Parental knowledge and attitudes about the impact of childhood obesity on perioperative outcomes by Sibelle Aurelie Yemele Kitio, Ifeoluwa C. Olakunle, Sandra Tay, Joseph D. Tobias, Olubukola O. Nafiu

“…This prospective survey evaluated parents’ beliefs and practices related to childhood obesity and determined if these influenced their knowledge of obesity-related perioperative complications. Methods: We performed a prospective survey of parents of children aged 2–17 years scheduled for elective operations at a US quaternary academic medical center. …”
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Interobserver reliability of sonographic measurement of inferior vena cava and aorta parameters in fasting children in the perioperative period: A prospective observational study by Pooja Thaware, Pooja Choudhary, Zainab Ahmad, Surendra Jangid, Reyaz Ahmad, Amber Kumar, Vaishali Waindeskar

“…This research seeks to provide valuable insights into the interobserver reliability of ultrasound measurements in pediatric patients. Material and Methods: A single-center prospective observational study was conducted involving pediatric patients aged 1–12 years undergoing elective surgery. …”
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Cold Stimulation Test in Blood Pressure Control of Hypertensive Patients in Preoperative Care by José Leandro Pérez Guerrero, Katherin Rodríguez Escobar, William Arias Salazar

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to evaluate the effectiveness of the cold stimulation test for blood pressure control of hypertensive patients in preoperative care. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective study was carried out during 2019 at the Vladimir Ilich Lenin General Teaching Hospital in Holguín. …”
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Immunocite-Derived Ratios Can Preoperatively Predict the Risk for Surgical Complications when Artificial Neural Networks Are Used for Analysis by Stefan PATRASCU, Georgiana-Maria COTOFANA-GRAURE, Mircea-Sebastian ŞERBĂNESCU, Valeriu SURLIN

“…A feed-forward fully connected multilayer perceptron (MLP) network was trained and tested alongside conventional statistical methods to evaluate the predictive performance of these biomarkers in terms of sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Impact of dextrose supplementation on intraoperative blood glucose levels in pediatric patients undergoing major surgeries under general anesthesia with caudal analgesia by Sruthi C. Babu, Dimple E. Thomas, Reshmy Thomas, Geethu Sebastian, Lakshmi Kumar

“…Intraoperative hemodynamics and the need for any intervention for correction of blood sugars were noted secondarily. Material and Methods: Children aged between 6 months and 8 years undergoing elective major surgery were randomized to group D (received 1% dextrose in Ringer’s lactate) or group P (received only Ringer’s lactate). …”
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Analysis of the drug treatment in patients with stable coronary artery disease before and after surgical myocardial revascularization by О.J. Zharinov, О.А. Yepanchintseva, К.O. Mikhaliev, I.V. Shklianka

“…The aim – to analyze the drug treatment of patients with stable CAD before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), to study the potential possibilities of usage of the contemporary pharmacotherapeutic technologies to improve treatment adherence of the patients. Materials and methods. The one-centre cross-sectional study analyzed data regarding treatment of 155 patients with stable CAD that had consecutive CABG performed in 2012–2013, before, peri- and after surgery. …”
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Causes and frequency of conversion during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in own material by Bogdan Kopeć, Ryszard Marciniak

“…Aim: To assess the causes, frequency and time of conversion from laparoscopic to classic cholecystectomy in our ownmaterial.Material and methods: 547 patients were qualified for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the Surgery Department ofthe Mogilno District Hospital in Strzelno during the period of 1999-2005; 515 minimally invasive operations were performedand 32 patients required conversion.Results: The 547 patients were qualified for the laparoscopic operation; of these 148 were operated on as emergencycases and 399 as elective cases. …”
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Deaths and cardiac arrests during anesthesia – An analysis of 361,152 procedures in a major US health system by Basavana Goudra, Arjun Guthal, Kumar Belani

“…Background and Aims: The aim was to analyze the factors associated with intraoperative cardiac arrests at a major US academic center. Material and Methods: In this single-center university hospital setting retrospective study, perioperative cardiac arrest data obtained from the clinical quality improvement and local registry from June 1, 2013 to November 19, 2019 was analyzed. …”
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COVID-19: analysis of the risks of operating during the pandemic. What are the real perioperative complications in asymptomatic patients and how... by Thaís de Sousa Gonçalves, Bruna Lago Chaves, Lia Patrus Bannet, Sergio Carreirão, Farid Hakme

“…This study aims to offer data to plastic surgeons beyond the scope of aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries. Methods: A review article was performed after selecting sixteen articles from PubMed. …”
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An Algorithm to Analyze Cost Heterogeneity using Counterfactual Scenarios in Endovascular versus Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Predicting Costs for Subsequent Patients by Christopher A. Jones, Peter W. Callas, Robert W. Everett, Richard A. Galbraith, Richie Spitsberg, Jeffrey J. Petrozzino, Michael J. DeSarno, Andrew C. Stanley

