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The future of precision orthopaedics: personalized data-driven practice

Bone & Joint Open
Advances in orthopaedic surgery have been significantly shaped by evidence-based medicine (EBM), which relies on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to standardize care and improve outcomes.
Deiary F. Kader, Andrew Coppola, Aditya Vijay, Andreas Fontalis, Fares S. Haddad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cancellation of Elective Surgery and Intensive Care Unit Capacity in New York State: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2020
BACKGROUND: In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, New York State ordered the suspension of all elective surgeries to increase intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity.
J. Poeran, H. Zhong, Lauren A. Wilson, Jiabin Liu, S. Memtsoudis   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Plastic Surgery: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Consensus Study

Antibiotics, 2022
For many years, it was clearly shown that surgical procedures might be associated with surgical site infection (SSI). Many scientific institutions prepared guidelines to use in surgery to reduce abuse and misuse of antibiotics.
Susanna Esposito, Rossella Sgarzani, Sonia Bianchini, Sara Monaco, Laura Nicoletti, Erika Rigotti, Marilia Di Pietro, Roberta Opri, Caterina Caminiti, Matilde Ciccia, Giorgio Conti, Daniele Donà, Mario Giuffré, Stefania La Grutta, Laura Lancella, Mario Lima, Andrea Lo Vecchio, Gloria Pelizzo, Giorgio Piacentini, Carlo Pietrasanta, Matteo Puntoni, Alessandro Simonini, Elisabetta Venturini, Annamaria Staiano, Nicola Principi, on behalf of the Peri-Operative Prophylaxis in Neonatal and Paediatric Age (POP-NeoPed) Study Group   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preoperative anxiety among adult patients undergoing elective surgery: a prospective survey at a general hospital in Ethiopia

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2019
BackgroundMajor life changes are among factors that cause anxiety, and one of these changes is surgery. Hospitalization, regardless of disease, is known to provoke anxiety in the patient admitted for surgery.
Asres Bedaso Tilahune, M. Ayalew
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The credibility of health economic models for health policy decision-making: the case of population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm [PDF]

, 2007
<i>Objectives</i>: To review health economic models of population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among elderly males and assess their credibility for informing decision-making. <i>Methods</i>: A literature review
Briggs, A.H., Buxton, M., Campbell, H., Kim, L., Thompson, S.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Prevention of postoperative delirium in elderly patients planned for elective surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2019
Introduction: Vulnerable or “frail” patients are susceptible to the development of delirium when exposed to triggers such as surgical procedures. Once delirium occurs, interventions have little effect on severity or duration, emphasizing the importance ...
T. L. Janssen, A. Alberts, L. Hooft, F. Mattace-Raso, C. Mosk, L. van der Laan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Roadmap for Restarting Elective Surgery During/After COVID-19 Pandemic

Indian Journal of Surgery, 2020
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in complete stoppage of elective surgery in most countries, which has created a huge backlog of waiting patients.
D. Sharma, V. Agrawal, P. Agarwal
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exercise Interventions in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Paediatric Bone Tumours—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone tumours present significant challenges for affected patients, as multimodal therapy often leads to prolonged physical limitations. This is particularly critical during childhood and adolescence, as it can negatively impact physiological development and psychosocial resilience.
Jennifer Queisser, Claire Laurie, Teresa Schmidt, Irene von Luettichau, Peter Bekkering, Sabine Kesting   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source