The clinical relevance of human papillomavirus negative status in unsatisfactory cervical cytology.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical relevance of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) negativity at the time of unsatisfactory cervical cytology.

Methods: In this retrospective observational study, records were reviewed for patients who had unsatisfactory cervical cytology with HR-HPV testing performed from January 2015 through September 2019 at a large teaching hospital. Pathology results of follow-up cervical cytology and biopsies were assessed.

Hypoalbuminemia and Elevated CRP are Risk Factors for Deep Infections and Urinary Tract Infections After Lumbar Spine Surgery in a Large Retrospective Patient Population.

Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To determine if pre-operative albumin and CRP can predict post-operative infections after lumbar surgery.

Methods: Patients who underwent an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), or lumbar discectomy were identified using a patient record database (PearlDiver) and were included in this retrospective study.

A Survey to Assess Agreement Between Pelvic Surgeons on the Outcome of Examination Under Anesthesia for Lateral Compression Pelvic Fractures.

Objectives: To assess agreement among pelvic surgeons regarding the interpretation of examination under anesthesia (EUA), the methodology by which EUA should be performed, and the definition of a positive examination.

Design: Survey.

Patients/participants: Ten patients who presented to our Level 1 trauma center with a pelvic ring injury were selected as clinical vignettes.

Big Data in Transplantation Practice-the Devil Is in the Detail-Fontan-associated Liver Disease.

Background: As a result of the Fontan procedure, the prognosis of congenital single-ventricle heart disease has improved, with many affected children surviving into adulthood. However, the unanticipated consequences of chronic exposure to Fontan hemodynamics have revealed a new set of secondary noncardiac complications. Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is characterized by progressive hepatic fibrosis in nearly all patients post-Fontan, with the potential to develop cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and the need for liver transplantation.

Cervical Disc Replacement: Trends, Costs, and Complications.

Study Design: Retrospective review of insurance database.

Purpose: To investigate national trends, complications, and costs after cervical disc replacement (CDR) using an administrative insurance database representative of the United States population.

Overview Of Literature: As CDR continues to be used to treat patients with cervical stenosis, it is important to gain a better understanding of its use on a national level, potential complications, and cost.