Surgical masks as source of bacterial contamination during operative procedures
Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2018 Surgical masks (SMs) are used to reduce bacterial shedding from the mouth, nose and face. This study aimed to investigate whether SMs may be a potential source of bacterial shedding leading to an increased risk of surgical site infection.Bacterial contamination of the SMs was tested by making an impression of the external surface of the mask on sterile
Zhiqing Liu +11 more
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Supervision of Surgical Trainees During Operative Procedures: Implementation of a Formal Preoperative Surgical Checklist [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Background Trainers in surgery have an educational obligation to train trainees in performing operative procedures. Objective We hypothesized that poor concordance manifests as discrepancies between the trainee and the trainer, with an associated reduction in satisfaction with the training experience, perception of training quality, and completion of ...
Ullas Jayaraju +6 more
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Surgical Correction of Trigonocephaly: Theoretical Basis and Operative Procedures
Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 1998 Trigonocephaly involves premature fusion of both the metopic suture and the sutures in the skull base. Surgical treatment by opening of the prematurely fused metopic suture and expansion of the anterior cranial base by creating "neosutures" was used to treat three children with trigonocephaly.
Eiji Moriyama +5 more
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POST OPERATIVE OUTCOME BY DIFFERENT SURGICAL PROCEDURES IN FISTULA IN ANO
, 2022 Background:Fistula-in-ano is a commonly encountered clinical entity affecting the perineal region in patients which causes significant embaressment to the patient and affects their routine day to day life. This study was undertaken to study the clinical presentation, various surgical modalities of treatment and its outcome, post-operative recovery and ...
Gogoi Bijit +4 more
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LUMBAR ARTHRODESIS IN LATERAL SINGLE POSITION: CONCEPTS, RATIONAL AND CLINICAL-FUNCTIONAL RESULTS OF 100 CONSECUTIVE CASES [PDF]
Coluna/Columna, 2023 Objective: Arthrodesis techniques such as anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) and lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) aim to reestablish physiological lordosis and minimize tissue damage to the paravertebral musculature.
Cristiano Magalhães Menezes +5 more
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Post-Operative Pain Following Non-Surgical and Surgical Periodontal Procedures
, 2019 David Gillam, Dominiki Chatzopoulou
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Predicting Post-operative Delirium after Vascular Surgical Procedures. [PDF]
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2015 Linda Visser
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The influence of 3D renal reconstruction on surgical planning for complex renal tumors: An interactive case-based survey [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2023 Objectives To evaluate the role of three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction in preoperative planning for complex renal tumors. Materials and Methods A well-planned questionnaire was distributed among the attending urologists at an international meeting ...
Raed A. Azhar
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Association Between Operative Autonomy of Surgical Residents and Patient Outcomes.
JAMA Surgery, 2021 Importance Resident operative autonomy has been steadily decreasing. Whether this reduction in autonomy has been associated with changes in patient outcomes is unclear.
J. Oliver +3 more
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Double-layered hand-sewn anastomosis: a valuable resource for the colorectal surgeon [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2022 Hand-sewn anastomosis is an essential and fundamental skill for surgeons dealing with any gastrointestinal anastomosis. Despite the advances in minimally invasive surgery and stapling devices, there are still complex surgical circumstances when the ...
Cristopher Varela +3 more
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