“…# Objectives We examined patient-specific predictors of high cost for endovascular (EVAR) and open (OPEN) repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). # Methods Vascular Study Group of Northern New England data specific to Fletcher Allen Health Care were merged with cost data from the same source. …”
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Improving children’s cooperativeness during magnetic resonance imaging using interactive educational animated videos: a prospective, randomised, non-inferiority trial by Evelyn Gabriela Utama, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Phua Hwee Tang

“…We hypothesised that the interactive video is non-inferior to showing two videos (regular and interactive) in improving children’s cooperativeness during MRI scans. Methods: In this Institutional Review Board-approved prospective, randomised, non-inferiority trial, 558 children aged 3–20 years scheduled for elective MRI scan from June 2017 to March 2019 were randomised into the interactive video only group and combined (regular and interactive) videos group. …”
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Calculated Hematological Indices as Predictors of Cardiovascular Complications in Noncardiac Surgery (Pilot Study) by D. D. Sokolov, M. A. Kagramanyan, I. A. Kozlov

“…The objective: to study the prognostic significance of the ratio of the absolute number of neutrophils to lymphocytes (NLR) and platelets to lymphocytes (PLR) in assessing the risk of cardiovascular complications in non-cardiac surgical interventions.Subjects and Methods. 85 patients aged 66 [61‒70] years who underwent elective vascular surgery were examined.Results. …”
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Hypertension and Postoperative Pain: A Prospective Observational Study by Han-Liang Chiang, Yu-Chi Huang, Huey-Shyan Lin, Min-Ho Chan, Yuan-Yi Chia

“…The participants scheduled for elective inhalational general anesthesia were interviewed at hospital admission. …”
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Intravenous fosphenytoin therapy for the rescue of acute trigeminal neuralgia crisis in pre- and post-neurosurgical patients: a retrospective observational study by Shusaku Noro, Hideki Endo, Bunsho Asayama, Yuki Amano, Masahiro Okuma, Ryota Nomura, Kaori Honjo, Yoshinobu Seo, Hirohiko Nakamura

“…We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of intravenous fosphenytoin for this disease.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective observational study of data from 41 patients with trigeminal neuralgia who received intravenous fosphenytoin therapy. …”
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Factors affecting general practitioners’ referrals of patients to hip and knee arthroplasty: a focus group study from Northern Norway by Bodil H. Blix, Veronica Hovind, Tor Ingebrigtsen

“…Abstract Background In Norway, patients have the right to choose their healthcare provider for elective specialized treatments, including the approximately 20,000 annual hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries. …”
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Changes in EEG and Bispectral Index in Children during Inhalation Anesthesia by Yu. I. Ivakhnenko, B. D. Babayev, I. F. Ostreikov

“…Objective: to estimate bispectral (BIS) index and electroencephalographic (EEG) changes during anesthesia with halothane, sevoflurane, and a successive combination of sevoflurane and isoflurane, by taking into account age. Subjects and methods. Sixty children aged 3 to 17 years, who had undergone elective surgery, were randomized to 3 groups of 20 children each: 1) halothane anesthesia; 2) sevoflurane anesthesia; and 3) a successive combination of sevoflurane and isoflurane. …”
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Central Noninvasive Hemodynamics in Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia with Expansion of the Epidural Space in Obese Patients by N. V. Davydov, I. G. Trukhanova, А. D. Gureev, Yu. G. Kutyreva

“…The objective: to substantiate the safety of using combined spinal epidural anesthesia with expansion of the epidural space in hernioplasty in obese patients.Subjects and Methods. Hemodynamic parameters were studied in 100 obese patients who underwent elective hernioplasty of the anterior abdominal wall using the neuroaxial block of two types ‒ combined spinal epidural anesthesia with epidural volume extension (CSEA with EVE) and spinal anesthesia (SA). …”
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A comparative study of Iran’s doctoral nursing curriculum with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) based on the SPICES model: integrating artificial intelligence... by Zahra Farsi

“…Aim This study aimed to explore the doctoral nursing curriculum in Iran and its alignment with the standards set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) using the SPICES model, which emphasizes student-centered, problem-based, integration, community-based, elective, and systematic approaches. Materials and methods This comparative study was conducted using the Bereday’s model in 2025. …”
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Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Versus Conventional Recruitment Manoeuvres on Lung Aeration in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomised Controlle... by Omar Mohamed Fathey Elkady, Sameh Abdelkhalik Ahmed, Mohamed Mohei Abu Yazed, Abdelraheem Moustafa Dowidar, Aliaa Mohamed Belal

“…This study aimed to compare the efficacy of ultrasound-guided versus conventional RMs on lung aeration and oxygenation in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Materials and Methods: In this prospective, double-blind randomised controlled trial, 60 morbidly obese adult patients (BMI >40 kg/m²) scheduled for elective laparoscopic bariatric surgery were randomly assigned to either an ultrasound-guided recruitment group (Group US) or a conventional recruitment group (Group C). …”
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Surgical Site Infection: Risk Factors Analysis by Anuja Jha, Manju Agarwal

“…This will help in the minimization of the SSI incidence rate. Materials and Methods: In this prospective observational analytical study, 104 patients posted for surgery were included. …”
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