Does primary posterior tracheopexy prevent collapse of the trachea in newborns with oesophageal atresia and tracheomalacia? A study protocol for an international, multicentre randomised controlled trial (PORTRAIT trial).

Introduction: Tracheomalacia (TM) often occurs in children with oesophageal atresia (OA), leading to recurrent respiratory symptoms and in severe cases to blue spells or ultimately respiratory arrest. In some patients, a secondary posterior tracheopexy may then be indicated. This secondary surgery, as well as respiratory morbidity, may be prevented by performing a primary posterior tracheopexy (PPT) concurrent with primary OA correction.

Abdominal Lymphatic Malformations: A Novel Approach in Management.

Aim Of The Study: Abdominal lymphatic malformations (LM) are a challenging clinical entity. Complete excision can be impossible due to the infiltrative nature of some lesions and high rate of complications. Sclerotherapy may require multiple episodes of general anaesthesia and an inability to be definitive in terms of diagnosis and treatment.

The effects of health beliefs and acculturation on the acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccination among Asian Indian parents in the United States.

Background: The available limited literature and Centers for Disease Control data suggest that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination acceptance is lower among Asian Indians than the general population in the United States.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of health beliefs, subjective norms, acculturation, and demographics on HPV vaccination acceptance among Asian Indian parents.

Methodology: Using a comparative descriptive cross-sectional study design, immigrant and first-generation Asian Indian parents of 9- to 16-year-old children were recruited ( N = 171).

Development and implementation of sexual and gender minority curriculum for advanced practice nursing: A feasibility study.

Aim: To explore the feasibility of development and implementation of an educational intervention addressing sexual and gender minority healthcare issues; examine recruitment processes and instrument appropriateness.

Design: Non-randomized feasibility study.

Methods: The educational intervention was developed and implemented in family nurse practitioner courses with data collection from August through December 2022.

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR): the benefit of the double stitch in the largest single-center experience.

Aim: To review our experience of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) regarding complication rates, the practice of closing the asymptomatic patent processes vaginalis (PPV), and comparison of complication rates between pre-term (< 37 week gestation) and term infants.

Methods: Retrospective review of LIHR performed between 2009 and 2021. Repair was performed by intracorporal single or double purse string/purse string + Z-stitch using a non-absorbable suture.