Optimal timing for cholecystectomy: unveiling insights from a decade-long study on acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholecystolithiasis by Azhy Muhammed Dewana, Amanj Jalal Namq, Baderkhan Saeed Ahmed, Ahmed Abdulkadir Baban

“…Patients underwent various types of cholecystectomy (early, intermediate, late, and elective) based on when surgery was conducted after the onset of symptoms. …”
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Growth differentiation factor 15 increases in both cerebrospinal fluid and serum during pregnancy. by Ulrika Andersson-Hall, Pernilla Svedin, Carina Mallard, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Agneta Holmäng

“…The aim of the current study was to measure GDF15 in both CSF and serum during pregnancy, and to compare it longitudinally to non-pregnant levels.<h4>Methods</h4>Women were sampled at elective caesarean section (n = 45, BMI = 28.1±5.0) and were followed up 5 years after pregnancy (n = 25). …”
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Impact of Paired Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Postreperfusion Syndrome in Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Propensity-Score Matching Analysis by Jaewon Huh, Min Suk Chae

“…This study evaluated the impact of paired RIPC, involving the application of RIPC to both the recipient and the living donor, on the incidence of PRS and the need for rescue epinephrine during living-donor LT (LDLT). <i>Materials and Methods</i>: This retrospective observational cohort analysis included 676 adult patients who had undergone elective LDLT between September 2012 and September 2022. …”
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Pre-operative education and prehabilitation provision for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement: a national survey of current NHS practice by Ifrah Omar, Vikki Wylde, Jodie Fogg, Michael Whitehouse, Wendy Bertram

“…Joint replacement has the longest waiting times of elective surgical treatments, with some patients waiting up to two years for surgery in the NHS. …”
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Estimation of individual perioperative cardiac risk in patients with tumors of the head and neck with documented ischemic heart disease by M. S. Potapenko, S. M. Gritsenko

“…Expedient to constantly improve existing stratification model to identify the most powerful predictors that can be used to objectively assess the risk of cardiovascular complications before elective surgery. Material and methods. The study included 109 patients with malignant neoplasms of the head and neck with concomitant coronary artery disease, aged 38 to 78 years (mean age 60,17 ± 0,78 years): 39 (35.8%) males and 70 (64.2% ) women. …”
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Impact of Using a Scoring Balloon for Main Branch Predilatation on the Incidence of Side Branch Compromise in Bifurcation Lesion PCI by Wishnu Aditya Widodo, T. M. Haykal Putra, Wahyu Aditya, M. Andi Yassiin, Luly Nur El Waliy, Sunarya Soerianata, Jack Wei Chieh Tan

“…Thus, the current study is designed to investigate and compare effects of using scoring versus nonscoring balloons for MB predilatation on the incidence of SB compromise. Methods. A total of 102 patients who underwent elective PCI were enrolled at Jakarta Heart Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, from July 2022 to July 2023. …”
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Phenylephrine does not improve oxygenation during one-lung ventilation: A randomized, double-blind, cross-over study. by Kohei Godai, Maiko Hasegawa-Moriyama, Akira Matsunaga, Yuichi Kanmura

“…Included patients were those undergoing elective thoracic surgery in the lateral decubitus position with OLV. …”
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Partial Splenic Artery Embolization for Idiopathic Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Refractory to Medical Therapy by Mohamad Omar Hadied, Riyad Yazan Kherallah, Mariam Salman, Khalid Eteer, Scott Schwartz

“…After discharge, the patient developed persistent pain two months post-procedure. An elective splenectomy was scheduled three months after the embolization procedure to address the persistent pain. …”
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Neutrophil-Percentage-to-Albumin Ratio as a Predictor of Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Comparative Analysis with Inflammatory Biomarkers by Mehdi Karasu, Şeyda Şahin

“…This study aimed to assess the association between the NPAR and CAE and compare its predictive value to established inflammatory biomarkers, including highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR). <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 5212 patients who underwent elective coronary angiography between March 2019 and March 2023. …”
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The relationship between the atherogenic index of plasma and postoperative myocardial injury following non-cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia: a retrospective cohort study by Yuanjun Zhou, Liping Zhong, Yilin Liao, Yuting Zhong

“…However, the relationship between AIP and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) remains insufficiently explored. Methods This retrospective study included adult patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia. …”
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Development, implementation and evaluation of a hybrid study program for sustainability competencies and future skills by Christina Terpstra-Rundel, Clemens Möller, Clemens Möller

