Surgical techniques in tonsillectomy: A comparative analysis of cold steel dissection and bipolar diathermy. by Nisar Akber Khan, Muhammad Dawood Saleem, Muhammad Ali, Abdul Shakoor, Nighat Arif, Izzah Islam

“… Objective: To compare intra-operative blood loss, operative time and postoperative pain scores with cold steel dissection technique versus bipolar diathermy technique in tonsillectomy at our institution. Method: Seventy-four patients aged 5–35 years of either gender planned for elective tonsillectomy under general anaesthesia were included. …”
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Structure, Challenges and Opportunities for Development of Entrepreneurial Education in Russian Universities by Margarita Zobnina, Anatoly Korotkov, Aleksandr Rozhkov

“…A panel of 21 Russian Universities was used to verify the integrated UEE model using the method of co-operative inquiry. The role of entrepreneurial courses in UEEs is illustrated herein with the use of 4 cases of Russian universities. …”
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Kewenangan Pemerintah Daerah Dalam Pengelolaan Wilayah Pesisir dan Pulau-Pulau Kecil by Edy Sony

“…The data collection method uses the library research. This study used secondary data obtained from various literature and regulations. …”
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Efficacy of Atropine to Blunt Unopposed Vagal Activity in Prevention of Hypotension in Parturients Undergoing Spinal Caesarean Section by Muhammad Salman Maqbool, Shumaila Ashfaq

“…Study Design & Setting: Randomized controlled interventional study (purposive sampling method) done at Islam Teaching Hospital, Sialkot from 03-3-2021 to 11-8-2021 Methodology: Chairman Ethics Review Board, Islam Medical College, Sialkot vide letter No.2021-04/A, dated 03-3-2021, consented for study. …”
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Is investigator background related to outcome in head to head trials of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ioana A Cristea, Claudio Gentili, Pietro Pietrini, Pim Cuijpers

“…Receiving funding from the industry is more closely related to finding better outcomes for the industry's elective treatment than are factors related to authors' background.…”
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Collagen and Elastic Fiber Content Correlation Analysis between Horizontal and Vertical Orientations of Skin Samples of Human Body by Naveen Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Satheesha Nayak Badagabettu, Ranjini Kudva, Sudarshan Surendran, Murali Adiga

“…Present study is to understand the correlation pattern between collagen in horizontal (CH) and in vertical (CV) directions as well as that of elastic in horizontal (EH) and vertical (EV) directions. Materials and Method. A total of 320 skin samples were collected in two orientations from suprascapular, anterior chest, lateral chest, anterior abdominal wall, and inguinal regions of 32 human cadavers. …”
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Is eosinophilia a reliable diagnostic clue for chronic strongyloidiasis? a case series from Khuzestan Province, Iran by Alireza Ashiri, Abdollah Rafiei, Bijan Ansari, Molouk Beiromvand

“…It is of particular important due to its high mortality rate, especially among immunocompromised patients, and the absence of a gold standard diagnostic method. Eosinophilia, as a key sign, can help in the diagnosis of the infection. …”
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Efficacy of Laparoscopic-Assisted Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial by Sadaf Ishaque, Sarmad Masud, Rizwan Ahmed Khan, Nauman Ismat Butt

“…Methodology: 100 patients of either gender scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included using consecutive probability sampling method. …”
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Effect of Preanesthetic Assessment Timing on Preoperative Anxiety in Ambulatory Surgery Patients by Bülent Serhan Yurtlu, Şule Özbilgin, Volkan Hancı, Nazire Ateş Ayhan

“…This study aimed to explore the impact of preoperative anesthesiaevaluation timing on anxiety levels in patients undergoing ambulatory surgery.Material and Method: A prospective, non-randomized, observational study was conducted between May 2016 andAugust 2016. …”
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Prevention of Cardiovascular Complications in Surgery of the Aorta and Its Branches by M. I. Neimark, O. A. Kirichuk, Ye. A. Klyzhina

“…Subjects and methods. A hundred and thirty-seven patients who had undergone iliofemoral bypass surgery were examined. …”
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Audit of Plastic Surgery Activities in West Africa (Ivory Coast): Key Performance Indicators From 568 Consecutive Cases by Valerie Dje Bi Dje-Assi, MD, Komla Sena Amouzou, MD, Lanciné Kaba, MD, Konan Christophe Allah, MD

