Patient lumbar discectomy journey (DiscJourn) in the UK: a qualitative study by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Louise White, Navin Furtado, Annabel Masson, Karl Baraks, Zeeshan Parvez

“…Objectives To gain insight into patients’ views, perceptions, experiences and expectations postlumbar discectomy.Methods A qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) purposively recruited patients undergoing lumbar discectomy at one UK spinal centre. …”
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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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The Analgesic Efficacy of Transverse Abdominis Plane Block versus Epidural Block after Caesarean Delivery: Which One Is Effective? TAP Block? Epidural Block? by Ebru Canakci, Ahmet Gultekin, Zubeyir Cebeci, Bulent Hanedan, Anil Kilinc

“…The objective of this study is to compare the analgesic efficacy of both the techniques. Materials and Methods. Eighty patients in the ASA I-II risk group, undergone an elective C-section, were randomly assigned to the study. …”
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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

“…Planned vaginal delivery offers maternal advantages because it avoids major abdominal surgery and has no consequences for following pregnancies, while elective cesarean delivery proves advantageous for the neonate because adverse outcomes are less frequent. …”
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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

“…As a comparison group, 52 patients with heart defects were examined. During an elective surgical intervention, adipose tissue (AT) samples were obtained for subsequent cultivation and determination of PAI-1 gene expression and PAI-1 secretion in AT supernatants of various localizations. …”
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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

“…While minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is well-established for elective mitral procedures, its role in infective endocarditis remains less explored due to the complexity of the disease. …”
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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

“…The six most impactful factors in predicting loss of independence were age, preoperative mobility aid use, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, preoperative albumin, non-elective surgery, and race (all OR > 1.83; p < 0.001). …”
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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

“…Subjects will be recruited from patients (aged 18–65 years) scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia. Sonographic measurement will be performed to detect changes in the thickness of the anterior cervical soft tissue before and after anaesthetic induction. …”
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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

“…The study population consists of adults undergoing elective oncological colorectal surgery. The intervention group will be advised to listen to recorded music three times per day for 20 min, starting 1 week prior to surgery, using headphones or earpieces. …”
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Impact of anesthesia type on postoperative pain and outcomes in primary hip and knee arthroplasty: a retrospective register analysis by Keno Sponheuer, Diana Becker-Rux, Stephan Scheike, Lukas Barsch, Christina Pempe, Christian Pfrepper, Andreas Roth, Robert Werdehausen

“…We focused on patients who had undergone primary, elective, and unilateral endoprosthetic fast-track hip or knee joint replacement surgeries between May 15, 2019, and November 30, 2020. …”
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A Novel Idea to Reduce the Consumption of Povidone-iodine in the Operation Theater: A Need of the Hour for Developing Countries by Vetrivel Chezian Sengodan, Kumaravel Ramakrishnan, Saisarrvesh Purushothaman, Karthikeyan Kandasamy, Murugesh Munusamy

“…Materials and methods: This prospective study was conducted in Government Coimbatore Medical College Hospital at Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 2018 to 2019 in its four elective theaters and one 24 × 7 emergency operation theater. …”
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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

“…Patients with a recent or prospective elective surgery were recruited using a wide array of materials to simulate patient-oriented dissemination of ikHerstel. …”
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