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Systematic review of the current status of cadaveric simulation for surgical training [PDF]

, 2019
Background: There is growing interest in and provision of cadaveric simulation courses for surgical trainees. This is being driven by the need to modernize and improve the efficiency of surgical training within the current challenging training climate ...
Chapman, A. W., Fisher, Joanne D., Griffin, Damian R., James, H. K., Pattison, G. T. R.   +4 more
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Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
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Incisional negative pressure wound therapy for the prevention of surgical site infection after open lower limb revascularization – Rationale and design of a multi-center randomized controlled trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2019
Introduction: Lower limb revascularization with inguinal incisions is a common vascular surgical procedure. Due to risk of injury to lymphatic vessels and a diverse bacterial flora in the groin, surgical site infections (SSI) represent a common and ...
Francis Rezk, Håkan Åstrand, Stefan Acosta   +2 more
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Gender-Specific Differences in Surgical Site Infections: An Analysis of 438,050 Surgical Procedures from the German National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System

Visceral Medicine, 2014
Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) are among the most frequent healthcare-associated infections. They impose a substantial burden with increased morbidity and exceeding healthcare costs.
C. Langelotz, Carolin Mueller-Rau, Stoil Terziyski, B. Rau, A. Krannich, P. Gastmeier, C. Geffers   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Traumatic Microhemorrhages Are Not Synonymous With Axonal Injury

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is caused by acceleration‐deceleration forces during trauma that shear white matter tracts. Susceptibility‐weighted MRI (SWI) identifies microbleeds that are considered the radiologic hallmark of DAI and are used in clinical prognostication.
Karinn Sytsma, Rhonda Mittenzwei, Heather Maioli, Amanda Kirkland, C. Dirk Keene, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Christine Mac Donald, Chiara Maffei, Brian L. Edlow, Amber L. Nolan   +9 more
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Levoatrial Cardinal Vein: Occluder Embolization and Complication Management

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
In rare cases, levoatrial cardinal vein may occur as an isolated condition without additional congenital anomalies. Depending on the direction and flow of the shunt, this pathology may produce symptoms; alternatively, it may be asymptomatic, as in the ...
Ilker Mercan, Muhammet Akyuz, Baris Guven, Onur Isik   +3 more
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Local treatment with electrochemotherapy of superficial angiosarcomas: Efficacy and safety results from a multi-institutional retrospective study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Angiosarcoma is an aggressive vascular neoplasm with a high propensity for local recurrence. Electrochemotherapy is an emerging skin-directed therapy, exerting prominent cytotoxic activity, and antivascular effects.
Bonadies, CARLO ALBERTO, Bucher, S, Cabula, C, Campana, Lg, Curatolo, Pietro, Grilz, G, Guida, M, Rossi, C. r., Rotunno, Roberta, Santoriello, Andrea, Solari, N, Strippoli, S, Valpione, S   +12 more
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American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical hospitalized patients.

Blood Advances, 2019
BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common source of perioperative morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE These evidence-based guidelines from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) intend to support decision making about preventing VTE in ...
D. Anderson, G. P. Morgano, Carole Bennett, F. Dentali, C. Francis, D. Garcia, S. Kahn, Maryam Rahman, A. Rajasekhar, F. Rogers, M. Smythe, K. Tikkinen, A. Yates, Tejan Baldeh, S. Balduzzi, J. Brożek, I. Ikobaltzeta, H. Johal, I. Neumann, W. Wiercioch, J. J. Yepes-Nuñez, H. Schünemann, P. Dahm   +22 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective review of 30-day morbidity and mortality in a paediatric neurosurgical unit [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to record the 30-day and inpatient morbidity and mortality in paediatric patients in a tertiary neuroscience centre over a 2-year period.
Beez, Thomas, Campbell, Emer, Todd, Lorraine   +2 more
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