Apnoeic oxygenation with nasal cannula oxygen at different flow rates in anaesthetised patients: a study protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial by Lorenz Theiler, Fabian Schneeberg, Thomas Riedel, Heiko Kaiser, Thomas Riva, Robert Greif

“…We hypothesise that CO2 clearance is non-inferior when applying low oxygen flow rates.Methods and analysis In this single-centre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial, we randomly assign 100 patients planned for elective surgery to either control (oxygen 70 L/min, airway opened by laryngoscopy) or one of three intervention groups: oxygen 70, or 10, or 2 L/min, all with jaw thrust to secure airway patency. …”
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Safety of Co-Crystal of Tramadol-Celecoxib (CTC) in Patients with Acute Moderate-to-Severe Pain: Pooled Analysis of Three Phase 3 Randomized Trials by Eugene R. Viscusi, Richard Langford, Adelaida Morte, Anna Vaqué, Jesús Cebrecos, Mariano Sust, José María Giménez-Arnau, Oscar de Leon-Casasola

“…We sought to better understand the safety and tolerability of CTC in patients with acute postoperative pain. Methods We conducted a pooled analysis of safety data from three phase 3 randomized controlled trials in adults with acute moderate-to-severe pain following oral surgery, bunionectomy, and elective abdominal hysterectomy. …”
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Congenital Heart Defects in Paediatric Patients with Congenital Urogenital Abnormalities: A Cross-sectional Study by Sonal Khatavkar, Nayana Raveendran, Dhananjay Dilip Vaze

“…Aim: To investigate the incidence of CHD in congenital urogenital abnormalities in paediatric patients. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Dr. …”
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Efficacy of Ropivacaine alone Versus Ropivacaine with Dexmedetomidine in Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A Randomised Controlled Study by Jampala Gowthami, Nadikuda Sunilkumar, G Anand Isaac, T Kiran Kumar

“…Aim: To compare the onset and duration of sensory and motor blockade of 0.5% ropivacaine versus 0.5% ropivacaine with 25 μg dexmedetomidine, as well as to assess the haemodynamic parameters in the SCB plexus block. Materials and Methods: This randomised controlled study was conducted at Osmania Medical College and General Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India which included 60 adult patients {American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I and II} scheduled for elective upper limb surgery under SCB, according to the inclusion criteria. …”
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A study to correlate trends in perfusion index and bispectral index for assessment of depth of anesthesia: A cross-sectional study by Karthik Raj M, Shalini Jain, Manish Banjare, Nidhi Sharma

“…Seventy patients (18–65 years, the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1 or 2) undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia were enrolled in the study. …”
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Hospital obstetric volume and maternal outcomes: Does hospital size matter? by Natalie Holowko, Linnea V. Ladfors, Anne K. Örtqvist, Mia Ahlberg, Olof Stephansson

“…Compared to high‐volume hospitals, there was no significant difference in labor starting by elective cesarean section or induction, rather than spontaneously, among low (OR 0.88, 95% CI: 0.73–1.06) and medium (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.71–1.01) volume hospitals. …”
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The clinical outcomes of lamellar keratomileusis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus positivity by Bo Mei, Yu Li, Dian Zhao, Dan Su, Chun-Yang Zhou, Yue-Hua Zhou

“…Abstract Background Given improved survival, HIV + patients are now more likely to pursue common elective procedures, such as refractive surgery. We sought to assess the safety, efficacy, predictability, and stability of lamellar keratomileusis in patients with HIV. …”
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Lungs volume status and oxygen transport in patients with coronary artery disease with various types of comorbidity before and after coronary artery bypass grafting by B. I. Geltser, E. A. Sergeev, V. N. Kotelnikov, K. A. Fogelevich, A. A. Silaev

“…Assessment of lung volume status and oxygen transport system in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) with different clinical types of comorbidity before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Material and methods. The observational controlled study included 66 patients with CAD with a median age of 67 years (95% confidence interval [59; 74]), admitted to the Far Eastern Federal University Hospital for elective CABG. …”
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COMORBIDITIES IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE: GENDER DIFFERENCES by A. N. Sumin, E. V. Korok, A. V. Shcheglova, O. L. Barbarash

“…To study gender differences in comorbidities in patients with IHD.Material and methods. 742 patients with IHD examined in the Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases in 2011 before elective coronary by-pass surgery were included into the study. …”
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Dose Comparison of Dexmedetomidine Sedation following Spinal Anesthesia: Parturient versus Nonpregnant Women—A Randomized Trial by Ming Xiong, Biyun Chen, Zurong Hu, Somdatta Gupta, Zhitao Li, Jiping Liu, Jing He, Shivani Patel, Jean Daniel Eloy, Bo Xu

“…This study was designed to investigate and compare the effective doses of dexmedetomidine for sedation in parturient patients who underwent Cesarean section (CS) and nonpregnant women who underwent elective gynecologic surgery. Methods. The study comprised 60 females aged between 25 and 35. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Single-Session Endoscopic Stone Removal for Acute Cholangitis Associated with Choledocholithiasis by Junya Sato, Kazunari Nakahara, Ryo Morita, Nozomi Morita, Keigo Suetani, Yosuke Michikawa, Shinjiro Kobayashi, Fumio Itoh