“…The variables assessed included demographic profiles; clinic data (recruitment methods, treatment decisions); ward metrics (number of hospital days, average length of stay, average bed occupancy rate); emergency cases (conditions and surgery); elective procedures (number of postponed cases, number of revision procedures, postoperative outcomes); and outpatient wound care (number of dressings, outcomes). …”
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Compassionate end-of-life care: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive euthanasia course in veterinary education from 2019–2024 by Virginia K. Corrigan, Kathleen Cooney, Raeann Foster

“…This article evaluates the course as an elective within the third year of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum at the VMCVM using two surveys with both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. …”
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The problem of technical teacher training in modern conditions by A. P. Usoltsev, B. E. Starichenko, E. S. Koscheeva

“…The present research aims to formulate the problem of developing the content for technical teacher training.Methodology and research methods. The developed methodology foundations for the selection of optimal content for technical teacher training are based on activity, competence-based, transfessional and transprofessional approaches. …”
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Patient decision aids for hip and knee arthroplasty decision-making: a scoping review protocol by Ouyao Chen, Jianlin Ji, Chengxi Zeng, Hanlin Yang, Qunfeng Lu

“…Therefore, this review aims to assess the state of the literature on PtDAs for THA and TKA, describe the features of PtDAs for patients with OA who are considering primary elective THA or TKA and identify the questions in the implementation of decision-making.Methods and analysis This scoping review will be conducted according to the framework recommended by Arksey and O’Malley. …”
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Outcomes of Emergency Groin Hernia Repair in the Elderly: A Systematic Review by Rodrigo Piltcher-da-Silva, Vivian Laís Sasaki, Luiz Francisco Cravo Bettini, Pedro San Martin Soares, Isabelle Garibaldi Valandro, Leandro Totti Cavazzola

“…Our review sugest that elective surgery should be the option over WWA in this patient population.…”
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Placental size at gestational week 36: Comparisons between ongoing pregnancies and deliveries by Helene Fjeldvik Peterson, Anne Eskild, Silje Sommerfelt, Vigdis Hillestad

“…The ratio was higher in ongoing pregnancies independent of delivery mode: 0.24 (IQR 0.17) among elective cesarean deliveries vs 0.21 (IQR 0.05) among vaginal deliveries after spontaneous onset of labor. …”
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RISK FACTORS FOR THE EARLY NEONATAL MORTALITY IN NEWBORNS WITH VERY LOW AND EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT by О. V. Lebedeva, Т. А. Chikina

“…A vaginal birth in newborns with a VLBW and an elective Caesarean section in children with an ELBW increase survival chances.…”
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Mannitol versus mannitol with hypertonic saline for brain relaxation during craniotomies using ultra-sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter by Eslam Mohammed Ahmed El-Genaidy, Said Mohamed El-Medany, Ashraf Arafat Abdelhalim, Ragab Saad Beltagy, Tarek Ahmed Rayan

“…Background This study compared the effect of conventional doses of mannitol alone versus combined lower doses of mannitol-hypertonic saline on brain debulking during elective craniotomies.Patients and methods Sixty participants aged 18–60 years, ASA class I or II, who were scheduled for elective supratentorial brain tumor surgery, were randomly separated into 2 equal groups. …”
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Sex differences in aortic tortuosity in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms by Sally H.J. Choi, MD, Ishmam Bhuiyan, MD, Masoud Hejazi, PhD, Srikantha A. Phani, PhD, York N. Hsiang, MB ChB, MHSc, FRCSC

“…Methods: A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database of male and female patients who underwent elective AAA repair from December 2014 to December 2019 was undertaken. …”
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Acute Parastomal Hernia Presentations: A 10-Year Review of Management and Outcomes by Raziqah Ramli, Zi Qin Ng, Zi Qin Ng, Jason Diab, Jason Diab, Andrew Gilmore, Andrew Gilmore

“…Most literature focuses on the outcomes of elective PSH repair. There is a paucity of literature on optimal management approaches to emergency PSH presentations. …”
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