Midline surpassing distance influences contralateral lymph node metastasis in cN0 tongue squamous cell carcinoma by Dandan Guo, Wei Du, Junhui Yuan, Xin Zhao

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients with surgically managed cN0 tongue SCC exhibiting midline crossing. …”
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Multicenter Prospective Comparative Study between Upper Mini-Sternotomy, and Right Anterior Mini-Thoracotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement by Yasser Mubarak, abdulaziz aljuhayim, Moath Hesham Al Ahmed, Ahmed M. Shabaan

“…Our aim was to compare early outcomes of AVR by UMS versus RAMT.Materials and Methods: The prospective, randomized, comparative multicenter study compared surgical and early outcomes of patients who underwent elective isolated SAVR from January 2021 to January 2024. …”
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Contraindications in national guidelines for vaginal breech delivery at term: Comparison, consensus, and controversy by Merle R. vanDijk, Christiaan Papatsonis, Wessel Ganzevoort, Etelka Moll, Fedde Scheele, Joost Velzel

“…This systematic review aims to give an overview of contraindications for vaginal breech delivery, as presented in guidelines, analyze relevant literature, and offer evidence‐based recommendations for the contraindications stated in the guidelines. Material and Methods To identify national guidelines PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, NICE, UpToDate, and ClinicalKey were searched using two keywords: “breech presentation” and “vaginal delivery.” …”
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Features of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 synthesis by local fat depots of different localization in cardiovascular diseases by E. V. Belik, O. V. Gruzdeva, Yu. A. Dyleva, E. E. Bychkova, A. A. Kuzmina, S. V. Ivanov, O. L. Barbarash

“…To determine the features of expression and secretion of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) by subcutaneous, epicardial and perivascular adipocytes depending on the complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD).Material and methods. The study included 86 patients with CAD, including 35 with moderate atherosclerotic lesions of the coronary arteries (CA) (SYNTAX Score ≤22), 22 with severe (SYNTAX Score of 23-31 pints), 29 with extremely severe (SYNTAX Score ≥32). …”
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Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy Approaches in Mitral Valve Surgery for Infective Endocarditis: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis by Elisa Mikus, Mariafrancesca Fiorentino, Diego Sangiorgi, Antonino Costantino, Simone Calvi, Elena Tenti, Elena Tremoli, Alberto Tripodi, Carlo Savini

“…<b>Methods:</b> A retrospective analysis of 134 patients who underwent isolated mitral valve surgery for infective endocarditis between January 2010 and March 2024 was conducted. …”
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Mitral valve annulus and circumflex artery: In vivo study of anatomical zonesCentral MessagePerspective by Vincenzo Caruso, MD, Usman Shah, FRCS (CTh), Haytham Sabry, FRCS (CTh), Inderpaul Birdi, FRCS (CTh)

“…Objective: To provide, with the use of preoperative coronary computed tomography angiography, an in vivo anatomical characterization of the relationship between the circumflex artery and mitral valve annulus to identify different risk classes and to increase the surgical awareness of those anatomical relations. Methods: Ninety-five (mean age: 64.2 ± 11.7) consecutive patients, initially referred for elective minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, underwent preoperative coronary computed tomography angiography. …”
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Exploring the predictive value of carotid Doppler ultrasound and clinical features for spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension: a prospective observational study by Esmée C. de Boer, Joris van Houte, Catarina Dinis Fernandes, Tom Bakkes, Jens Muehlsteff, R. Arthur Bouwman, Massimo Mischi

“…This study investigated the value of carotid Doppler ultrasound measurements and clinical variables, both individually and combined, to predict SAIH. Methods Adult patients who were scheduled for elective surgery under spinal anesthesia were included. …”
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Effect of dexmedetomidine on the median effective concentration of ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in transversus abdominis plane block: an up-down sequential allocation st... by Qin Ye, Hongchun Xu, Xiao Liu, Xujiao Wang, Fangjun Wang

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to observe the effect of dexmedetomidine on the median effective concentration (EC50) of ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block.MethodsPatients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy were randomly divided into the RD group and the R group. …”
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Inguinal Hernia Repair Using Absorbable Biosynthetic Mesh Versus Permanent Polypropylene Mesh: A Preliminary Comparative Study of 1-Year Outcomes by Ferdinand Köckerling, Kasia Bradbury, Catherine C. Steele, Daniela Adolf, Amit Badhwar

“…With the growing popularity of absorbable meshes in abdominal wall repairs, we evaluated performance of absorbable biosynthetic mesh and permanent synthetic mesh in inguinal hernia repair.MethodsA retrospective analysis of patients undergoing elective unilateral inguinal hernia operations with absorbable biosynthetic (Phasix™ Mesh and Phasix™ ST Mesh) and permanent synthetic (Bard™ Soft Mesh and Ventralight™ ST Mesh) from Herniamed was performed. …”
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The Prevalence of Multimorbidity Among Genitourinary Cancer Patients in Chile: A Retrospective Population-Based Study by Ignacio Eltit, Diego Juri, Iris Delgado, Camila Cáceres, Ignacio Rojas, Mario I. Fernández

