Cumulative summation analysis of learning curve for robotic-assisted hiatal hernia repairs.

Background: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) is evolving as an important surgical approach in the field of general surgery. We aimed to evaluate the learning curve for RALS procedures involving repair of hiatal hernias.

Methods: A series of robotic-assisted hiatal hernia (HH) repairs were performed between 2013 and 2017 by a surgeon at a single institution.

Relationship between degree of obstruction and airflow limitation in subglottic stenosis.

Objectives: Subglottic stenosis (SGS) is one of the most common airway disorders in pediatric patients. Currently, treatment decisions rely primarily on the Cotton-Myer scale, which classifies SGS severity based on percentage reduction in airspace cross-sectional area (CSA). However, the precise relationship between upper airway resistance and subglottic CSA is unknown.

Emergency Contraception Pill Awareness and Knowledge in Uninsured Adolescents: High Rates of Misconceptions Concerning Indications for Use, Side Effects, and Access.

Study Objective: To determine the awareness of, access to, and knowledge of the proper use of emergency contraception pills (ECPs) among uninsured adolescents.

Design: Anonymous surveys were used to assess awareness of, knowledge of, and access to ECPs.

Setting: From 2010 to 2012 at mobile primary care clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area.