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The cost of saving lives: Complications arising from prehospital tourniquet application
Academic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Uncontrolled hemorrhage is a leading cause of preventable death in trauma. Tourniquets (TQs) are commonly used to control bleeding in the prehospital setting, although their application is associated with risks. Therefore, this study aimed to identify complications arising from TQ use and to examine contributing risk factors ...
Mor Rittblat +5 more
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A systematic review comparing the functional changes and complications of DIEP and TRAM flaps in patients receiving breast reconstruction [PDF]
, 2015 Aim: Treatment for breast cancer may involve unilateral or bilateral mastectomy, with subsequent breast reconstruction surgery. Using autologous tissue flaps during reconstructive surgery is increasingly popular.
Boon, N.N.Y. +4 more
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Andrology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction To date, there are only case reports of penile amputation, a rare urological emergency with a low‐treatment successful rate, and there are still no advanced, detailed surgical or perioperative treatment plans. Effective treatments for these rare diseases are urgently needed.
Hanchao Liu +14 more
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Robotic Microsurgery Optimization
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2014 The increased application of the da Vinci robotic platform (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) for microsurgery has led to the development of new adjunctive surgical instrumentation. In microsurgery, the robotic platform can provide high definition 12×-15× digital
Jamin V Brahmbhatt +3 more
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A microcosting study of microsurgery, LINAC radiosurgery, and gamma knife radiosurgery in meningioma patients [PDF]
, 2010 The aim of the present study is to determine and compare initial treatment costs of microsurgery, linear accelerator (LINAC) radiosurgery, and gamma knife radiosurgery in meningioma patients.
A Griffiths +30 more
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Nonlinear photoacoustic wavefront shaping (PAWS) for single speckle-grain optical focusing in scattering media [PDF]
arXiv, 2014 Non-invasively focusing light into strongly scattering media, such as biological tissue, is highly desirable but challenging. Recently, wavefront shaping technologies guided by ultrasonic encoding or photoacoustic sensing have been developed to address this limitation.
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The effect of sodium valproate in Cushing's disease, Nelson's syndrome and Addison's disease [PDF]
, 1988 We investigated the effect of sodium valproate on plasma ACTH and serum cortisol concentrations in different pathological states of ACTH hypersecretion.
Allolio, B. +4 more
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Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose To report national practices and recent progress in competency‐based medical education (CBME) implementation in ophthalmology across European countries. Methods A 30‐question online survey was emailed to European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) ophthalmology section delegates, European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma (EBOD ...
Lea Dormegny +21 more
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Challenges in global reconstructive microsurgery: The sub-Saharan african surgeons’ perspective
JPRAS Open, 2019 Background: Microsurgery is an essential element of plastic surgery practice. However, it remains unavailable or rudimentary in several developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Chihena H. Banda +5 more
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Patients' perception and satisfaction with apicoectomy
Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics, 2011 Objectives This study was aimed to examine the patients' perception and satisfaction with the results of endodontic microsurgery which was apicoectomy with retrofilling.
Euiseong Kim, +3 more
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