Gender Equality in Plastic Surgery Training: A Canadian Nationwide Cross-sectional Analysis.

One of the important factors in achieving gender equity is ensuring equitable surgical training for all. Previous studies have shown that females get significantly lower surgical exposure than males in certain surgical specialties. Gender gap in surgical exposure has never been assessed in plastic surgery.

The use of vasopressors during acute burn resuscitation.

Background: Vasopressors may be required during acute burn resuscitation to support mean arterial blood pressure, but their use is not well-described in the burn literature. The purpose of this study was to examine vasopressor use during acute fluid resuscitation.

Methods: Retrospective review of adults with burns ≥ 20% TBSA admitted to an ABA-verified regional burn center.

Extremity Mobilization After Split-Thickness Skin Graft Application: A Survey of Current Burn Surgeon Practices.

Purpose: To determine the current postoperative mobilization care practice patterns of burn surgeons after split-thickness skin grafting and to assess potential inconsistencies in management strategies.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of active burn surgeons was conducted with an online questionnaire (SurveyMonkey) comprising 7 demographic and 22 mobilization-related questions.

Results: Seventy-three (22%) of the 337 members of the American Burn Association mailing list consented to participate in the study, of whom 71 completed the demographic questions and 59 completed the mobilization-related questions.

Propagating the "SEAD": Exploring the Value of an Overnight Call Shift in the Surgical Exploration and Discovery (SEAD) Program.

Objective: Attrition of general surgery residents highlights a need to support well-informed specialty selection. This study evaluated preclerkship medical students' perception of overnight call shifts in surgical career exploration.

Design: A mixed-methods design was used, involving entry and postcall shift surveys and focus groups.

Longitudinal associations between 4-hydroxynonenal and depression in coronary artery disease patients.

Depressive symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) attenuate the cardiovascular benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Given that oxidative stress may be an important mechanism underlying depression, this study aimed to understand the longitudinal relationship between lipid peroxidation markers and depression in CAD. Serum levels of early (lipid hydroperoxides, LPH) and late (4‑hydroxy‑2-nonenal, 4-HNE; 8-isoprotane, 8-ISO) lipid peroxidation markers were measured in 120 CAD patients undergoing CR.

Evidence for Inflammation-Associated Depression.

This chapter explores the evidence supporting inflammation-associated depression. Data to date suggest a bidirectional relationship between inflammation and depression wherein one process can drive the other. A wealth of animal and clinical studies have demonstrated an association between concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines - specifically interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α - and depressive symptoms.