Patients’ experience of care index: A new, reliable, and useful questionnaire in lumbar spine surgery by Arkan Sam Sayed Noor, Björn Knutsson

“…Discussion and conclusion: The PEC index seems to be a promising tool with a clinically useful composite questionnaire for assessing PEC in patients undergoing elective spine surgery. In clinical settings, the index can accompany other outcome scores to evaluate and compare different diagnoses and management methods.…”
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Outcomes of Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Using Custom Femoral Stems in Patients With Secondary Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review by Kevin Ilo, BSc, FRCS, Prith Hallikeri, FRCS, Habillan Naathan, BMBS, Bernard Van Duren, D Phil, FRCS, Mark Higgins, FRCS, Iain McNamara, MD, FRCS, Toby Smith, BSc, MSc, PhD

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Are Planned Caesarean Hysterectomies Performed Too Early in Placenta Accreta Spectrum Cases? by Aytekin Uzkar, Selim Karaküçük

“…There is currently no consensus regarding the optimal gestational age at which elective surgery should be performed to reduce the potential complications of PAS. …”
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Maternal and perinatal outcomes of live births after uterus transplantation: A systematic review by Mats Brännström, Hans Bokström, Henrik Hagberg, Ylva Carlsson

“…The aim of the study was to systematically review maternal and neonatal outcomes in the pregnancies of women who have undergone UTx. Material and Methods The population of this review were women that have undergone UTx and delivered child(ren). …”
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Major risk factors of maternal adverse outcome in women with two or more previous cesarean sections by Egić Amira, Karadžov-Orlić Nataša, Mojović Donka, Milovanović Zaga, Vučeljić Jovana, Krsmanović Suzana

“…Patients should be informed about potential risks for maternal health with increasing number of cesarean deliveries, especially after the first cesarean section when counseling in elective repeat cesarean vs trial of labor.…”
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Evaluation of wastage of commonly used anaesthetic agents in the operating theatres of a South African teaching hospital by P Majara, G Leballo

“…However, safe anaesthetic drug administration during both elective and emergency surgeries can be achieved without increasing wastage or costs. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on governmental hospitals performance indicators in city of Yazd, Iran: an interrupted time-series analysis by Mohammad Ranjbar, Mohammad Bazyar, Ommolbanin Sarkari, Hossein Ameri, Blake Angell, Yibeltal Assefa

“…Objective This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on key performance indicators of public hospitals in Iran. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, we used time-series analysis to examine eight key indicators of hospital performance: number of outpatient visits, number of elective hospitalization, average length of stay, hospital mortality rate, number of surgeries, hospitalization rate, emergency visits, bed occupancy rate, and hospitals’ revenue. …”
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Sex differences in frailty manifestations in patients with coronary artery disease by K. E. Krivoshapova, N. A. Galimova, E. D. Bazdyrev, O. L. Barbarash

“…To analyze the differences in detection rate of prefrailty and frailty syndrome (FS) in male and female patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Material and methods. …”
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The effect of adding dexmedetomidine or dexamethasone to bupivacaine–fentanyl mixture in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section by Sameh Abdelkhalik Ahmed, Hashem Adel Lotfy, Tarek Abdel Hay Mostafa

“…This study investigated the effect of adding either dexmedetomidine or dexamethasone to the intrathecal bupivacaine–fentanyl mixture on the postoperative analgesia duration, after elective cesarean section. Material and Methods: This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted on 90 full-term parturients undergoing elective cesarean section, who were randomly distributed into three groups. …”
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Attitudes of pregnant women and mothers of children with orofacial clefts toward prenatal diagnosis of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in a semiurban set-up in India by Poornima Kadagad, Pascal Pinto, Rajesh Powar

“…Objectives: To assess the attitudes of pregnant women and mothers of children with orofacial clefts toward prenatal diagnosis of clefts and elective termination of pregnancy, and to investigate their opinion about who makes reproductive decisions in the family. …”
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Adjunctive azithromycin prophylaxis protects women from uterine cesarean scar defect: A randomized controlled trial by Ding Huang, Sha Chen, Yanqing Cai, Liye Shi, Yiru Shi, Min Zeng, Weiwei Cheng, Jian Zhang, Hongjie Pan