“…On comparing patients who underwent early endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) with those who underwent elective EST after cholangitis had improved, the post-EST bleeding rates were 6.8% and 2.7%, respectively, with no significant difference (P = 0.600). …”
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Poor Nutritional Status Increases Risk of Postoperative Adverse Events after Surgical Management of Traumatic Ankle Fracture by Sanket Mehta MD, Nicholas Danford MD

“…We investigate infectious outcomes in patients with poor nutritional status undergoing surgical management of ankle trauma. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of adult patients from the National Trauma Data Bank 2011-2016. …”
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Features and hospital outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with calcification of target coronary arteries by R. S. Akchurin, A. A. Shiryaev, V. P. Vasiliev, D. M. Galyautdinov, E. E. Vlasova, I. S. Fedotenkov, S. K. Kurbanov, G. B. Mayorov

“…To compare strategy and early results of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with and without calcification of target coronary arteries (TCA).Material and methods. The prospective study analyzed the data of patients (n=462) who underwent elective isolated CABG in 2017-2018 using cardiopulmonary bypass and microsurgery. …”
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Physical Activity as a Factor to Improve the Quality of Student Life by M. M. Kolokoltsev, S. S. Iermakov, N. V. Tretyakova, V. L. Kraynik, E. V. Romanova

“…In the course of monitoring procedures, the method of questionnaire surveys was used. The comparison of the obtained data on the physical condition of students of different generations was carried out through comparative analysis. …”
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Investigation of Gasdermin-D and Pannexin-1 in Omental Adipose and Placental Tissues in Obese Pregnant Women by Fatma Karasabanoglu, Beyza Arpacı Saylar, Busra Seker Atas, Merve Topaktas Ozbas, Filiz Yarsilikal Guleroglu, Ali Cetin

“…We aimed to investigate the expression of GSDMD and PANX1 biochemically in samples of maternal omental and placental tissue obtained from pregnant women with or without obesity, and their correlation with maternal, obstetric, and fetal/neonatal variables. Methods: The prospective observational study included 79 pregnant women who underwent elective cesarean sections with a pregnancy between 37 and 41 weeks from December 2021 to April 2022. …”
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Enhancing table tennis performance and physical fitness through digital technology: a quasi-experimental study based on the TPACK framework by Dongfang Xie, Baibing Chen, Baibing Chen, Hong Li, Qiwei Huang

“…We employed a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design. Initially, a survey of 1,200 undergraduates enrolled in elective table tennis courses across 10 universities in Guangxi, China, assessed instructional needs. …”
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Impact of pre- and peri-operative risk factors on length of stay and hospital readmission following minimally-invasive partial nephrectomy by Vanessa A. Lukas, Rahul Dutta, Ashok K. Hemal, Matvey Tsivian, Timothy E. Craven, Nicholas A. Deebel, David D. Thiel, Ram Anil Pathak

“…For LOS greater than 3 days, undergoing non-elective surgery (OR=5.247), transfusion of greater than four units within 72 h prior to surgery (OR=5.072), pre-operative renal failure or dialysis (OR=2.941), and poor pre-operative functional status (OR=2.540) exhibited the strongest statistically significant associations. …”
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A randomized trial evaluating hemodynamics during minor hepatectomy under general anesthesia combined with thoracic epidural anesthesia: remimazolam versus propofol by Ying Qian, Wenting Hou, Li Yang, Nianping Chen, Jun Zhang

“…We hypothesized that remimazolam-based anesthesia would improve hemodynamic instability compared to propofol-based anesthesia. Methods The patients undergoing elective hepatectomy under general anesthesia combined with thoracic epidural anesthesia were enrolled and randomly allocated to either group R (remimazolam anesthesia) or group P (propofol anesthesia). …”
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Effects of Remimazolam-Propofol with Flumazenil Reversal on the Emergence Time and Hemodynamics of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Partial Hepatectomy: A Prospective Randomized Co... by Feng Y, Jia JM, Cheng YX, Lin J, Zhang XY, Wang YZ, Zuo YB

“…Whether remimazolam and propofol combined with flumazenil reversal can accelerate the recovery and enhance hemodynamic stability remains controversial.Methods: Fifty patients aged 18– 70 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I–III and Child-Pugh classification A or B undergoing elective laparoscopic partial hepatectomy were enrolled. …”
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Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to compare postoperative complications between minimally invasive and open DIStal PAnCreaTectomy (DISPACT-2 trial) by Thilo Hackert, Arianeb Mehrabi, Thomas Bruckner, Pascal Probst, Felix Nickel, Beat Peter Müller-Stich, Colette Dörr-Harim, Fabian Schuh, Anja Sander, Christina Klose, Inga Rossion, Markus W. Büchler, Markus K. Diener

“…The known advantages of minimally invasive techniques must be rigorously compared with those of open surgery before they can be completely implemented into clinical practice.Methods and analysis DISPACT-2 is a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing minimally invasive (conventional laparoscopic or robotic assisted) with open distal pancreatic resection in patients undergoing elective surgery for benign as well as malign diseases of the pancreatic body and tail. …”
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