FIMechE, FRCS Orth, Amy M. Firth, BSc (Hons), BMBS, FRCS Orth, Reshid Berber, FRCS Orth, PhD, Hosam E. Matar, MSc (Res), FRCS Orth, Peter J. James, BMedSci, BMBS (Hons), DipBiomech, FRCS Orth, Benjamin V. Bloch, BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCS Orth

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Asymptomatic Esophageal Varices Should Be Endoscopically Treated by Nib Soehendra

“…Both the control of acute variceal bleeding and elective variceal eradication to prevent recurrent bleeding can be achieved via endoscopic methods. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Service Provision, Medical Staffing and Training at a Large Acute NHS Trust in the United Kingdom by Rashi Mane, Sandeep Kaul, Veeranna Shatkar

“…The department learnt to adapt to the challenges and changes in the system which can be summarised into 4 phases, ‘Alarm’, ‘Resuscitation’, ‘Stabilisation’ and ‘Adaption’.Materials and Methods: The General Surgical department implemented a ‘Gold Command’, ‘Silver Command’ and ‘Platinum Command’ hierarchal system as a systematic method to make decisions to implement change. …”
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Patient satisfaction in virtual upper-limb orthopaedic clinics: a retrospective review by Petr Jemelik, Xander van Heerden, Charissa Jansen, Alex Price

“…Background The COVID-19 pandemic halted elective orthopaedic surgeries, necessitating alternative consultation methods. …”
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Chimney-Graft as a Bail-Out Procedure for Endovascular Treatment of an Inflammatory Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Francesca Fratesi, Ashok Handa, Raman Uberoi, Ediri Sideso

“…The treatment of j-iAAA can be technically challenging. ch-EVAR is a feasible and safe bail-out method for elective j-iAAA with challenging anatomy.…”
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients: Avoid or expedite? - A comparative cohort study by Maria Mondragon, Ali Yasen Mohamedahmed, Shafquat Zaman, Ja’quay Farquharson, Usman Raja, Arhum Ijaz, Deepak Singh-Ranger

“…This study aimed to assess the outcome of LC in patients 70 and older compared to younger patients. Patients and Methods: The medical records of 548 patients undergoing LC were evaluated retrospectively. …”
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Surgery of the colon; the impact of colostomy and postoperative complications on patients' quality of life by Vlad Denis Constantin, Adrian Silaghi, Dragos Epistatu, Daniela Gabriela Bălan, Florin Silviu Groseanu, Denisa Mihaela Nedelcu, Ioana Paunica

“…Materials and Methods. A retrospective analysis was performed on patients who underwent colorectal surgery that required stoma formation. …”
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Living with Ulcerative Colitis Study (LUCY) in England: a retrospective study evaluating healthcare resource utilisation and direct healthcare costs of postoperative care in ulcera... by Joseph C Cappelleri, Matthew J Brookes, Natalie Bohm, John Waller, Irene Modesto, Marco D DiBonaventura, Ruth Mokgokong, Danielle Bargo

“…We estimated pre-colectomy and post-colectomy healthcare resource utilisation (HCRU) and costs in England.Design/Method A retrospective, longitudinal cohort study indexing adult patients with UC undergoing colectomy (2009–2015), using linked Clinical Practice Research Datalink/Hospital Episode Statistics data, was conducted. …”
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General Anesthesia with Preserved Spontaneous Breathing through an Intubation Tube by V. V. Moroz, V. V. Likhvantsev, S. A. Fedorov, V. V Kichin, A. V. Mironenko, O. A. Grebenchikov

“…Subjects and methods. One hundred and twelve patients undergoing elective surgeries under general endotracheal anesthesia were randomized into 2 groups: 1) patients who had forced mechanical ventilation in the volume-controlled mode and 2) those who received assisted ventilation as spontaneous breathing with mechanical support. …”
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The effect of the use of virtual reality technology on the course of the perioperative period during cesarean section by O. V. Ryazanova, S. M. Makishev, G. V. Grinenko, N. Yu. Pylaeva, K. I. Korolev, S. A. Kolominchuk, M. D. Nagulmanova, A. A. Ryazanova

“…The objective was to evaluate the impact of virtual reality technology on perinatal anxiety and pain intensity during elective cesarean section.Materials and Methods. A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted with 62 patients. …”
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Ontological approach in the practice of the educational activity: paths’ formation of individual professional development of students by E. Y. Blago, I. A. Leshcheva, S. A. Scherban

“…Actuality of the developed model lies in the fact that the competence structure, existing in the framework of competency-oriented curricula, provided by the current Federal state educational standards does not allow differentiating within the same profile of learning the paths of individual professional development of the student, oriented to various career development directions within the general vocational orientation profile.Materials and methods. Individual educational paths can be differentiated according to the choice of the elective disciplines (as common to all profiles within the educational program, and profile). …”
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Incidence of Surgical Glove Perforations during Surgical Procedures at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Islamabad by Hina Idrees, Isbah Rashid, Muhammad Aqib, Sajid Ali Shah, Sana Sharafat Ali, Muhammad Faheem Ahsan, S H Waqar

“…Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the Department of General Surgery of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, Pakistan from January 2021 to June 2021. Materials and Methods: Surgical gloves are worn in various major surgeries, elective and emergency, and were studied post-procedure, for six months’ period. …”
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