Salvage Endovascular Thrombectomy for Splenic Vein Thrombosis After Pancreas Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience and Systematic Literature Review.

Objectives: Technical graft loss, usually thrombotic in nature, accounts for most of the pancreas grafts that are removed early after transplant. Although arterial and venous thrombosis can occur, the vein is predominantly affected, with estimated overall rate of thrombosis of 6% to 33%. In late diagnosis, the graft will need to be removed because thrombectomy will not restore its functionality.

Visual guidelines and tutoring in pediatric urological surgery.

Background: The aim of this prospective randomized study was to evaluate the impact of visual guidelines (picture book) and parents tutoring on pediatric urological surgery on parent's stress and anxiety, the number of postoperative contacts, and complications.

Materials And Methods: Following institutional ethical committee approval, a special picture book reflecting different stages of the convalescent period following multiple types of pediatric urological surgery was developed. Parents were randomly divided into 2 groups in which 33 parents in Group 1 received the picture book in addition to routine instructions prior to the surgery and 31 in Group 2 received only routine postoperative instructions.

How Comprehensive and Efficient Are Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Individuals with Lower Extremity Amputation Undergoing Implantation of Osseointegrated Bone Anchored Limbs?

» Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are essential for measuring quality and functional outcomes after implantation of osseointegrated bone anchored limbs for patients with lower extremity amputation.» Using a novel assessment criterion with 8 domains, this study assessed all commonly used PROMs for their efficiency and comprehensiveness.» Comprehensiveness was scored according to the presence or absence of PROM questions related to these 8 domains (maximum score = 60): mobility (15 items), prosthesis (14 items), pain (10 items), psychosocial status (10 items), independence/self-care (4 items), quality of life/satisfaction (4 items), osseoperception (1 item), general information (1 item), and vitality (1 item).

Central-to-peripheral blood pressure amplification: role of the recording site, technology, analysis approach, and calibration scheme in invasive and non-invasive data agreement.

Background: Systolic blood pressure amplification (SBPA) and pulse pressure amplification (PPA) can independently predict cardiovascular damage and mortality. A wide range of methods are used for the non-invasive estimation of SBPA and PPA. The most accurate non-invasive method for obtaining SBPA and/or PPA remains unknown.