“…Universities are adopting their offers to address these evolving societal and business needs.MethodsThis study presents recent literature on workforce and student demands, with a particular focus on sustainability competencies and flexibility in education, also for addressing needs of lifelong learning. …”
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Recovery profile of desflurane with air or nitrous oxide in patients undergoing general anesthesia – A prospective cohort study by Nishant Kumar, Nisha Chauhan, Aruna Jain

“…Since desflurane has a lesser blood: gas solubility than nitrous oxide, we hypothesized that use of air with desflurane would result in a rapid recovery compared to desflurane with nitrous oxide. Materials and Methods: After approval from the institutional ethical committee was obtained, this prospective, nonrandomized study (CTRI/2017/11/010558) was conducted. …”
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Unlocking Student Choices: Assessing Student Preferences in Courses in Engineering Education by Patricia Mares-Nasarre, Niels van Boldrik, Elske Bakker, Robert Lanzafame, Oswaldo Morales-Nápoles

“…Effective resource planning in higher education requires anticipating student demand for courses, especially when dealing with elective programs. Monitoring student preference is a recurring topic in the literature; however, to the authors’ knowledge, no simple methods for estimating student preferences when choosing courses in higher education have been proposed. …”
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Effects of opioid-sparing general anesthesia on postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic gynecological surgery by Sun Woo Nam, Sang-Hwan Do, Jung-Won Hwang, Insun Park, Insung Hwang, Hyo-Seok Na

“…Background In this study, we aimed to investigate whether opioid-sparing anesthesia (OSA) reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological surgery. Methods Adult patients undergoing elective laparoscopic gynecological surgery were randomly assigned to either the opioid-using anesthesia (OUA) or the OSA groups. …”
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Evaluation of the correlation between pre-anaesthetic P-POSSUM score, ultrasound muscle assessment and frailty index on perioperative outcome – An observational trial by Sanchi Sunil Bhalerao, Vanita Ahuja, Deepak Thapa, Sukanya Mitra, Ashok K. Attri, Sudesh K. Arya, Sidharth Garg

“…We aimed to find a correlation between the pre-anaesthetic Portsmouth Physiological and Operative Severity score for the enumeration of mortality and morbidity (P-POSSUM), Fried Frailty Phenotype (FrFP) and ultrasound-guided (USG) muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) with morbidity and mortality outcomes in elective surgeries . Methods: This prospective observational trial included 150 patients aged 18–80 years undergoing low-risk (n = 50), intermediate-risk (n = 50), and high-risk (n = 50) surgeries. …”
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Evaluating Efficiency of Propofol and Dexmedetomidine for Hypotensive Anesthesia in ENT Operations by P. Kamesh Chandra, Dinesh Kumar Patel, Ranjeet Kumar Mohanty, Mohit Kulmi, Ramanpal Singh Makkad

“…The effectiveness of these medicines in producing controlled hypotension during ENT operations is assessed in this research. Materials and Methods: Sixty individuals between the ages of 18 and 60 who were having elective ENT operations participated in a prospective randomized clinical study. …”
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The Influence of the A118G Polymorphism
of the μ-Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRM1) on the Course of Total Intravenous Anesthesia in Gynecological Patients by V. M. Zhenilo, O. A. Makharin

“…Objective: to investigate the influence of the A118G polymorphism of the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) on the course of total intravenous anesthesia. Subjects and methods. A sample consisted of 161 gynecological patients who had under- gone elective surgery under conventional total intravenous anesthesia. …”
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Outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair in the elderly population: a retrospective cohort study by Dawid Golik, Krzysztof Jędras, Przemysław Sroczyński, Grzegorz Dobkowski, Michał R. Janik

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TAPP hernia repair in patients aged 70 years and older. Materials and methods: Our retrospective study reviewed data of patients who underwent elective unilateral TAPP repair for primary inguinal hernia between September 2021 and December 2023. …”
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Differentiated Approaches to the Choice of Timing of Surgical Treatment for Intrathoracic Lymph Node Tuberculosis in Children during Increasing Incidence of Multiple Drug Resistant... by M. F. Gubkina, I. Yu. Petrakova, M. A. Bagirov, N. V. Yukhimenko, Yu. Yu. Khokhlova, S. S. Sterlikova

“…The objective: to develop differentiated approaches to the choice of timing of surgical treatment of intrathoracic lymph node tuberculosis (ITLNTB) in children during the increasing incidence of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).Subjects and Methods. 52 patients of 2-12 years old had their intrathoracic lymph nodes removed at different stages of anti-tuberculosis therapy. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Hepatitis E Vaccination in Reproductive-Age Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vaidas Jotautis, Antigoni Sarantaki

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of HEV239 in this specific population, with a focus on pregnancy-related outcomes. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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