“…This study investigated the protective effect of adjunctive azithromycin in combination with single‐dose cephalosporin against CSD in women undergoing non‐elective cesarean delivery. Material and methods A randomized, double‐blind, controlled clinical trial was conducted in a University hospital in Shanghai, China. …”
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Free toe pulp flap for finger pulp and volar defect reconstruction by Jyoshid R. Balan

“…Five flaps were done in emergency post-traumatic cases, and two were done in elective set up. The cases included reconstruction of three thumbs, one index and one ring finger in an emergency set up and two ring fingers in the elective. …”
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Parameters Affecting Length of Stay Among Neurosurgical Patients in an Intensive Care Unit by Phuping Akavipat, Jadsada Thinkhamrop, Bandit Thinkhamrop, Wimonrat Sriraj

“…Aim: to determine the predictive factors on the length of stay of neurosurgical patients in the ICU setting. Methods: all patients admitted to the neurosurgical ICU between February 1 and July 31, 2011 were recruited. …”
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Time to intubation with McGrath™ videolaryngoscope versus direct laryngoscope in powered air-purifying respirator: a randomised controlled trial by Qing Yuan Goh, Sui An Lie, Zihui Tan, Pei Yi Brenda Tan, Shin Yi Ng, Hairil Rizal Abdullah

“…However, there is no evidence that VL reduces time to tracheal intubation, and this is important for COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. Methods: To simulate intubation of COVID-19 patients, we randomly assigned 28 elective surgical patients to be intubated with either McGrath™ MAC VL or direct laryngoscope (DL) by specialist anaesthetists who donned 3M™ Jupiter™ powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) and N95 masks. …”
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Preoperative Oxytocin Infusion to Reduce Blood Loss During Emergency Cesarean Section: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial by Wilson N. Nwigboji, John O. Egede, Leonard O. Ajah, Silas A. Nwali, Nelson C. Ozonu, Matthew I. Nwali

“…Objectives: To compare the effect of initiating intravenous oxytocin infusion before uterine incision versus after umbilical cord clamping on blood loss during elective CS. Materials and Methods: It was a double-blinded randomized clinical trial of participants who had elective CS at term. …”
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Colonic Ischemia Following Major Vascular Surgery: A Literature Review on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Preventive Strategies by Federica Ruggiero, Giulia Colonna, Maurizio Taurino, Elisa Romano, Pasqualino Sirignano

“…This literature review explores the pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnostic methods, and preventive strategies associated with CI, emphasizing the differences between emergency and elective treatments. …”
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Prediction of Post-operative morbidity based on Surgical Apgar Score by Bhaskaran A, Konappa Konappa, Asadulla Baig, Pavan B K

“…Emergency and elective major cases were included in this study. SAS calculated based on intraoperative pa-rameters lowest MAP, lowest HR, and amount of blood loss. …”
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Efficacy of Dexamethasone-Enhanced Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for PostoperativePain Management in Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgeries: A Prospective Randomized Trial by Saraswathi Nagappa, Ajith Annadurai, Chandrakala .

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane TAP block with 0.2 Ropivacaine alone versus TAP block with 0.2 Ropivacaine and Dexamethasone as an adjuvant in pediatric patients undergoing elective laparoscopic abdominal surgery.Methods A total of 90 pediatric patients aged between 8-16 years belonging to ASA I and II scheduled for elective laparoscopic abdominal surgeries under general anesthesia were selected. …”
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Effect of Esketamine-Based Opioid-Sparing Anesthesia Protocol on the Quality of Early Recovery After Urological Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Qi Y, Li W, Ren Y, Sun J, Zhu Y, Wang L, Zhou M, Wang L

“…The present study explored the effect of the esketamine-based opioid-sparing anesthesia protocol on the quality of postoperative recovery in patients undergoing elective urological surgery.Patients and Methods: A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial was adopted. …”
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Association of Diabetes Mellitus with Carotid Artery Stenosis Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in Bangladesh: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study by Chowdhury MAT, Joshi D, Magdum M, Adhikary D, Saklayen S, Alauddin M, Ranjan R, Adhikary AB

“…This study assessed the association of DM with significant carotid artery stenosis (CAS) among the coronary artery disease (CAD) population undergoing isolated elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study evaluated 100 Bangladeshi CAD patients who underwent isolated elective CABG from January 2017 to September 2019. …”
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