Safety and Effectiveness of the New Generation APERIO® Hybrid Stent-retriever Device in Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke.

Background: It is unknown whether technological advancement of stent-retriever devices influences typical observational indicators of safety or effectiveness.

Methods: Observational retrospective study of APERIO® (AP) vs. new generation APERIO® Hybrid (APH) (Acandis®, Pforzheim, Germany) stent-retriever device (01/2019-09/2020) for mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke.

The Beers criteria: Not just for geriatrics anymore? Analysis of Beers criteria medications in nongeriatric trauma patients and their association with falls.

Background: It has been well established that many classes of medications on the Beers list of Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) are associated with falls and injuries in the geriatric population, but little work has been performed to understand if similar relationships exist among the nongeriatric adult population.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 32 months of trauma encounters at our Level I trauma center was performed in nongeriatric adults aged 18 years to 64 years. Encounters were reviewed by mechanism of injury and intake medication reconciliation.

Multiagent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and tumor response are associated with improved survival in pancreatic cancer.

Background: Neoadjuvant therapy (NT) for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC) has evolved to include multi-agent regimens and chemoradiation. We report our experience and compare outcomes of initially resectable pancreatic cancer (IRPC) vs BRPC receiving NT across two eras of chemotherapy regimens.

Methods: Data were collected retrospectively on pancreaticoduodenectomy patients between January 2008 and October 2015.

Detection of thoracic vascular structures by electrical impedance tomography: a systematic assessment of prominence peak analysis of impedance changes.

Objective: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive and radiation-free bedside monitoring technology, primarily used to monitor lung function. First experimental data shows that the descending aorta can be detected at different thoracic heights and might allow the assessment of central hemodynamics, i.e.