“…Most patients were admitted electively (60.3%), while 39.7% were admitted through the emergency room. …”
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Predicting loss of independence among geriatric patients following gastrointestinal surgery by Michaela R. Cunningham, Christopher L. Cramer, Ruyun Jin, Florence E. Turrentine, Victor M. Zaydfudim

“…We sought to develop a novel clinically relevant and easy-to-use score to predict elderly patients’ loss of independence after gastrointestinal surgery. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients age ≥ 65 years enrolled in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database and Geriatric Pilot Project who underwent pancreatic, colorectal, or hepatic surgery (January 1, 2014- December 31, 2018). …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the surgical training volume in the North Denmark Region: a cohort study by Ahmed Jamal Abbas Hamad, Kathrine Holte, Niels Henrik Bruun, Rasmus Virenfeldt Flak

“…During the lock-down periods most elective surgical procedures were postponed in Denmark. …”
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Comparison of BlockBuster® Laryngeal Mask Airway and Air-Q® Intubating Laryngeal Airway as a conduit for fibreoptic bronchoscopy-guided tracheal intubation in paediatric patients:... by Kanika Chauhan, Sukhyanti Kerai, Kirti N. Saxena, Lalit Gupta, TH Prathap, Sonia Wadhawan

“…This study aimed to compare the feasibility of the safe removal of conduits after FOI through BlockBuster® Laryngeal Mask Airway (BlockBuster) and Air-Q® Intubating Laryngeal Airway (Air-Q) in paediatric patients. Methods: This was a randomised comparative study conducted on 66 children between the ages of 1 and 8 years undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia. …”
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Changes in the upper airway following induction of anaesthesia: a prospective observational study protocol to determine the use of ultrasound in the assessment of a difficult airwa... by Xia Wang, Yong Wang, Fang Dong, Huanyi Zhao, Wuhua Ma

“…Thus, this study aims to examine changes in airway dimensions before and after induction of general anaesthesia to explore whether it could provide useful information regarding the specific anatomic changes occurring which may cause difficult airways.Methods and analysis This will be a single-centre prospective observational single-blinded study, conducted in a tertiary teaching hospital in Guangzhou, China. …”
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Study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial using music prehabilitation to reduce preoperative anxiety before oncological colorectal surgery: the MU-PRIOR trial by Erwin Birnie, Markus Klimek, Johannes Jeekel, Jorrit Gustav Verhoeven, Roos Geensen, Thomas Lodewijk Adriaan Dirven, Willem Jaap Rogier Rietdijk

“…This randomised controlled trial will investigate the effect of active music listening at home 1 week before surgery as a prehabilitation modality on preoperative anxiety compared with standard care.Methods and analysis This study is a multicentre randomised controlled trial that will include 116 patients. …”
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A Patient-Oriented Implementation Strategy for a Perioperative mHealth Intervention: Feasibility Cohort Study by Daan Toben, Astrid de Wind, Eva van der Meij, Judith A F Huirne, Johannes R Anema

“…Our research question was “How well are patients able to use ikHerstel independently of their health care professional?” MethodsWe investigated the implementation strategy in terms of its recruitment, reach, dose delivered, dose received, and fidelity. …”
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Pharmacy students’ initial career choices versus subsequent career paths: a cross-sectional study by Roy Kanbar, Aline H. Saad, Imad F. Btaiche

“…Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to compare pharmacy students’ initial career choices to their subsequent career paths. Methods This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that analyzed data on pharmacy students’ initial career choices when they were enrolled in a career opportunities course and their subsequent career paths following graduation. …”
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Predictors and Significance of Readmission after Esophagogastric Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis by Richard PT Evans, MBBS, FRCS, Sivesh K Kamarajah, MBChB, MRCS, Felicity Evison, MSc, Xiaoxu Zou, PhD, Ben Coupland, MSci, Ewen A Griffiths, MD, FRCS

“…The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for readmission after elective esophagogastric cancer surgery and characterize the impact of readmission on long-term survival. …”
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Trends in Total Hip Arthroplasty Length of Stay and Coding Status From 2018 to 2021: Two-Year Impact of the Removal From the Inpatient-Only List by Joshua G. Sanchez, BA, Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, Scott J. Halperin, MD, Will M. Jiang, BS, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Lee E. Rubin, MD

“…The impact of this policy changes on length of stay (LOS) and coding status (inpatient/outpatient) beyond 2020 remains to be fully defined. Methods: Data were obtained from the 2018 to 2021 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. …”
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Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation prevents postoperative delirium in elderly patients (VNSTAR): protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial by Anxin Wang, Bo Wang, Ruquan Han, Fa Liang, Youxuan Wu, Minyu Jian, Xinyan Wang, Haiyang Liu, Xuan Hou, Kangda Zhang, Tianyuan Wang

“…To date, no large prospective, randomised controlled studies have explored the effects of vagus nerve stimulation on POD.Method and analysis This study is a multicentre, double-blind, parallel, randomised controlled trial. …”
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